Tuesday, September 22, 2026Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“Soup and fish explain half the emotions of human life.” Sydney Smith, English writer (1771-1845)
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• First Day of Autumn (Autumnal Equinox: Sept 22, 2026) • National White Chocolate Day
[White Chocolate History] --- (Trivia & Facts) • National Ice Cream Cone Day (see 1903 below)
(Ice Cream Trivia & Facts) • Hobbit Day, celebrate with 7 meals today
(Today is Bilbo and Frodo Baggins’ birthday) • St. Maurice's Day, patron of knife grinders.
• St. Phocas' Day, patron of gardeners. • Maine Lobster Week (Sept 19-26, 2026)
[Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative]
(Lobster Trivia --- Lobster Recipes) • National Farm Safety & Health Week (Sept 21-25, 2026) [Nat'l Education Ctr for Agricultural Safety]
(Farms and Farmers Trivia & Facts) • UK [British Food Fortnight] (Sept 17-Oct 2, 2026) • UK: [Fairtrade Fortnight] (Sept 21-Oct 4, 2026) Celebrate the people who grow our food, people who live in some of the poorest countries in the world and who are often exploited and badly paid. • 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 HISTORY1777 John Bartram died. An American botanist, and considered the 'father of American botany,' he established a botanical garden in Philadelphia in 1728. 1877 Victor Shelford was born. An American zoologist and ecologist, he was one of the first to treat ecology as a separate science. He was active and influential in several ecological organizations, including the Nature Conservancy formed in 1951. 1903 Italo Marchiony applied for a patent for an ice cream cup mold. Initially, he would fold warm waffles into a cup shape. He then developed the 2-piece mold that would make 10 cups at a time. (U.S. patent No. 746,971 was granted on Dec 15, 1903).
(Ice Cream Trivia) 1904 Ellen Church was born (died Aug 22, 1965). The first airline stewardess. (See May 15, 1930) 1907 Wilbur Olin Atwater died (born May 3, 1844). American agricultural chemist who layed the groundwork for the science of nutrition. In 1875 he established the first agricultural experimental station in the U.S. at Wesleyan College in Connecticut. 1909 Allan 'Rocky' Lane was born (died Oct 27-1973). Actor in numerous films and TV shows, he was also the voice of the talking horse in the TV show 'Mister Ed' (1961-1966). 1955 The first British commercial TV station began broadcasting. The first advertisement was for Gibbs SR toothpaste. 1967 The Queen Mary began her last Atlantic crossing. 1985 The first ‘Farm Aid’ Concert was held at Champaign, Illinois. 2002 William Rosenberg founder of Dunkin' Donuts died (born June 10, 1916). [The Dunkin' Donuts website lists his date of death as Sept 22, but numerous newspapers and others list Sept 20]. 2003 Actor Gordon Jump died. The 'Maytag Repairman' in commercials, also Arthur Carlson on ‘WKRP in Cincinnati’. 2018 The 185th Oktoberfest beer festival opened in Munich, Germany. The world's largest beer festival runs for 3 weeks, and draws more than 6 million visitors.
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** September 19-26, 2026 79th Persimmon Festival
Mitchell, Indiana September 20-26, 2026 Farmington Fair
Farmington, Maine September 24-27, 2026 106th Annual Durham Agricultural Fair - Durham, Connecticut September 24-27, 2026 Chicago Gourmet
Chicago, Illinois September 24-27, 2026 Annual Alligator Festival
Luling, Louisiana September 25-26, 2026 34th Annual Coca-Cola Days
Atlantic, Iowa September 25-27, 2026 Annual Pensacola Seafood Festival - Pensacola, Florida (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?
· A ban on single-use plastics, including containers, forks, and straws takes effect in Mexico City.
· Godiva Chocolates closes all of its 128 U.S. retail stores.
· A 5,000-year-old brewery was discovered in Abydos, Egypt. It could produce about 5,900 gallons of beer per batch.
· A Lobster diver is swallowed by humpback whale off Provincetown. 30 seconds later the whale spit him out.
· A squirrel stashed 175 pounds of black walnuts under the hood of a Chevrolet pickup in Fargo, N.D. 2) A thistlelike Eurasian plant (Carthamus tinctorius) of the daisy family, having heads of red or orange flowers that are the source of a red dye. The seeds, which look like small pine nuts, contain an oil used in foods (especially margarine), cosmetics, paints, and medicine. The flower petals are sometimes used as a substitute for saffron ('bastard saffron').
Name this plant. 3) This country is the largest producer of beef, oranges, coffee and sugar cane in the world. Its rivers, lakes and aquifers account for 18% of the world's available freshwater resources.
Name this country. 4) This nut grows inside a hard, woody coconut-sized 'pod' that weighs about 5 pounds and contains 15 to 25 nuts. Those who gather them often wear wooden hats as protection from falling 'pods.' Each tree can produce up to 500 pounds of the coconut-sized pods each year. Botanically the nuts are technically seeds.
Name this nut. 5) This cheese dates back to the 7th or 8th century, and was first produced by Irish or Italian Benedictine Monks in a valley in France, and is now considered a German cheese. What is this multinational cheese?
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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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