FOOD HOLIDAY: Cheese Sacrifice Purchase Day
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This one’s a bit quirky. Cheese Sacrifice Purchase Day is a “food holiday” for which one purchases cheese and “sacrifices” it to a mouse trap, in order to rid one’s home of mice. It sounds like a 19th-century British holiday to us, but we can’t find any knowledgeable references—just greeting cards to mark the occasion (see the photo). And the holiday doesn’t make much sense: If one’s home had unwanted mice guests, wouldn’t every day be a Cheese Sacrifice Purchase Day? (As a side tip, peanut butter works much better than cheese. Clever mice can snitch the cheese from the trap, but they have to stick around to lick the PB.) |
Send this greeting card to celebrate the day. |
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But enough about the mice. Since we have an established holiday with only scant details—which themselves are not too relevant with today’s modern housing construction—let’s reinvent it. How would you/will you sacrifice some cheese today? We’re going to sacrifice two pounds of it for a luscious fondue. Check out 18 different cheese fondue recipe variations. Can’t decide what cheese to sacrifice? Check out our Cheese Glossary.
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Ewa said,
July 29, 2011 @ 10:15 am
Sorry, I have to stay away from cheese. Way too addictive. :)
admin said,
July 30, 2011 @ 9:42 pm
I lack your self control: I’m an addict. However, I have stopped serving a cheese board at parties. No one ate it except me! So I ended up eating $50 worth of cheese, and about 5000 mg of cholesterol.