Week of Mar 31st
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March 31, 2024(2 events)
(-: National Clam Day(-: National Clam Day (- (-: National Oysters on the Half Shell Day(-: National Oysters on the Half Shell Day (- |
April 1, 2024(2 events)
National Sourdough Bread DayNational Sourdough Bread DayApril 1, 2024 One of the world’s oldest leavened breads, sourdough is produced through a the process of long fermentation of the dough using lactobacilli and yeasts. The use of naturally occurring yeasts and friendly bacteria versus cultivated yeast causes the bread to have a slightly sour, but pleasant taste. National Soylent Green DayNational Soylent Green DayApril 1, 2024 Soylent Green is the original “people” food for the masses. The Soylent Green Biscuit Co’s famous snack has been a cult classic since its inception in 1973. People everywhere were delighted to have this affordable snack that “tastes just like grandmas.” |
April 2, 2024(1 event)
National Peanut Butter and Jelly DayNational Peanut Butter and Jelly DayApril 2, 2024 Peanut butter was considered a delicacy in the early 1900s and was only served in New York City’s finest tea rooms. In a May 1896 article published in the Good Housekeeping magazine, a recipe “urged homemakers to use a meat grinder to make peanut butter and spread the result on bread”. That same year, in June, the culinary magazine Table Talk, published a “peanut butter sandwich recipe”. |
April 3, 2024(1 event)
(-: National Chocolate Mousse Day(-: National Chocolate Mousse Day (- Mousse is prepared by beating eggs or cream or both to a frothy, airy consistency and then folding the ingredients together to create a light, creamy delight. |
April 4, 2024(1 event)
(-: National Cordon Bleu Day(-: National Cordon Bleu Day (- It’s National Cordon Bleu Day! Did you know that “cordon bleu” means “blue ribbon” in French? In the 1500s, the Order of the Knights of the Holy Spirit became known as “Les Cordon Bleus.” The knights used a blue ribbon to hang their talisman, and eventually the term became associated with distinction and honor. Today, we still award blue ribbons for excellence! |
April 5, 2024(2 events)
(-: Caramel Day(-: Caramel Day (- Caramel Day is dedicated to the rich, gooey, delicious substance made with the dark alchemy of the culinary arts. It is the known as Caramel, which is in fact born out of the rather exacting process of caramelization. The process is deceptively simple, you need merely increase the heat of sugar to a mere 170 °C (340 °F), at which point the sugar breaks down and turns into this much delectable substance with its rich golden color and iconic flavor. This is just the start of this process, the beginning of a trek to that which we think of as ‘Caramel’, that coater of Apples and binder of popcorn. (-: National Raisin & Spice Bar Day(-: National Raisin & Spice Bar Day (- |
April 6, 2024(2 events)
(-: National Caramel Popcorn Day(-: National Caramel Popcorn Day (- (-: New Beer’s Eve(-: New Beer’s Eve (- |