Friday, October 9, 2026Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTEWhy beer is better than wine: “....human feet are conspicuously absent from beer making.”
Steve Mirsky, Scientific American (May, 2007)
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• Moldy Cheese Day (Blue Cheese Facts & Trivia)
(Cheese Quotes) • Submarine, Grinder, Hoagie, Hero Day
(Sandwich Trivia -- Sandwich Recipes -- Quotes) • International Beer and Pizza Day • World Egg Day (Oct 9, 2026 - 2nd Friday)
[World Egg Organisation] (Egg Trivia & Facts)
(Egg Recipes --- Egg Quotes) • Health Care Food Service Workers Week (October 4-10, 2026) [Assoc. for Healthcare Foodservice] • National 4-H Week (Oct 4-10, 2026) [4-h.org] • UK: [National Curry Week] (Oct 5-11, 2026) Celebrate over 200 years of Indian restaurants in the UK. • UK: Seed Gathering Season (Sept 21-Oct 21, 2026)
[The Tree Council] Gather seeds, fruits and nuts which can be nurtured to grow the trees of the future.
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1855 Isaac Merritt Singer was issued the first U.S. patent for a sewing machine motor.
(see also Aug 12, 1851). 1891 Otto Schnering was born (died Jan 10, 1953). Founder of the Curtiss Candy Company in 1916. The company's first candy product was named Kandy Kake, renamed Baby Ruth in 1921. The Butterfinger candy bar was introduced in 1926. 1899 Charles Ranhofer died (born Nov 7, 1836). Chef at Delmonico's Restaurant in New York City from 1862 to 1896. Wrote cookbook 'The Epicurean' (1894). (Delmonico’s Trivia & Facts) 1906 Joseph Farwell Glidden died. Glidden, an Illinois farmer, received a patent for the first commercial barbed wire on November 24, 1874. The beginning of the end to open range and the cowboy. Glidden formed the Barb Fence Company with Isaac L. Ellwood, and became one of the wealthiest men in the country. (Barbed Wire Trivia & Facts) 1917 Clarence Saunders, founder of Piggly Wiggly grocery store chain in Memphis (the first true self-service grocery store), received U.S. Patent #1,242,872 for a 'Self Serving Store'. 1936 The first generator at Boulder Dam (later Hoover Dam) began transmitting electricity to Los Angeles. 1938 Rocky Aoki was born (died July 10, 2008). Founder of Benihana Japanese Steakhouse restaurant chain. 1941 Carmen Miranda recorded 'The Man with the Lollipop Song.' 1946 'The Iceman Cometh' opened in New York City. 1962 Union Carbide registered 'Glad' trademark for plastic bags. 1985 Strawberry Fields, a 2 1/2 acre garden memorial in New York City's Central Park, was dedicated to John Lennon. 1991 The first Sumo wrestling tournament ever held off Japanese soil in the sport's 1500 year history begins at London's Royal Albert Hall. 1996 World's largest grilled cheese sandwich was made, 3,000 pounds.
(International Grilled Cheese Recipes) 2007 SABMiller and Molson Coors announced an agreement to combine their U.S. operations to create MillerCoors. U.S. antitrust regulators approved the joint venture on June 5, 2008, and MillerCoors began operation as a combined entity on July 1, 2008. 2012 The last filling of the iconic 6.5 ounce returnable glass Coca Cola bottles was capped in Winona, Minnesota. (Coca-Cola Trivia & Facts)
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** October 1-11, 2026 - Tulsa State Fair
Tulsa, Oklahoma October 1-November 1, 2026 Arizona State Fair
Phoenix, Arizona October 6-10, 2026 82nd Annual Floresville Peanut Festival - Floresville, Texas October 8-11, 2026 53rd Annual National Shrimp Festival - Gulf Shores, Alabama October 8-18, 2026 Mississippi State Fair
Jackson, Mississippi October 9-11, 2026 54th Annual Cuero Turkeyfest
Cuero, Texas October 10-11, 2026 36th World Championship Gumbo Cook-Off - New Iberia, Louisiana (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?
· Clarence Birdseye introduces the first frozen peas.
· Pream, a powdered nondairy coffee lightener is introduced.
· Colonel Harland Sanders begins to franchise KFC restaurants.
· Sugar Frosted Flakes are introduced by Kelloggs. 2) What transparent, pure form of gelatin was obtained from certain aquatic vertebrates, and was used to clarify wine, in jellies and as an adhesive? 3) This bushy, aromatic plant is native to southern Europe and Asia, and has a pungent, spicy-minty taste. Both the leaves and flowers can be used in salads, soups, fruit salads and teas. It is also used in the production of cordials and liqueurs such as Chartreuse. It is widely grown as an ornamental garden plant, and attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. The name is mentioned in the Bible, (1 Kings 4:33, Psalms 51:7 and John 19:29) but it is most likely a different plant then the one we now know by this name. Name this plant. 4) What is the name for wines made from white grapes or red grapes with the skins removed? 5) What do the following have in common: Chapatti, Ciabatta, Fry Bread, Gyro Bread, Lavash, Matzoh, Naan, Tortillas, Pizza, Focaccia, Pocket Pita? 6) Who developed the process for making frozen concentrated orange juice?
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** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Dedication
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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