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November 21st is National Cranberry Day! / #NationalCranberryDay

John-Bryan Hopkins

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Here are today’s five things to know about cranberries:

Another name for cranberries is “bounceberries” because they bounce when ripe.

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Some Native Americans called the cranberry “ibimi” which means “bitter berry.”

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Native Americans and Pilgrims used cranberries as a red dye.

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The cranberry is one of only a handful of major fruits native to North America. Others include the blueberry and Concord grape.

3449358-frozen-mixed-fruit-in-bowl-berries-red-currant-cranberry-raspberry-blackberry-bilberry-blueberry-black-currant

During the days of wooden ships and iron men, American vessels carried cranberries. It was the cranberry’s generous supply of vitamin C that prevented scurvy.

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Today’s Food History

  • 1941 ‘King Biscuit Time’ radio show was first broadcast from Helena, Arkansas. It is the longest running daily radio program in history, broadcasting live blues music, interviews, etc. It is named for its sponsor, King Biscuit Flour.  The ‘King Biscuit Flour Hour’ rock and roll radio program took its name from ‘King Biscuit Time.’
  • 1970 ‘I Think I Love You’ by the Partridge Family is #1 on the charts.
  • 1980 28,000 Canada geese spend a few nights on Silver Lake in Rochester, Minnesota.

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Celebrate! November 22nd is National Cranberry Relish Day

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Here are today’s five things to know about cranberry relish:

A barrel of cranberries weighs 100 pounds. Give or take a few, there are about 450 cranberries in a pound and 4,400 cranberries in one gallon of juice.cranberry-juice1

Contrary to popular belief, cranberries do not grow in water. A perennial plant, cranberries grow on low-running vines in sandy bogs and marshes.

Harvesting Cranberries near Vancouver

If you strung all the cranberries produced in North America last year, they would stretch from Boston to Los Angeles more than 565 times.

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Legend has it that Pilgrims served cranberries, along with wild turkey and succotash, at the first Thanksgiving in Plymouth, Massachusetts.

Cranberry sauce

In the 1880s, a New Jersey grower named John “Peg Leg” Webb discovered that cranberries bounce.

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Today’s Food History

  • 1808 Thomas Cook was born. In 1841 Cook hired a special excursion train between Leicester and Loughborough in England for a temperance meeting. The beginning of Thomas Cook & Son, the worldwide travel agency.
  • 1862 Dr. Alexander P. Anderson was born. He developed Puffed Rice in NYC in 1902, which was introduced to the world at the St. Louis World’s Fair in 1904.
  • 1967 Arlo Guthrie’s ballad/song ‘Alice’s Restaurant’ was released.
  • 1992 Actor Sterling Holloway died. He was also the voice of Winnie The Pooh, the honey loving bear in Disney’s animated version.

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November 21st is National Cranberry Day!

John-Bryan Hopkins

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Here are today’s five things to know about cranberries:

Another name for cranberries is “bounceberries” because they bounce when ripe.

med103705_1108_cranberries_vert

 

Some Native Americans called the cranberry “ibimi” which means “bitter berry.”

73930-adapt-768-1

 

Native Americans and Pilgrims used cranberries as a red dye.

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The cranberry is one of only a handful of major fruits native to North America. Others include the blueberry and Concord grape.

3449358-frozen-mixed-fruit-in-bowl-berries-red-currant-cranberry-raspberry-blackberry-bilberry-blueberry-black-currant

 

During the days of wooden ships and iron men, American vessels carried cranberries. It was the cranberry’s generous supply of vitamin C that prevented scurvy.

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Today’s Food History

  • 1941 ‘King Biscuit Time’ radio show was first broadcast from Helena, Arkansas. It is the longest running daily radio program in history, broadcasting live blues music, interviews, etc. It is named for its sponsor, King Biscuit Flour.  The ‘King Biscuit Flour Hour’ rock and roll radio program took its name from ‘King Biscuit Time.’
  • 1970 ‘I Think I Love You’ by the Partridge Family is #1 on the charts.
  • 1980 28,000 Canada geese spend a few nights on Silver Lake in Rochester, Minnesota.

 


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The ‘Official’ November Food Holiday List / #FoodHolidays

John-Bryan Hopkins

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Here’s the 2018 Complete November Food Holiday List
#NovemberFoodHolidays @Foodimentary
National Georgia Pecan Month
National Peanut Butter Lover’s Month
National Pepper Month
National Stuffing Month
National Raisin Bread Month
November 1-7: National Fig Week

Daily Holidays

November 1
National Bison Day
National Paté Day*
November 2
National Deviled Egg Day
November 3
National Sandwich Day
November 4
National Candy Day
November 5
National Doughnut Day
National Chinese Take-out Day
November 6
National Nachos Day
November 7
National Bittersweet Chocolate with Almonds Day
November 8
National Cappuccino Day
November 9
National Greek Yogurt Day 
November 10
National Vanilla Cupcake Day
November 11
National Sundae Day
November 12
National Pizza with the Works Except Anchovies Day
November 13
National Indian Pudding Day
Feast of St. Diego Alacala
November 14
National Guacamole Day
National Pickle ‘Appreciation’ Day
November 15
National Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day
National Raisin Bran Cereal Day
November 16
National Fast Food Day
November 17
National Baklava Day
Homemade Bread Day
November 18
National Apple Cider Day
 National Vichyssoise Day
November 19
National Macchiato Day**
November 20
National Peanut Butter Fudge Day
November 21
National Cranberry Day**
 National Gingerbread Cookie Day
November 22
National Cranberry Relish Day
National Cashew Day
 
November 23
National Espresso Day
November 24
National Sardines Day
November 25
National Parfait Day
National “Eat with a Friend” Day
November 26
National Cake Day
November 27
National Bavarian Cream Pie Day
November 28
National French Toast Day
November 29
National Chocolates Day
National Lemon Creme Pie Day
National Rice Cake Day
November 30
National Mousse Day
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Vote your Favorite ‘Day’!!! / November’s Food Holiday List

John-Bryan Hopkins

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Here’s the 2018 Complete November Food Holiday List
#NovemberFoodHolidays @Foodimentary

National Georgia Pecan Month
National Peanut Butter Lover’s Month
National Pepper Month
National Stuffing Month
National Raisin Bread Month
November 1-7: National Fig Week
Daily Holidays

November 1
National Bison Day
National Paté Day*
November 2
National Deviled Egg Day
November 3
National Sandwich Day
November 4
National Candy Day
November 5
National Doughnut Day
National Chinese Take-out Day
November 6
National Nachos Day
November 7
National Bittersweet Chocolate with Almonds Day
November 8
National Cappuccino Day
November 9
National Greek Yogurt Day 
November 10
National Vanilla Cupcake Day
November 11
National Sundae Day
November 12
National Pizza with the Works Except Anchovies Day
November 13
National Indian Pudding Day
Feast of St. Diego Alacala
November 14
National Guacamole Day
National Pickle ‘Appreciation’ Day
November 15
National Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day
National Raisin Bran Cereal Day
November 16
National Fast Food Day
November 17
National Baklava Day
Homemade Bread Day
November 18
National Apple Cider Day
 National Vichyssoise Day
November 19
National Macchiato Day**
November 20
National Peanut Butter Fudge Day
November 21
National Cranberry Day**
 National Gingerbread Cookie Day
November 22
National Cranberry Relish Day
National Cashew Day
 
November 23
National Espresso Day
November 24
National Sardines Day
November 25
National Parfait Day
National “Eat with a Friend” Day
November 26
National Cake Day
November 27
National Bavarian Cream Pie Day
November 28
National French Toast Day
November 29
National Chocolates Day
National Lemon Creme Pie Day
National Rice Cake Day
November 30
National Mousse Day
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The ‘Official’ 2018 November Food Holiday List / #FoodHolidays

John-Bryan Hopkins

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Here’s the 2018 Complete November Food Holiday List
#NovemberFoodHolidays @Foodimentary

National Georgia Pecan Month
National Peanut Butter Lover’s Month
National Pepper Month
National Stuffing Month
National Raisin Bread Month
November 1-7: National Fig Week
Daily Holidays

November 1
National Bison Day
National Paté Day*
November 2
National Deviled Egg Day
November 3
National Sandwich Day
November 4
National Candy Day
November 5
National Doughnut Day
National Chinese Take-out Day
November 6
National Nachos Day
November 7
National Bittersweet Chocolate with Almonds Day
November 8
National Cappuccino Day
November 9
National Greek Yogurt Day 
November 10
National Vanilla Cupcake Day
November 11
National Sundae Day
November 12
National Pizza with the Works Except Anchovies Day
November 13
National Indian Pudding Day
Feast of St. Diego Alacala
November 14
National Guacamole Day
National Pickle ‘Appreciation’ Day
November 15
National Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day
National Raisin Bran Cereal Day
November 16
National Fast Food Day
November 17
National Baklava Day
Homemade Bread Day
November 18
National Apple Cider Day
 National Vichyssoise Day
November 19
National Macchiato Day**
November 20
National Peanut Butter Fudge Day
November 21
National Cranberry Day**
 National Gingerbread Cookie Day
November 22
National Cranberry Relish Day
National Cashew Day
 
November 23
National Espresso Day
November 24
National Sardines Day
November 25
National Parfait Day
National “Eat with a Friend” Day
November 26
National Cake Day
November 27
National Bavarian Cream Pie Day
November 28
National French Toast Day
November 29
National Chocolates Day
National Lemon Creme Pie Day
National Rice Cake Day
November 30
National Mousse Day
_____________
Continue to December Food Holidays

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Here’s THE November Food Holiday List / #FoodHolidays

John-Bryan Hopkins

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Here’s the 2018 Complete November Food Holiday List
#NovemberFoodHolidays @Foodimentary

National Georgia Pecan Month
National Peanut Butter Lover’s Month
National Pepper Month
National Stuffing Month
National Raisin Bread Month
November 1-7: National Fig Week
Daily Holidays

November 1
National Bison Day
National Paté Day*
November 2
National Deviled Egg Day
November 3
National Sandwich Day
November 4
National Candy Day
November 5
National Doughnut Day
National Chinese Take-out Day
November 6
National Nachos Day
November 7
National Bittersweet Chocolate with Almonds Day
November 8
National Cappuccino Day
November 9
National Greek Yogurt Day 
November 10
National Vanilla Cupcake Day
November 11
National Sundae Day
November 12
National Pizza with the Works Except Anchovies Day
November 13
National Indian Pudding Day
Feast of St. Diego Alacala
November 14
National Guacamole Day
National Pickle ‘Appreciation’ Day
November 15
National Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day
National Raisin Bran Cereal Day
November 16
National Fast Food Day
November 17
National Baklava Day
Homemade Bread Day
November 18
National Apple Cider Day
 National Vichyssoise Day
November 19
National Macchiato Day**
November 20
National Peanut Butter Fudge Day
November 21
National Cranberry Day**
 National Gingerbread Cookie Day
November 22
National Cranberry Relish Day
National Cashew Day
 
November 23
National Espresso Day
November 24
National Sardines Day
November 25
National Parfait Day
National “Eat with a Friend” Day
November 26
National Cake Day
November 27
National Bavarian Cream Pie Day
November 28
National French Toast Day
November 29
National Chocolates Day
National Lemon Creme Pie Day
National Rice Cake Day
November 30
National Mousse Day
_____________
Continue to December Food Holidays

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November 21st is National Cranberry Day!

John-Bryan Hopkins

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Here are today’s five things to know about cranberries:

Another name for cranberries is “bounceberries” because they bounce when ripe.

med103705_1108_cranberries_vert

 

Some Native Americans called the cranberry “ibimi” which means “bitter berry.”

73930-adapt-768-1

 

Native Americans and Pilgrims used cranberries as a red dye.

champ-de-canneberges-quebec10

 

The cranberry is one of only a handful of major fruits native to North America. Others include the blueberry and Concord grape.

3449358-frozen-mixed-fruit-in-bowl-berries-red-currant-cranberry-raspberry-blackberry-bilberry-blueberry-black-currant

 

During the days of wooden ships and iron men, American vessels carried cranberries. It was the cranberry’s generous supply of vitamin C that prevented scurvy.

0-30

 

 

Today’s Food History

  • 1941 ‘King Biscuit Time’ radio show was first broadcast from Helena, Arkansas. It is the longest running daily radio program in history, broadcasting live blues music, interviews, etc. It is named for its sponsor, King Biscuit Flour.  The ‘King Biscuit Flour Hour’ rock and roll radio program took its name from ‘King Biscuit Time.’
  • 1970 ‘I Think I Love You’ by the Partridge Family is #1 on the charts.
  • 1980 28,000 Canada geese spend a few nights on Silver Lake in Rochester, Minnesota.

 


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Complete November Food Holiday List

John-Bryan Hopkins

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Here’s the 2017 Complete November Food Holiday List
#NovemberFoodHolidays @Foodimentary

National Georgia Pecan Month
National Peanut Butter Lover’s Month
National Pepper Month
National Stuffing Month
National Raisin Bread Month
November 1-7: National Fig Week
Daily Holidays

November 1
National Bison Day
National Paté Day*
November 2
National Deviled Egg Day
November 3
National Sandwich Day
November 4
National Candy Day
November 5
National Doughnut Day
National Chinese Take-out Day
November 6
National Nachos Day
November 7
National Bittersweet Chocolate with Almonds Day
November 8
National Cappuccino Day
November 9
National Greek Yogurt Day 
November 10
National Vanilla Cupcake Day
November 11
National Sundae Day
November 12
National Pizza with the Works Except Anchovies Day
November 13
National Indian Pudding Day
Feast of St. Diego Alacala
November 14
National Guacamole Day
National Pickle ‘Appreciation’ Day
November 15
National Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day
National Raisin Bran Cereal Day
November 16
National Fast Food Day
November 17
National Baklava Day
Homemade Bread Day
November 18
National Apple Cider Day
 National Vichyssoise Day
November 19
National Macchiato Day**
November 20
National Peanut Butter Fudge Day
November 21
National Cranberry Day**
 National Gingerbread Cookie Day
November 22
National Cranberry Relish Day
National Cashew Day
 
November 23
National Espresso Day
November 24
National Sardines Day
November 25
National Parfait Day
National “Eat with a Friend” Day
November 26
National Cake Day
November 27
National Bavarian Cream Pie Day
November 28
National French Toast Day
November 29
National Chocolates Day
National Lemon Creme Pie Day
National Rice Cake Day
November 30
National Mousse Day
_____________
Continue to December Food Holidays

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November 22nd is National Cranberry Relish Day!

John-Bryan Hopkins

Here are today’s five things to know about cranberry relish:

 

A barrel of cranberries weighs 100 pounds. Give or take a few, there are about 450 cranberries in a pound and 4,400 cranberries in one gallon of juice.cranberry-juice1

Contrary to popular belief, cranberries do not grow in water. A perennial plant, cranberries grow on low-running vines in sandy bogs and marshes.

Harvesting Cranberries near Vancouver

 

If you strung all the cranberries produced in North America last year, they would stretch from Boston to Los Angeles more than 565 times.

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Legend has it that Pilgrims served cranberries, along with wild turkey and succotash, at the first Thanksgiving in Plymouth, Massachusetts.

Cranberry sauce

 

In the 1880s, a New Jersey grower named John “Peg Leg” Webb discovered that cranberries bounce.

giphy46

Today’s Food History

  • 1808 Thomas Cook was born. In 1841 Cook hired a special excursion train between Leicester and Loughborough in England for a temperance meeting. The beginning of Thomas Cook & Son, the worldwide travel agency.
  • 1862 Dr. Alexander P. Anderson was born. He developed Puffed Rice in NYC in 1902, which was introduced to the world at the St. Louis World’s Fair in 1904.
  • 1967 Arlo Guthrie’s ballad/song ‘Alice’s Restaurant’ was released.
  • 1992 Actor Sterling Holloway died. He was also the voice of Winnie The Pooh, the honey loving bear in Disney’s animated version.

 


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November 21 is National Cranberry Day

Here are today’s five thing to know about Cranberry:

  1. Another name for cranberries is “bounceberries” because they bounce when ripe.
  2. Some Native Americans called the cranberry ibimi which means “bitter berry”
  3. Native Americans and Pilgrims used cranberries as a red dye.
  4. Wild cranberries were probably part of the first Thanksgiving in 1621.
  5. Today, cranberry sauce is an essential part of American and Canadian Thanksgiving celebrations.

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Today’s Food History

  • 1941 ‘King Biscuit Time’ radio show was first broadcast from Helena, Arkansas. It is the longest running daily radio program in history, broadcasting live blues music, interviews, etc. It is named for its sponsor, King Biscuit Flour.  The ‘King Biscuit Flour Hour’ rock and roll radio program took its name from ‘King Biscuit Time.’
  • 1970 ‘I Think I Love You’ by the Partridge Family is #1 on the charts.
  • 1980 28,000 Canada geese spend a few nights on Silver Lake in Rochester, Minnesota.

 

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November 21 is National Cranberry Day

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November 21 is the 1st annual National Cranberry Day*

Here are today’s five thing to know about Cranberry:

  1. Another name for cranberries is “bounceberries” because they bounce when ripe.
  2. Some Native Americans called the cranberry ibimi which means “bitter berry”
  3. Native Americans and Pilgrims used cranberries as a red dye.
  4. Wild cranberries were probably part of the first Thanksgiving in 1621.
  5. Today, cranberry sauce is an essential part of American and Canadian Thanksgiving celebrations.

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Today’s Food History

  • 1941 ‘King Biscuit Time’ radio show was first broadcast from Helena, Arkansas. It is the longest running daily radio program in history, broadcasting live blues music, interviews, etc. It is named for its sponsor, King Biscuit Flour.  The ‘King Biscuit Flour Hour’ rock and roll radio program took its name from ‘King Biscuit Time.’
  • 1970 ‘I Think I Love You’ by the Partridge Family is #1 on the charts.
  • 1980 28,000 Canada geese spend a few nights on Silver Lake in Rochester, Minnesota.

 

*A Food Holiday created by Foodimentary to celebrate the foods we love

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National Cranberry Day

John-Bryan Hopkins

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National Cranberry Day

Five Food Finds about Cranberries

  • Another name for cranberries is “bounceberries” because they bounce when ripe.
  • Some Native Americans called the cranberry ibimi which means “bitter berry.” Other tribes called it sassamanash.
  • Native Americans and Pilgrims used cranberries as a red dye.
  • Wild cranberries were probably part of the first Thanksgiving in 1621.
  • Today, cranberry sauce is an essential part of American and Canadian Thanksgiving celebrations.

Today’s Food History

1941 ‘King Biscuit Time’ radio show was first broadcast from Helena, Arkansas. It is the longest running daily radio program in history, broadcasting live blues music, interviews, etc. It is named for its sponsor, King Biscuit Flour.  The ‘King Biscuit Flour Hour’ rock and roll radio program took its name from ‘King Biscuit Time.’

1970 ‘I Think I Love You’ by the Partridge Family is #1 on the charts.

1980 28,000 Canada geese spend a few nights on Silver Lake in Rochester, Minnesota.

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November 21 – National Cranberry Day

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National Cranberry Day

Five Food Finds about Cranberries

  • Another name for cranberries is “bounceberries” because they bounce when ripe.
  • Some Native Americans called the cranberry ibimi which means “bitter berry.” Other tribes called it sassamanash.
  • Native Americans and Pilgrims used cranberries as a red dye.
  • Wild cranberries were probably part of the first Thanksgiving in 1621.
  • Today, cranberry sauce is an essential part of American and Canadian Thanksgiving celebrations.

Today’s Food History

1941 ‘King Biscuit Time’ radio show was first broadcast from Helena, Arkansas. It is the longest running daily radio program in history, broadcasting live blues music, interviews, etc. It is named for its sponsor, King Biscuit Flour.  The ‘King Biscuit Flour Hour’ rock and roll radio program took its name from ‘King Biscuit Time.’

1970 ‘I Think I Love You’ by the Partridge Family is #1 on the charts.

1980 28,000 Canada geese spend a few nights on Silver Lake in Rochester, Minnesota.

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November 22 – National Cranberry Relish Day

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National Cranberry Relish Day

Today’s Food History

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1808 Thomas Cook was born. In 1841 Cook hired a special excursion train between Leicester and Loughborough in England for a temperance meeting. The beginning of Thomas Cook & Son, the worldwide travel agency.
1862 Dr. Alexander P. Anderson was born. He developed Puffed Rice in NYC in 1902, which was introduced to the world at the St. Louis World’s Fair in 1904.
1967 Arlo Guthrie’s ballad/song ‘Alice’s Restaurant’ was released.
1992 Actor Sterling Holloway died. He was also the voice of Winnie The Pooh, the honey loving bear in Disney’s animated version.

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December 25 is National Pumpkin Pie Day

John-Bryan Hopkins

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National Pumpkin Pie Day

Five Food Finds about Pumpkin Pie

  • The American colonists used pumpkin in pie crusts, but not in the filling.
  • The type of pumpkin pie we know today was not made until the 1700s.
  • Every year, 50 million pumpkin pies are made using Libby’s canned product.
  • Nestle bought Libby’s in 1971.
  • The world’s largest pumpkin pie weighed over 350 pounds and was made with 80 pounds of pumpkin, 36 pounds of sugar, and 144 eggs.
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Today’s Food History

1213 King John of England ordered 3,000 capons, 1,000 salted eels, 400 hogs, 100 pounds of almonds and 24 casks of wine for his Christmas feasts.

1252 Henry III hosts 1,000 knights and nobels at York. 600 oxen are consumed.

1415 England’s Henry V orders food distributed to the citizens of Rouen who are trapped by his siege. Henry himself dines on roast porpoise.

1512 The Duke of Northumberland was served 5 swans for Christmas dinner.

1580 The Christmas feasts of Sir William Petrie includes 17 oxen, 14 steers, 29 calves, 5 hogs, 13 bucks, 54 lambs, 129 sheep and one ton of cheese.

1642 Sir Isaac Newton was born. Newton was an English mathematician famous for being hit on the head by a falling apple (probably a ‘Flower of Kent’ variety). He also wrote ‘Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy’ in 1687.

1714 England’s King George I has his first Christmas pudding, made with 5 pounds of suet and 1 pound of plums.

1741 Anders Celsius developed the Centigrade temperature scale. Originally he had the freezing point of water at 100 and the boiling point at 0. This was reversed after his death to match the other temperature scales.

1805 American explorer Zebulon Pike celebrated Christmas by allowing “two pounds extra of meat, two pounds extra of flour, one gill of whiskey, and some tobacco, to each man, in order to distinguish Christmas Day.”

1852 A 446 pound baron of beef was served to Queen Victoria and the royal family.

1887 Conrad Nicholson Hilton was born. Founder of one of the largest hotel chains. It all began when he and his father turned their large New Mexico house into an inn for traveling salesmen.

1944 Henry Vestine of the music group ‘Canned Heat’ was born.

1946 Jimmy Buffet, musician, was born. ‘Cheesburger in Paradise,’ ‘Margaritaville’ etc.

1954 Liberty Hyde Bailey died. He was an American botanist who studied cultivated plants and developed horticulture into an applied science.

1958 ‘The Chipmunk Song’ becomes the only Christmas song in U.S. in history to be Number #1 on Christmas Day.

1960 Dr. Irving Cooper received a wine bottle opener for Christmas. It injected carbon dioxide gas into the bottle to force the cork out. He noticed the gas was extremely cold coming out from the needle like device. This gave him the idea to develop a brain surgery technique using liquid nitrogen to freeze tiny areas of brain cells or tumors.

1971 Neil Hogan of the musical group The Cranberries was born.

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November 21 – Today’s Food History

John-Bryan Hopkins

National Cranberry Day

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November 22 – Today’s Food History

John-Bryan Hopkins

National Cranberry Relish Day

Today’s Food History

on this day in…

  • 1808 Thomas Cook was born. In 1841 Cook hired a special excursion train between Leicester and Loughborough in England for a temperance meeting. The beginning of Thomas Cook & Son, the worldwide travel agency.
  • 1862 Dr. Alexander P. Anderson was born. He developed Puffed Rice in NYC in 1902, which was introduced to the world at the St. Louis World’s Fair in 1904.
  • 1967 Arlo Guthrie’s ballad/song ‘Alice’s Restaurant’ was released.
  • 1992 Actor Sterling Holloway died. He was also the voice of Winnie The Pooh, the honey loving bear in Disney’s animated version.

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December 25 – National Pumpkin Pie Day

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National Pumpkin Pie Day

Five Food Finds about Pumpkin Pie

  • The American colonists used pumpkin in pie crusts, but not in the filling.
  • The type of pumpkin pie we know today was not made until the 1700s.
  • Every year, 50 million pumpkin pies are made using Libby’s canned product.
  • Nestle bought Libby’s in 1971.
  • The world’s largest pumpkin pie weighed over 350 pounds and was made with 80 pounds of pumpkin, 36 pounds of sugar, and 144 eggs.
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Today’s Food History

1213 King John of England ordered 3,000 capons, 1,000 salted eels, 400 hogs, 100 pounds of almonds and 24 casks of wine for his Christmas feasts.

1252 Henry III hosts 1,000 knights and nobels at York. 600 oxen are consumed.

1415 England’s Henry V orders food distributed to the citizens of Rouen who are trapped by his siege. Henry himself dines on roast porpoise.

1512 The Duke of Northumberland was served 5 swans for Christmas dinner.

1580 The Christmas feasts of Sir William Petrie includes 17 oxen, 14 steers, 29 calves, 5 hogs, 13 bucks, 54 lambs, 129 sheep and one ton of cheese.

1642 Sir Isaac Newton was born. Newton was an English mathematician famous for being hit on the head by a falling apple (probably a ‘Flower of Kent’ variety). He also wrote ‘Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy’ in 1687.

1714 England’s King George I has his first Christmas pudding, made with 5 pounds of suet and 1 pound of plums.

1741 Anders Celsius developed the Centigrade temperature scale. Originally he had the freezing point of water at 100 and the boiling point at 0. This was reversed after his death to match the other temperature scales.

1805 American explorer Zebulon Pike celebrated Christmas by allowing “two pounds extra of meat, two pounds extra of flour, one gill of whiskey, and some tobacco, to each man, in order to distinguish Christmas Day.”

1852 A 446 pound baron of beef was served to Queen Victoria and the royal family.

1887 Conrad Nicholson Hilton was born. Founder of one of the largest hotel chains. It all began when he and his father turned their large New Mexico house into an inn for traveling salesmen.

1944 Henry Vestine of the music group ‘Canned Heat’ was born.

1946 Jimmy Buffet, musician, was born. ‘Cheesburger in Paradise,’ ‘Margaritaville’ etc.

1954 Liberty Hyde Bailey died. He was an American botanist who studied cultivated plants and developed horticulture into an applied science.

1958 ‘The Chipmunk Song’ becomes the only Christmas song in U.S. in history to be Number #1 on Christmas Day.

1960 Dr. Irving Cooper received a wine bottle opener for Christmas. It injected carbon dioxide gas into the bottle to force the cork out. He noticed the gas was extremely cold coming out from the needle like device. This gave him the idea to develop a brain surgery technique using liquid nitrogen to freeze tiny areas of brain cells or tumors.

1971 Neil Hogan of the musical group The Cranberries was born.

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November 23 – Today’s Food History

John-Bryan Hopkins

National Cashew Day

also: National Eat a Cranberry Day

Today’s Food History

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  • 1534 Otto Brunfels died. A German botanist, author of ‘Herbarum vivae eicones’ (‘Living Pictures of Herbs’), one of the first great herbals. His work is considered to be a bridge between ancient and modern botany.
  • 1553 Prospero Alpini was born. An Italian physician and botanist, he is said to have introduced coffee and bananas to Europe and to have been the first to artificially fertilize date palms.
  • 1835 Henry Burden was granted the first U.S. patent for a horseshoe manufacturing machine.
  • 1869 The 3 masted clipper ship ‘Cutty Sark’ was launched at Dunbarton, Scotland. It was one of the last to be built and is the only one surviving today. It is 212 feet long and 36 feet wide. It was initially used in the English/Chinese tea trade. Fully restored in 1957, it is in dry berth in Greenwich, London as a sailing museum.
  • 1894 Donald Deskey was born. An industrial designer, he designed the packaging for Tide laundry detergent and Crest toothpaste among others.
  • 1921 President Harding signs the Willis Campell Act, which prohibits doctors from prescribing beer or liquor.
  • 1945 Wartime rationing ended in the U.S.
  • 1990 Roald Dahl died. British author, one of his most popular books was ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,’ the film version was titled ‘Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.’ Some of his other books are ‘A Piece of Cake,’ ‘Pig,’ ‘Royal Jelly,’ ‘Smell’ and ‘Lamb to the Slaughter.’

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December 25 – National Pumpkin Pie Day

John-Bryan Hopkins

Today’s Food History

National Pumpkin Pie Day

1213 King John of England ordered 3,000 capons, 1,000 salted eels, 400 hogs, 100 pounds of almonds and 24 casks of wine for his Christmas feasts.

1252 Henry III hosts 1,000 knights and nobels at York. 600 oxen are consumed.

1415 England’s Henry V orders food distributed to the citizens of Rouen who are trapped by his siege.  Henry himself dines on roast porpoise.

1512 The Duke of Northumberland was served 5 swans for Christmas dinner.

1580 The Christmas feasts of Sir William Petrie includes 17 oxen, 14 steers, 29 calves, 5 hogs, 13 bucks, 54 lambs, 129 sheep and one ton of cheese.

1642 Sir Isaac Newton was born. Newton was an English mathematician famous for being hit on the head by a falling apple (probably a ‘Flower of Kent’ variety). He also wrote ‘Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy’ in 1687.

1714 England’s King George I has his first Christmas pudding, made with 5 pounds of suet and 1 pound of plums.

1741 Anders Celsius developed the Centigrade temperature scale. Originally he had the freezing point of water at 100 and the boiling point at 0. This was reversed after his death to match the other temperature scales.

1805 American explorer Zebulon Pike celebrated Christmas by allowing “two pounds extra of meat, two pounds extra of flour, one gill of whiskey, and some tobacco, to each man, in order to distinguish Christmas Day.”

1852 A 446 pound baron of beef was served to Queen Victoria and the royal family.

1887 Conrad Nicholson Hilton was born. Founder of one of the largest hotel chains. It all began when he and his father turned their large New Mexico house into an inn for traveling salesmen.

1944 Henry Vestine of the music group ‘Canned Heat’ was born.

1946 Jimmy Buffet, musician, was born. ‘Cheesburger in Paradise,’ ‘Margaritaville’ etc.

1954 Liberty Hyde Bailey died. He was an American botanist who studied cultivated plants and developed horticulture into an applied science.

1958 ‘The Chipmunk Song’ becomes the only Christmas song in U.S. in history to be Number #1 on Christmas Day.

1960 Dr. Irving Cooper received a wine bottle opener for Christmas. It injected carbon dioxide gas into the bottle to force the cork out. He noticed the gas was extremely cold coming out from the needle like device. This gave him the idea to develop a brain surgery technique using liquid nitrogen to freeze tiny areas of brain cells or tumors.

1971 Neil Hogan of the musical group The Cranberries was born.

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