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October 2nd is World Farm Animals Day!

Here are today’s five things to know about farm animals :

Pig insulin is used to control diabetes.
Goats and sheep don’t have teeth on their upper jaw. They have a hard palate that helps them grind their food.
The chicken are one of the closest living relatives to the T-Rex.
Geese are faithful, they mate for life, and mourn when their partner dies.
Cows have a memory of about three years.


Today’s Food History

1795 Robert Bakewell died. Bakewell was an agriculturalist who helped revolutionize cattle and sheep breeding in England. He obtained the best animals he could find and then worked with a closed herd, inbreeding only superior animals.
1908 The Model T Ford was introduced at a price of $825. Due to efficient mass production, by 1925 the price of a 2 door Model T was only $260.
1913 A monument to honor sea gulls was erected in Salt Lake City. The gulls had eaten the plague of grasshoppers that threatened the Mormon settlers crops in 1848.
1916 The first Piggly-Wiggly supermarket opened.
1924 James Earl (Jimmy) Carter was born. He was a peanut farmer, and 39th president of the U.S. (He also claimed to have been attacked by a rabbit while canoeing. He beat the rabbit off with a paddle).
1943 Jerry Martini of the music group ‘Sly & The Family Stone’ was born.
1971 Disney World opened at Orlando, Florida.
1972 Louis Leakey died. Anthropologist largely responsible for convincing scientists that Africa was the place to search for human origins, not Java or China. Together with his wife Mary, they made many significant fossil discoveries.
1974 The first McDonald’s restaurant opened in London.
1980 European Community countries banned the use of hormones in cattle feed.
2006 Sometime during October 2006 the population of the U.S. will reach 300 million.
2006 The New Orleans  landmark restaurant, Commander’s Palace, reopened. It had been closed since Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans in August, 2005.
2009 McDonald’s closed its 3 locations in Iceland this month due to the ‘complex operational environment.’




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October 1st is National Pumpkin Spice Day!

Here are today’s 5 thing to know about Pumpkins:

The largest pumpkin pie ever made was over five feet in diameter and weighed over 350 pounds. It used 80 pounds of cooked pumpkin, 36 pounds of sugar, 12 dozen eggs and took six hours to bake.
In early colonial times, pumpkins were used as an ingredient for the crust of pies, not the filling.
Pumpkins were once recommended for removing freckles and curing snake bites.
The largest pumpkin ever grown weighed 1,140 pounds.
The Connecticut field variety is the traditional American pumpkin.


Today’s Food History

1795 Robert Bakewell died (born, May 23, 1725).  Bakewell was an agriculturalist who helped revolutionize cattle and sheep breeding in England. He obtained the best animals he could find and then worked with a closed herd, inbreeding only superior animals.
1908 The Model T Ford was introduced at a price of $825. Due to efficient mass production, by 1925 the price of a 2 door Model T was only $260.
1913 A monument to honor sea gulls was erected in Salt Lake City. The gulls had eaten the plague of grasshoppers that threatened the Mormon settlers crops in 1848.
1924 James Earl (Jimmy) Carter was born. He was a peanut farmer, and 39th president of the U.S. (He also claimed to have been attacked by a rabbit while canoeing. He beat the rabbit off with a paddle).
1943 Jerry Martini of the music group ‘Sly & The Family Stone’ was born.
1968 Flesh eating Zombies are on the loose as George Romero’s horror film ‘Night of the Living Dead’ is released.
1971 Disney World opened at Orlando, Florida.
1972 Louis Leakey died. Anthropologist largely responsible for convincing scientists that Africa was the place to search for human origins, not Java or China. Together with his wife Mary, they made many significant fossil discoveries.
1974 The first McDonald’s restaurant opened in London.
1980 European Community countries banned the use of hormones in cattle feed.
2006 Sometime during October 2006 the population of the U.S. will reach 300 million.
2006 The New Orleans  landmark restaurant, Commander’s Palace, reopened. It had been closed since Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans in August, 2005.
2009 McDonald’s closed its 3 locations in Iceland this month due to the ‘complex operational environment.’
2011 World population is expected to hit 7 billion this month.

 

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September 30th is National Mulled Cider Day!

Today’s Food Fact:
 Mulled wine originates as far back as the 2nd century. Created by the Romans who would heat wine to defend their bodies against colds.


Five Food Finds about Cider

The cider industry uses 45% of all apples grown in the UK.
The UK cider industry grew nearly 200,000 tonnes of cider apples in 2010; Bulmers alone has 10,000 acres of cider apple orchards under its control.
There are more than 300 varieties of cider apple grown in the UK – all with the sole purpose of making cider.
Varieties include Foxwhelp, Brown Snout, Ball’s Bittersweet, Kingston Black, Merrylegs and Slack-ma-Girdle.
Cider apples are different from dessert apples in that they contain tannin, which is also found in coffee and red wine. It gives the cider a full-bodied flavour and drying of the mouth (astringency).


Today’s Food History

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1861 William Wrigley, Jr. was born. William Wrigley Jr. started out as a traveling salesman at the age of 13, selling soap for his father’s company. He had a series of sales jobs, one which gave chewing gum as a premium. Customers liked the gum better than the product, so he was soon marketing his own gum, Juicy Fruit in 1893, and later that year Wrigley’s Spearmint. He was an advertising genius, and his company became one of the largest advertisers in the U.S., and the largest chewing gum manufacturer in the world.

1958 The Frisbee was patented. The pie tins of the Frisbee Pie Company of Connecticut were the inspiration for the creation of the Frisbee. A Wham-O employee supposedly saw drivers for the pie company showing Yale students how to throw the pie tins.

1960 The last episode of ‘The Howdy Doody Show’ airs on NBC.

1962 The United Farm Workers union is founded by Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta.

1982 The TV show ‘Cheers’ debuted.

2004 California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law a bill that bans the production and sale of foie gras beginning in 2012.

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The ‘Official October Food Holiday for 2017

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National Pumpkin Month
National Apple Month

National Applejack Month

National Caramel Month

National Cookbook Month

National Cookie Month

National Dessert Month

National Pasta Month

National Pickled Peppers Month

National Pizza Month

National Popcorn Poppin’ Month

National Pork Month

National Pretzel Month

National Seafood Month

Second Weekend in October: National Kegger Weekend

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Daily Holidays

October 1
National Pumpkin Spice Day
World Vegetarian Day

October 2

World Farm Animals Day

October 3

National Soft Taco Day

October 4

National Taco Day

October 5

National Apple Betty Day
Rocky Mountain Oyster Day*

(a Colorado delicacy)

October 6

National Noodle Day

October 7

National Frappe Day

October 8

National Fluffernutter Day

October 9
National Moldy-Cheese Day

National Pizza and Beer Day

National Hoagy Day

October 10
National Tic Tac Day

National Angel Food Cake Day

October 11

National Sausage Pizza Day

October 12
National Gumbo Day

Pumpkin Pie Day

October 13

National Peanut Festival

National Pumpkin Festival
Yorkshire Pudding Day

National M&M Day

October 14

National Dessert Day

October 15

National Mushroom Day

National Red Wine Day

October 16
National Liqueur Day

National World Food Day

October 17

National Pasta Day

October 18

National Chocolate Cupcake Day

October 19

National Seafood Bisque Day

October 20

National Brandied Fruit Day

October 21

National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day

October 22

National Nut Day

October 23

National Boston Cream Pie Day

October 24

National Bologna Day

Feast of Good & Plenty

October 25

National Greasy Foods Day

October 26

National Mincemeat Day

National Pumpkin Day

October 27

National Potato Day
American Beer Day

October 28

National Chocolate Day

October 29

National Oatmeal Day

October 30

National Candy Corn Day

October 31

National Caramel Apple Day

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September 29th is National Coffee Day!

 

Today’s Coffee Trivia: 
Coffee is the 2rd most traded commodity in the world

Here are today’s five thing to know about coffee :

Coffee is only grown near the equator, from the Tropic of Cancer to the Tropic of Capricorn, within a 1,000 mile limit.
1,200 different chemical components are in coffee.  More than half of these components make up the distinguished flavor of coffee.
There is between 80 and 140 milligrams of caffeine in a seven once cup of coffee.
Every day 400 billion cups of coffee are consumed globally, making it the world’s most popular beverage.
91% of coffee consumed is taken at breakfast.  And sometimes is breakfast.


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Top 20 Cities for Coffee Lovers according to WalletHub:

Portland, OR
Seattle, WA
Minneapolis, MN
Pittsburgh, PA
Orlando, FL
San Francisco, CA
New Orleans, LA
Madison, WI
Cincinnati, OH
Scottsdale, AZ
Oakland, CA
St. Louis, MO
Tampa, FL
Atlanta, GA
Boise, ID
Anchorage, AK
Denver, CO
Reno, NV
Honolulu, HI
Miami, FL


Today’s Food History

1860 Chapin Aaron Harris died. He was cofounder of the first dental school in the world, the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery.
1967 Gladys Knight and the Pips released ‘I Heard It Through the Grapevine.’
1974 The TV show ‘Alice’ debuted. Most of the action took place in Mel’s Diner.
1978 ‘Boogie Oogie Oogie’ by Taste Of Honey is #1 on the charts


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September 29th is National Mocha Day!

Today’s Mocha Trivia:
The term ‘Mocha’ actually originated as early as 1773 and referred to a variety of coffee bean. The Mochas variety

Five Food Finds about Coffee

Coffee is only grown near the equator, from the Tropic of Cancer to the Tropic of Capricorn, within a 1,000 mile limit.
1,200 different chemical components are in coffee.  More than half of these components make up the distinguished flavor of coffee.
There is between 80 and 140 milligrams of caffeine in a seven once cup of coffee.
400 billion cups of coffee are consumed worldwide, making it the most popular beverage.
91% of coffee consumed is taken at breakfast.  And sometimes is breakfast.


Today’s Food History

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1860 Chapin Aaron Harris died. He was cofounder of the first dental school in the world, the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery.

1967 Gladys Knight and the Pips released ‘I Heard It Through the Grapevine.’

1974 The TV show ‘Alice’ debuted. Most of the action took place in Mel’s Diner.

1978 ‘Boogie Oogie Oogie’ by Taste Of Honey is #1 on the charts

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September 28th is National Strawberry Cream Pie Day!

Today’s Food Fact:

Strawberries are few fruits with its seeds on the outside

Five Food Finds about Strawberries

The garden strawberry, Fragaria × ananassa, is a hybrid species that is cultivated worldwide for its fruit, the (common) strawberry.


The fruit (which is not actually a botanical berry, but an aggregate ‘accessory fruit’)


It is consumed in large quantities, either fresh or in prepared foods such as preserves, fruit juice, pies, ice creams, and milkshakes.


Artificial strawberry aroma is 3rd most widely used in food products.


The garden strawberry was first bred in Brittany, France, in the 1750s via a cross of Fragaria virginiana from eastern North America and Fragaria chiloensis, which was brought from Chile by Amédée-François Frézier in 1714.


Today’s Food History

on this day in…

1895 Louis Pasteur died. A French scientist, who showed that microorganisms were responsible for disease, food spoilage and fermentation. He developed the process for killing these organisms by heat, called Pasteurization.

1902 Emile Zola died. French writer and critic who was also known as a gourmand. His detailed descriptions of simple meals, banquets and eating in his novels are among the best to be found anywhere. He was also known for his own luxury dinner parties. “What will be the death of me are bouillabaisses, food spiced with pimiento, shellfish, and a load of exquisite rubbish which I eat in disproportionate quantities.”

1954 George Harrison Shull died. An American botanist, he is frequently called the ‘father of hybrid corn.’

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September 27th is National Chocolate Milk Day!

 

Today’ Food Fact:
Chocolate milk was invented in Jamaica!
In the early 1700’s Sir Hans Sloane, while living in Jamaica, “He found the taste of cocoa ‘nauseous'” but mixed it with milk & made it more ‘palatable.’

Five Food Finds about Milk

Chocolate milk is a sweetened, usually cold, cocoa-flavored milk drink. It is created when chocolate syrup (or chocolate powder) is mixed with milk (from cows, goats, soy, rice, etc).
It can be purchased pre-mixed or made at home with either cocoa powder and a sweetener (such as sugar or a sugar substitute), or with melted chocolate, chocolate syrup, or chocolate milk mix.
Other ingredients, such as starch, salt, carrageenan, vanilla, or artificial flavoring may be added.
Chocolate milk should be refrigerated like plain milk.
Blending the two flavors (milk and chocolate), hence the name of the mixed drink..

Today’s Food History

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1892 The Diamond Match Company patented book matches.

1938 The ‘Queen Elizabeth,’ the largest passenger liner of its time, was launched in Scotland. The world’s largest floating restaurant.

1947 ‘Bread and Butter Woman’ was recorded by Danny Kaye & the Andrews Sisters.

1947 Musician Marvin Lee Aday, ‘Meat Loaf’, was born.

 

 

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September 26th is National Key Lime Pie Day

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Key Limes are uniquely sour because they have less moisture in their peel. This makes the juice much more acidic

Here are today’s five thing to know about Key Lime Pie:

The dish is named for the small Key limes that are naturalized throughout the Florida Keys. According to the FDA, to be called ‘chocolate’ a product must contain chocolate liquor, which is what gives it the biter intense chocolate flavor (and color) to dark and milk chocolates.
Unlike regular lime juice, Key lime juice is a pale yellow color which combined with the egg yokes results in the yellow pie filling.
Key lime pie was invented by botantist Jack Simons.
On July 1st, 2006 both the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate passed legislation selecting the “Key lime pie” as the official pie of the state of Florida.
It is highly likely that the first Key lime pie was created by “Aunt Sally,” the cook of a ship salvager and Key West’s first millionaire. Many of the men onboard his ships would have had access to the basic and non-perishable ingredients required for the early recipe: canned milk, limes and eggs. ,



Today’s Food History

1777 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. (The patent was granted on December 15).
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.
1982 First Farm Aid Concert was held at Champaign, Illinois.
2002 William Rosenberg founder of Dunkin’ Donuts died.
2003 Actor Gordon Jump died. The ‘Matag Repairman’ in commercials, also Arthur Carlson on ‘WKRP in Cincinnati’




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September 25th is National Food Service Workers Day

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Remember, over 25% of the US workforce has at one time worked in food service!

Five Waiter Quotes

A Cannibal is a person who walks into a restaurant and orders a waiter.


A diplomat these days in nothing, but a head waiter who is allowed to sit down occasionally.


Epitaph for a dead waiter – God finally caught his eye.


I asked the waiter, ‘Is this milk fresh?’ He said, ‘Lady, three hours ago it was grass.’


I never taste the wine first in restaurants, I just ask the waiter to pour.


Today’s Food History

on this day in…

1777 Johann Heinrich Lambert died. He proved that Apple pie was irrational.  Oops – never mind – that was ‘pi’ that he proved was an irrational number.

1843 Melville Reuben Bissell was born. Bissell invented the carpet sweeper in 1876.

1879 The Cream Separator was patented.

1974 It is first reported that freon from aerosol cans is destroying the ozone layer above the earth.

1976 The largest dolphin caught with rod and reel weighed 87 pounds. It was caught off the coast of Costa Rica.

1985 William Cumming Rose died. An American biochemist, he researched amino acids, and established the importance of the 8 essential amino acids in human nutrition.

 

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