April 5 Caramel Day

It’s April 5 Caramel Day. Caramel is made with butter, brown and white sugar, milk or cream, and vanilla. It is usually enjoyed as an ice cream topping, a candy filling, or on its own. You can also find caramel flavored puddings, popcorn, desserts, and coffee.

Caramels are made by adding milk and fat to sugary syrup that has been heated and stirred constantly until it reaches a light brown color. Americans began making sugary syrups in the 1600s; American women were using caramelized sugar and water to make candies. Milton Hershey’s first business was the Lancaster Caramel Company.

The longer caramel cooks, it takes on a deeper color and a darker flavor until the sugar becomes bitter and is no longer tasty. To celebrate you can enjoy some of your favorite caramel candies or make a batch of homemade caramel.

Following are a few yummy caramel recipes for you to enjoy:

Easy Caramel Corn
Hot Caramel Apple Dip
Caramels
Caramel Filled Chocolate Cookies
Caramel Custard 

April 5 Deep Dish Pizza Day

April 5th recognizes a food holiday that is Deep Dish Pizza Day, let us thank Pizzeria Uno’s founder Ike Sewell, without whom this day wouldn’t exist. Ike Sewell credited with creating the spectacular deep dish pizza in 1943 in Chicago. This wonderfully tasty pizza, also known as Chicago-style pizza, is characterized by a superb buttery crust that can be as high as 3 inches tall, along with generous amounts of flavorsome sauce, toppings and cheese.

In ancient Greece, the Greeks covered their bread with oils, herbs and cheese which some people believe is the beginning of the pizza.

In Byzantine Greek, the word was spelled “πίτα”, pita, meaning pie.

A sheet of dough topped with cheese and honey, then flavored with bay leaves was developed by the Romans. The modern pizza had its beginning in Italy as the Neapolitan flatbread.

The original pizza used only mozzarella cheese, mainly the highest quality buffalo mozzarella variant which was produced in the area surrounding Naples.

It was estimated that the annual production of pizza cheese in the United States in 1997 was 2 billion pounds. The first United States pizza establishment opened in 1905 in New York’s Little Italy.

Pizza has become one of America’s favorite meals. 

April 5 Go For Broke Day

Go For Broke Day is observed annually on April 5. The phrase “Go for broke” has roots in Hawaiian Pidgin meaning “wager everything”. It was adopted from the 442nd Infantry Regiment's unit motto "Go for Broke", which was derived from the Hawaiian pidgin phrase used by craps shooters risking all their money in one roll of the dice. On April 5, 1945, Sadao S. Munemori "saved two of his men at the cost of his own life and did much to clear the path for his company's victorious advance" near Seravezza, Italy. Munemori was a member of the 442d Regimental Combat Team.

Know that stepping out of what you know is the only way you can truly grow as a person, with new experiences and challenges paving the way for personal growth and a realization of which you truly are. Falling into a rut is a sure way to lead to depression and a failure to make the most out of life, don’t be one of those who look back and asks of your life ‘what if?’ Instead, go for broke.

There’s a saying that is close to the heart of this day, “It is better to regret the things you’ve done, than the things you haven’t.” This quote goes straight to the idea of “Life is meant to be experienced doing things, not sitting around not doing anything.” Old age is the time of regrets, why not take this opportunity you have as few regrets of things you haven’t done to follow you to the end? Get out there, carpe diem.

Best of luck dear friends and now “Go For Broke Day”. 

April 5 Raisin and Spice Bar Day

Observed annually on April 5 is National Raisin and Spice Bar Day too with Go For Broke Day. Sometimes comfort foods come in the form of raisins and spice fresh from the oven. There are many variations of recipes you can use for making raisin and spice bars. Some of them date back many years. But the most common is a bar made with cinnamon, allspice, raisins and chopped pecans or walnuts. 

Try this delicious Raisin Spice Bars recipe.

April 5 Read a Road Map Day

Annually Read a Road Map Day is observed April 5. It encourages people to go on an adventure the old fashioned way, with a paper map! Do not use the electronic devices and unfold a traditional road map. Make known yourself with it and take a little trip. Use your capability for using a map. Teach someone else to read a map.

Learn more about maps and how they are made. Take a short road trip and use only paper maps to guide you. Take a navigator who does the map reading and directing for you. If you do not have a navigator, please make sure you only read the map when your car is at a complete stop.

If you have never read a map, take some time to learn to read one. We consider it will be a good skill to have in the unlikely event of disaster. 

April 5 SAAM Day of Action – First Tuesday

April 5 SAAM Day of Action – First Tuesday in April recognized in the United States and observed annually as part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), SAAM Day of Action provides a day to focus awareness on sexual violence prevention.

Since 2004, the National Sexual Violence Resource Center has promoted a day dedicated to ending sexual violence against women. Their campaign is ongoing. For more information visit www.nsvrc.org.  

For complete information regarding SAAM Day of Action, see:

http://www.nsvrc.org/saam/sexual-assault-awareness-month-home

http://www.nsvrc.org/saam/current-campaign/day-of-action

April 4 Chicken Cordon Bleu Day

Once a year observed on April 4 is Chicken Cordon Bleu Day. The a special dish all about combining chicken, ham and cheese. “Cordon bleu” means “blue ribbon” in French.

The French term Cordon Bleu is translated as “Blue Ribbon”. This dish is a take on the popular Veal Cordon Bleu. It is a flattened chicken breast which is wrapped around ham and cheese such as Swiss or Gruyere. The chicken is held together with toothpicks and dipped in an egg wash and breaded.

The earliest recipe we were able to find was in a March 1964 printing of the Cincinnati Enquirer by the Cincinnati Gourmet Stanley Demos. Despite some misconceptions, it is an American dish. Demo’s mentions in his column that he got the idea to try chicken instead of veal “to be different.” It has been a popular dish since.

The most basic in variations is the chicken being baked instead of fried, which is what seems to be the most common in the Americas. A similar variant comes from Hungary, where veal is used in place of the chicken, but the filling is the same. One variation not commonly known of outside of its home of Switzerland is the Schnitzel Cordon Bleu.

Few delicious recipes for you to enjoy:

Chicken Cordon Bleu Bake
Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole
Chicken Cordon Bleu Recipe
Chicken Cordon Bleu Sandwich
Chicken Cordon Bleu with a Cream Mushroom Sauce

April 4 Hug a News Person Day

Hug a Newsperson Day April 4th is Hug a Newsperson Day. Each year this day gives everyone the opportunity to say “thank you” and hug their local newsperson. The Merriam-Webster dictionary tells us that the word “newsman” dates back to 1596. 

April 4 School Librarian Day

April 4th is National School Librarian Day. It honors all school librarians who serve young students so well in the local school libraries. It is set aside to honor all school librarians. School librarians spend long hours keeping the library organized, helping our children find the resources they need to keep learning and are dedicated to creating an environment they can learn in every day of the year.

Take a minute today, to appreciate all the hard work that a school librarian does daily and the patience the librarian displays, as he or she aids our youth.

Give the librarian a big smile and a big "Thank You!"

Tell you librarian that she is doing a wonderful job.

Send a card and flowers for Your School collage Librarian. 

April 3 Chocolate Mousse Day

April 3rd Chocolate Mousse Day recognizes by People. One of the decadent desserts is gained popularity in France in the 1800s. France is where to begin. The words mousse and chocolate are derived from the French language. In French, the word Mousse means ‘foam’. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle in 1887 included classes on how to make chocolate mousse offered by a Miss Parloa, In the United States.

Chocolate Mousse is a dish that speaks of deep richness, a thick creamy substance comprised of that most decadent of flavors, chocolate. 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. Mousse can be either savory or sweet, for this day we will focus on that all time favorite, chocolate.

French Chocolate Mousse Recipe

There are many recipes for a chocolate mousse, all of them introducing different combinations of flavorings and toppings, all in the attempt to produce the perfect mousse flavor and consistency. The first step of creating the perfect chocolate mousse is of course utilizing the best possible chocolate available to you. 

April 3 Find a Rainbow Day

April 3rd is also know and celebrated for Find a Rainbow Day. Rainbow is a sign of hope and to many a sign of promise. It can be all three; beauty, hope and promise. Rainbow is not an object, and cannot be physically approached.

A spectrum of light in the form of a multicolored arc, appearing in the sky, is caused by both reflection and refraction of light in water droplets in the Earth’s atmosphere. These rainbows always appear directly opposite of the sun. The light is refracted (bent) when it enters a droplet of water, then is reflected inside on the back of the droplet and refracted again when leaving it.

Red is the color that is visible on the outer part of a rainbow and violet on the inside of a primary rainbow. Children learn in science class the mnemonic ROYGBIV to help them to remember the sequence of colors in a rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet. Many forms of airborne water can cause rainbows including, rain, mist, spray and dew. 

April 3 Tweed Day

Tweed Day is observed annually on April 3rd. This day has a few different meanings, so you can choose which one you believe is the source of Tweed Day.

Some people believe that Tweed Day is celebrated to recognize senator-turned-crook William “Boss” Tweed. Tweed was born on April 3, 1823. He was the wealthiest and most powerful politician of his time. While being considered the “poster boy” for political corruption, Tweed is still known by many as one of the most notorious politicians in American history. He died in 1878, in jail, after being caught with millions of dollars of stolen public money.

Others believe that Tweed Day celebrates the tweed fabric. Originally produced in Scotland, the fabric is a durable, rough, woolen cloth which was originally hand woven. The colors are traditionally earthy and blend well with the Scottish landscape. There are different families of tweed with different categories and styles of tweed that fall into these differing categories. Depending from which estate the tweed represents the sheep from which the fabric is woven and the pattern woven, it could be very special tweed indeed. Tweed was often worn by Sherlock Holmes, James Bond and Professor Henry Jones of Indiana Jones. 

April 2 Ferret Day

April 2 is Ferret Day; Ferret Day was officially recognized in 2014. The ferret is a much maligned and misunderstood animal, widely believed to be a smelly, quarrelsome, amoral, biting beast.

Ferret Day promotes the true virtues of this cute, cuddly critter and furthers the welfare of ferrets everywhere. Ferret Day seeks to celebrate these remarkable and resilient creatures as well as raise awareness about the standards of welfare, nutrition and care. Ferret Day provides a focus for ferret-lovers to work together and share their passion, as well as educate the wider public about this fine, upstanding member of the weasel family.

The most famous artistic portrayal of a ferret is undoubtedly Leonardo da Vinci’s “Lady with an Ermine” painting that dates back to 1490.

We have to learn more about ferrets and if you like share on social media know the Ferret, #FerretDay.