Category: Food Holidays

FOOD HOLIDAY: The History Of Lollipops For National Lollipop Day

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[1] Lollipops, which date to the Middle Ages, were boiled sugar on sticks (photo © Insung Yoon | Unsplash). [2] Head to the nearest candy store, or supermarket, to satisfy your lollipop jones (photo © Insung Yoon | Unsplash). [3] Artisan candy makers create beautiful lollipop designs (photos © Molasses Candy | Blogspot).   It’s…
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FOOD HOLIDAY & RECIPE: National Corn Fritter Day

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Corn fritters are a delicious side or first course. Photo © Monkey Business | Fotolia.   July 16th is National Corn Fritter Day. What better reason to pick up some fresh corn and make corn fritters as a side or a first course? (When corn isn’t in season, use canned or frozen kernels, drained.) December…
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Creamy Tapioca Pudding Recipe & What Is Tapioca?

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[1] Tapioca pudding (photo © J. Java | Fotolia). [2] Cassava root, the source of tapioca. It’s poisonous when raw (photo © David Monniaux | Wikipedia).   July 15th is National Tapioca Pudding Day, honoring a dessert so creamy, it was once known as tapioca cream (there’s also a National Tapioca Day on June 28th,…
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FOOD HOLIDAY: German Chocolate Cake

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German Chocolate Cake has a coconut-pecanfilling and frosting. Photo © H.D. Connelly |Fotolia.   Today is National German Chocolate Cake Day—a day we don’t mind celebrating in the least. German Chocolate Cake is a chocolate layer cake filled and topped with a coconut pecan frosting. The cake has nothing to do with Germany. It is…
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