Sunday, August 9, 2026Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“He that drinks his Cyder alone, let him catch his Horse alone.” Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• National Rice Pudding Day (Rice Pudding Recipes) • Turkmenistan: Melon Day (Aug 9, 2026 - 2nd Sun) Since 1994. Celebrating the Turkmenbashy melon, a massive, aromatic and tasty crossbreed muskmelon.
[about melons on Turkmenistan government website]
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1593 Isaak Walton was born (died Dec 15, 1686). He is mainly known for ‘The Compleat Angler, or, the Contemplative Man’s Recreation,’ which is one of the most frequently published books in English literature. It is a literary discourse on the pleasures of fishing.
(Fishing Trivia) 1762 Mary Randolph was born. She was a Southern U.S. cookbook author, whose 'The Virginia Housewife' (1824) is considered the first cookbook of the American South, and one of the most influential cookbooks of the 19th century. It contains hints of the influence of African cooking on the cooking of the American South. Mrs. Randolph was also one of the first to use measurements in her recipes, rather than just a list of ingredients. 1819 William T. G. Morton was born (died July 15, 1868). An American surgeon, in 1846 he became the first dentist to use ether (letheon) during a tooth extraction. (Teeth Trivia) 1827 Marc Antoine Desaugiers died (born Nov 17, 1772). French composer, song writer. Wrote many songs about the joys of the table.
(Pleasures of the Table) 1842 The Webster-Ashburton Treaty was signed, ending the bloodless 'Pork and Beans War' (Aroostook war, 1838-39), a dispute over the boundary between the British colony of New Brunswick and the U.S. state of Maine along the St. Croix River.
[more info: New England Historical Society] 1854 Henry David Thoreau's 'Walden' was published. It describes his two years of simple living near Walden Pond in Massachusetts.
(see also Sept 6, 1847). 1881 Clarence Saunders was born (died Oct 14, 1953). Founder of Piggly Wiggly grocery store chain in Memphis, Tennessee, the first true self-service grocery store (see also Sept 6, 1916).
(Supermarket Trivia) 1910 Alva J. Fisher of Chicago, Illinois received U.S. patent No. 966,677 for an electric washing machine. Patent assigned to Hurley Machine Company. (This was not the first electric washing machine - there is still dispute about who was first). 1911 John Gates died (born May 8, 1855). Gates was an inventor, promoter and barbed wire manufacturer. He helped convince Western ranchers to adopt the use of barbed wire. (Barbed Wire Trivia) 1978 France ended price controls on bread.
(French Bread Recipe) 1982 Diet Coke was introduced. (Coca-Cola Trivia) 1996 James McLamore died (born May 30, 1926). Co-founder, with David Edgerton, of Burger King.
(Burger King Trivia and Facts) ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** August 7-15, 2026 MontanaFair - Billings, Montana August 7-23, 2026 - Indiana State Fair
Indianapolis, Indiana August 10-15, 2026 78th Annual Butler Farm Show
Butler, Pennsylvania August 11-15, 2026 Wyoming State Fair
Douglas, Wyoming August 11-16, 2026 172nd Topsham Fair
Topsham, Maine August 13-15, 2026 Bucyrus Bratwurst Festival
Bucyrus, Ohio August 13-16, 2026 Great Inland Seafood Festival
Newport, Kentucky (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?
· U.S. Patent issued to Joseph F. Glidden for barbed wire. The beginning of the end of cowboys and the open range.
· Durra sorghum, known as Egyptian corn, introduced into California from Egypt.
· Georgia is the first state to establish a state Department of Agriculture.
· Pascal celery was first cultivated, in Michigan.
· Women's Christian Temperance Union was formed in Cleveland, Ohio 2) Pick it, wash it, hollow it out, fill it with cream or milk and bake it whole. What is it, and what pie evolved from this recipe? 3) The jack-o-lantern, or carved pumpkin was originally made from what vegetable? 4) This dish takes its name from the pan it is cooked in, which in turn comes from the Latin word for 'pan' or 'dish.' It originated in the Valencia region, traditionally cooked outdoors and eaten right from the pan.
What is the name of this Spanish dish, AND the two ingredients common in all variations of it?
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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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