Category: Food Facts – Food History

A Recipe For Lemon Chiffon Cake Day With Candied Peel

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March 29th is National Lemon Chiffon Cake Day. A recipe that isn’t seen much anymore, it was a favorite of our mother’s. She baked them in a tube pan and garnished the light, lemony slices with sliced strawberries and whipped cream. We prefer the lemon glaze and candied lemon peel in the recipe below. >…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Bake A Savory Pie For National “Pi” Day

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Make this delicious beef pot pie. Photo and recipe courtesy BettyCrocker.com.   Remember your high school math: Pi (3.14159) is the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter. Math geeks have declared 3.14 (March 14th) Pi Day. But we’re adopting it as “Pie Day”; and why not, since a pie is a circle, and…
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FOOD HOLIDAY: Make Peanut Clusters For National Peanut Cluster Day

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March 8th is National Peanut Cluster Day. There is no documentation on the first appearance of the peanut cluster, but we know a few things, and below the peanut cluster history is an easy recipe to make your own. You’ll be delighted to bite into one with a cup of coffee, bring some as a…
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National Gumdrop Day, Gumdrops History & Gumdrop Recipes

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[1] Mmm, gumdrops (photo © Farley’s & Sathers). [2] Gumdrops with spice flavors are called spice drops. You can get these from the Vermont Country Store (photo © Vermont Country Store). [3] Yes, it’s true: New Zealanders go for gumdrop ice cream. Here’s more (photo © Tip Top | Screenshot). [4] Fun! (photo © Tasty…
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