National “Cheese Lover’s” Day
Daily Fact: Cheeses are more flavorful at room temperature. Let them stand for a half hour before serving.
also:
National Buttercrunch Day
National Pot Luck Day
Today’s Food History
on this day in…
- 1785 Samuel Ellis advertised to sell his Oyster Island with no takers. Later renamed Ellis Island
- 1920 The 50-50 Club opened, considered the 1st ‘speakeasy.’
- 1964 The world’s largest cheese was presented at the 1964 New York World’s Fair, weighing in at over 34,000 pounds. It was presented by the Wisconsin Cheese Foundation, using over 170,000 qts of milk from over 16,000 cows.
- 1988 Famed vineyard manager Philippe de Rothschild dies.
- 1998 Researchers in America announced they had cloned calves for use in producing medicinal milk.
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Categories: Food Holidays, January Food Holidays
Tagged: butterscotch, cheese, pot luck, speakeasy
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This is the day for me! I love cheese!
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I missed it! I can’t believe I missed it!
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Thanks so much! Glad you like my blog. I love to ground my day with relevant things. Being aware of food; it’s origins and history seems to be a great way to talk about food.
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Very interesting blog! I love the historical trivia you put in every post =)
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how appropriate =P We actually had a potluck on the 20th.
Also: I ❤ cheese. Thanks for the "like" on my blog 🙂 yours is pretty nifty. I can see myself learning quite a bit about food here.
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