Sunday, October 11, 2026Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“When they talk about healthy food, they usually mean things that don't taste very good.”
Julia Child (1912-2004)
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS: National Sausage Pizza Day
(Pizza Trivia -- Pizza Recipes --- Pizza Quotes) Southern Food Heritage Day Feast of St. Gummarus, patron of cowherds. 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 HISTORY1811 The first steam-powered ferryboat began operation between New York City and Hoboken, New Jersey. 1844 Henry John Heinz was born. Founder of the H.J. Heinz company and creator of its slogan '57 varieties.' (Heinz Trivia & Facts) 1887 The first accurate and practical adding machine patented by Dorr Eugene Felt. (The Comptometer). 1887 Canada: The 1st convention of the North West Farmers' Association opens in Regina, Saskatchewan. 1911 Nathaniel Wyeth was born. Nathaniel Wyeth, American chemist and inventor, received patent for PET (polyethylene terephthalate) beverage bottles. This was the first safe plastic strong enough to hold carbonated beverages. 1919 The first airline meals are served by Handley Page Transport. Passengers are offered a pre-packed lunch-box, costing 3 shillings, on their London to Paris service. [Royal Air Force Museum] 1952 'Jambalaya (On The Bayou)' by Hank Williams was number one on the country music charts. 1958 'The Old Man and the Sea' opened in U.S. theatres. Based on Earnest Hemingway's 1952 novel, it is the story of an aging fisherman and starred Spencer Tracy. 1965 Dorothea Lange died (born May 26, 1895). Documentary photographer, best known for her Depression-era work for the Farm Security Administration (FSA). Her photographs humanized the tragic consequences of the Great Depression and profoundly influenced the development of documentary photography. 1983 The last hand cranked telephones in the United States were taken out of service as the 440 telephone customers in Bryant Pond, Maine were switched over to direct dial service. 1987 A major sonar exploration of Loch Ness in Scotland ends. It failed to find 'Nessie' the world famous Loch Ness monster. 1995 Americans Mario Molina and Sherwood Rowland, and Dutch scientist Paul Crutzen won the Nobel Prize in chemistry for their work warning that CFCs (Chlorofluorocarbons) used in aerosol sprays etc., are eating away Earth's ozone layer. 1996 President Clinton signed Economic Espionage Act of 1996 into law which criminalized misappropriation of trade secrets.
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** October 1-November 1, 2026 Arizona State Fair
Phoenix, Arizona October 8-18, 2026 Mississippi State Fair
Jackson, Mississippi October 13-17, 2026 Annual Bradford Pumpkin Show
Bradford, Ohio October 14-17, 2026 La Fκte du Champagne
New York, New York October 15-17, 2026 81st Annual Peanut Festival
Grapeland, Texas October 15-18, 2026 World Food Championships
Indianapolis, Indiana October 15-18, 2026 89th Annual International Rice Festival - Crowley, 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?
· New Jersey Devils hockey coach was suspended for telling the referee to "eat another doughnut you fat pig."
· Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania created a new record setting 4.55 mile long banana split.
· Schiphol airport in Amsterdam opened a special departure lounge for cows.
· McDonald's announced it will be opening 20 Moscow restaurants. 2) The East Coast and West Coast of the U.S. have differing tastes in peanut butter. What are their preferences? 3) What percentage of all pumpkins are sold for food? 4) What are the only major fruits native to North America? 5) What vegetable was an ingredient in mixtures used to attach gold leaf to early works of art? 6) Touted as a new 'super-grain' it really is a very old crop, being native to the Andes and used by the Incas (who called it the 'mother grain'). It really is a super-grain, containing all essential amino acids (other grains lack at least one amino acid), as much protein as meat, and many other essential nutrients. It is prepared like rice.
What is the name of this grain?
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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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