Saturday, September 12, 2026Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“I feel a recipe is only a theme, which an intelligent cook can play each time with a variation.”
Madame Benoit
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS: National Chocolate Milkshake Day (Shake Recipes) St Guy of Anderlecht, patron of horned animals, work horses, sheds and outbuildings. National Waffle Week (Sept 7-13, 2026)
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TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1818 Richard Jordan Gatling was born. Before inventing the Gatling Gun, he developed a machine for sowing rice, wheat, and other grains, and invented a steam plow. 1909 German chemist Fritz Hofman received the world's first patent for synthetic rubber. 1922 Peter M. F. Sichel was born (died Feb 24, 2025). A German-American wine merchant, who popularized the Blue Nun wine brand. 1928 Katharine Hepburn makes her first New York stage appearance in 'Night Hostess.' 1937 The French L'appellation d'origine contrτl Beaujolais (Beaujolais AOC) was created ('controlled designation of origin'). 1940 The caves at Lascaux in France are discovered. They contain some of the earliest known art, dating back over 17,000 years. The prehistoric cave paintings (over 600) depict many large animals including aurochs, red deer, horses, stags, bison, etc. 1959 The TV show 'Bonanza' premiers. The frontier adventures of the Cartwright family, father, 3 sons and Chinese cook Hop Sing, on the 'Ponderosa' ranch near Lake Tahoe, Nevada. 1965 Norwood Fisher of the music group 'Fishbone' was born. 1966 The first episode (‘The Royal Flush’) of the 'The Monkees' aired on the NBC television network. 1971 Palisades Amusement Park in New Jersey closed. 1989 The pilot episode of the TV sitcom 'Chicken Soup' aired on ABC. Starring Jackie Mason and Lynn Redgrave as a Jewish man and an Irish-Catholic woman. It was canceled after 8 episodes. 2009 Norman Ernest Borlaug died (born March 25, 1914). American agronomist, Nobel Peace Prize winner for efforts to overcome world hunger. Developed the wheat/rye hybrid called 'triticale' with higher yield and protein content. (Triticale Trivia) 2021 More than 1,400 white-sided dolphins were killed Sunday night in the Faroe Islands, in what local authorities said was a traditional whaling hunt. The Faroe Islands lie halfway between Scotland and Iceland in the Atlantic Ocean. 2023 Anchorage, Alaska: A mama black bear and her cub climbed into a van delivering Krispy Kreme Doughnuts and devoured several boxes of the freshly baked treats. Loud sirens encouraged them to leave the van.
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** September 9-12, 2026 75th Annual Murphysboro Apple Festival - Murphysboro, Illinois September 10-11, 2026 Tipton County Pork Festival
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Marion, Ohio September 10-13, 2026 - Atlanta Food & Wine Festival - Atlanta, Georgia September 10-20, 2026 New Mexico State Fair
Albuquerque, New Mexico September 11-13, 2026 48th Annual Norwalk Oyster Festival - Norwalk, Connecticut September 11-13, 2026 80th Annual Kellogg Watermelon Festival - Kellogg, Minnesota (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?
· Ray Kroc, founder of McDonald’s, bought the San Diego Padres baseball team.
· Canada: Quebec makes French the official language of government and business.
· Major league baseballs may now be made from cowhide, rather than just horsehide.
· The stay-on tab for beverage cans was invented.
· French's Mustard squeeze package was introduced. 2) What wood is used in Jamaica to cooked 'jerked meat' ? 3) This member of the Rose Family, is a small bushy deciduous tree native to western Asia and North Africa. The highly prized edible nuts are actually the seeds of a plum-like fruit, and as a matter of fact the plant is related to plums and peaches.
Name this tree. 4) This plant is believed to be the wild ancestor of the cultivated leek. Its flavor is in between garlic and onion, but milder. Name this plant. 5) A tropical American tree whose seeds are used to produce a food coloring used in cheese, margarine, butter, rice and smoked fish. It is widely used in Latin America and the Caribbean cuisines as both a coloring agent and for flavoring. Central and South American Indians used the seeds to make a body paint, and as a lipstick. Name this tree.
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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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