Tuesday, September 15, 2026Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“The turnip is a capricious vegetable, which seems reluctant to show itself at its best.”
Waverley Root
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• National Creme de Menthe Day • National Linguini (Linguine) Day
(Pasta Trivia & Facts -- Linguini Recipes) • National Cheese Toast Day ? • National Double Cheeseburger Day
(Hamburger Trivia --- Hamburger Quotes) • St. Catherine of Genoa, patron of brides. • [International Housekeepers Week / Environmental Services Week] (Sept 13-19, 2026 - 2nd full week) • [Folic Acid Awareness Week] (Sept 13-19, 2026) • Biscuits and Gravy Week (Sept 13-19, 2026 - 2nd full week in Sept) (Biscuits & Gravy Article & Recipe)
(Biscuit History --- Biscuit Quotes)
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1885 Jumbo, an African elephant exhibited in France, the London Zoo, and finally in the Barnum & Bailey Circus, died at age 24 after being hit by a locomotive in Ontario, Canada. Jumbo was supposedly 12 feet tall at the time of his death. 1885 Constantin Fahlberg received U.S. patent No. 326,281 for the artificial sweetener Saccharine.
(see also Feb 27, 1879). (Saccharin Facts & Trivia) 1898 William S. Burroughs died. An American inventor, Burroughs invented and manufactured the first adding machine with a printer. 1904 The first U.S. weather balloon was launched in St. Louis, Missouri. 1949 'The Lone Ranger' debuted on ABC-TV, sponsored by General Mills. The company began sponsoring the Lone Ranger radio broadcast in 1941 (with 'Cheerios') and continued its ties until the last television episode aired in 1957. (Cheerios Trivia) 1962 The Four Seasons ‘Sherry’ hits number 1 on the charts. 1965 ‘Green Acres’ TV comedy debuted, starring Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor. A New York City couple move to a ramshackle farm in Hooterville. 1971 Greenpeace environmental organization was founded by Irving and Dorothy Stowe. 1981 The USDA announced that ketchup could be counted as a vegetable in the school lunch program.
(Ketchup Trivia, Facts & Recipes) 1995 Tan M&Ms are replaced by the new blue M&Ms. The tan ones originally replaced violet M&Ms in 1949. 2011 Research from the [University of Cambridge] shows that fluctuations of serotonin levels in the brain, which often occur when someone hasn’t eaten or is stressed, affects brain regions that enable people to regulate anger.
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** September 13-19, 2026 135th Bean Soup Festival & Fair - McClure, Pennsylvania September 14-20, 2026 Colorado Wine Week
Statewide, Colorado September 14-20, 2026 - Vermont Cheese Week
Statewide, Vermont September 16-19, 2026 60th Annual Morton Pumpkin Festival - Morton, Illinois September 17-20, 2026 King Turkey Day Festival
Worthington, Minnesota September 18-19, 2026 25th Annual Natchitoches Meat Pie Festival - Natchitoches, Louisiana September 18-20, 2026 28th Annual Ohio Pawpaw Festival - Albany, Ohio (SEE ALL FOOD FESTIVALS and OTHER FOOD EVENTS)
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** FOOD TRIVIA QUIZ (new DAILY questions)1) All of the following events took place in the same year. What year is it?
· Typical U.S. food prices: Sugar 4¢ lb; Eggs 14¢ dozen; Butter 25¢ lb.
· The population of the U.S. is now 76,212,168.
· Farmers are 38% of the labor force.
· There are about 5,740,000 farms, averaging about 147 acres.
· Campbell's Soup won a gold medal for their condensed soups at the Paris Exposition. 2) What do these foods have in common? Chocolate, vanilla, corn, chilies (peppers), peanuts, tomatoes, avocados, squash, beans, potatoes, sweet potatoes, pineapple and papaya. 3) This annual herb is a member of the carrot or parsley family, has feathery leaves and slender seeds. The fresh leaves are used in soups, sauces and salads. The seeds are used in aperitifs and liqueurs such as vermouth, anisette, raki, absinthe, pastis, ouzo, Pernod, etc. They are also used as flavoring in candies, cough drops, tobacco, cakes, sausages, sauces, chewing gum, pickles, etc. It is one of the oldest cultivated spices and was enjoyed by the early Egyptians, Greeks and Romans.
Name this spice. 4) This herb is a member of the coffee family. It contains a milk curdling enzyme, and one of its names comes from its ability to curdle milk for cheese making. The leaves and stems also yield a yellow dye which was used to color cheese and butter. It is also used as a mattress stuffing.
What are the 3 names of this herb? 5) The Granny Smith Apple, powdered butter, melba toast all originated in what country?
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This website is dedicated to:
· Gladys Ehler, my mother, who taught me patience and how to make Sauerbraten (it is still my favorite)
· Edward Ehler, my father, who taught me a love of books and history.
· Barbara Saba, my sister, who taught me how to dance.
· Cpl. Thomas E. Saba, my nephew. Died in action on Feb. 7, 2007 in Iraq. He was 30 yrs. young. Chef James
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