Iced Tea History, Facts & Trivia For National Iced Tea Month
June is National Iced Tea Month; June 10th is National Iced Tea Day. Here’s some iced tea history and trivia.
Category: Food Holidays
FOOD HOLIDAY & RECIPE: National Corn Fritter Day
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 & All The Pudding Holidays
[1] Turning a common pudding into an elegant dish with bing cherries, chewy tapioca boba, and white lilac blossoms (photos #2 and #4 © Shaun Hergatt | Vestry Restaurant). [2] Tapioca pudding as it’s usually served—a bit humdrum (photo © J. Java | Fotolia). [3] While tapioca is gluten-free, this recipe is also dairy free…
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FOOD HOLIDAY: German Chocolate Cake
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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FOOD HOLIDAY: Strawberry Rhubarb Pie
National Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Day is June 9th. Rhubarb season is April through June, so you’ve got just a few more weeks to make this popular spring pie. Rhubarb first grew wild in northwest China, and was cultivated as far back as 5,000 years ago, for medicinal purposes. Technically, rhubarb is a vegetable, a member…
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