June 14 Bourbon Day

Bourbon Day is observed annually on June 14th.set aside some time in the day to enjoy a glass of the uniquely American distilled liquor.Bourbon is a type of whiskey that is made from corn and rye or wheat, and aged in charred oak barrels.

There is something about bourbon that’s captured our global attention. In North America sales have soared and in the U.S., where bourbon originates, one of the nation’s most popular whiskey makers reversed a decision to water down its recipe in an effort to meet worldwide demand.

You may have heard the saying that all bourbons are whiskey, but not all are bourbon. For a whiskey to classify as bourbon it must be made in the U.S. While any state will do, most are made in Kentucky. In addition, its mash which is that mix of grains from which bourbon is distilled must comprise at least 51 per cent and no more than 79 per cent Indian corn. Most recipes use about 70 per cent corn, which gives it its nickname corn whiskey.

Happy Bourbon Day...... 

June 13 Kitchen Klutzes of America Day

June 13 is Kitchen Klutzes of America Day for honors those who would like to cook and be in the kitchen if you really want to cook something delicious. Klutz means most commonly referred to as a clumsy person.

It may be necessary to keep a first aid kit and fire extinguisher handy when Kitchen Klutzes are around. Be ready to call 911 and your favorite take out if you’re still hungry.

While everyday celebrates some kind of food, Kitchen Klutzes of America Day is only for you and it honors your everyday struggles to make breakfast or delicious dinner for your family.

June 13 Sewing Machine Day

Observed annually on June 13 is Sewing Machine Day. English inventor, Thomas Saint, received the first patent for a design of a sewing machine in 1790. This day honors the invention of the sewing machine. It is hard to imagine having to sew things together by hand, stitch by stitch.

In 1874, William Newton Wilson found Saint’s drawings in the London Patent Office, made adjustments and built a working model. This model is currently owned by the London Science Museum.

Walter Hunt invented the first American lockstitch sewing machine in 1832. John Greenough patented the first sewing machine in the United States in 1842. Happy Sewing Machine Day.

June 12 Loving Day

Loving Day is observed each year on June 12. Loving Day commemorates a date in history when the Supreme Court of America ruled to disband all anti-miscegenation laws in 1967. The anniversary of the 1967 United States Supreme Court decision Loving vs. Virginia.

Childhood friends, Mildred and Richard, met when she was 11, and he was 17.  Over the years they began courting and in 1958 when she turned 18, they married in Washington.

This, however, was only a short term solution. The law in Virginia not only forbade interracial marriage ceremonies, but it also forbade interracial couples from getting married elsewhere and then returning to their home state. Not long after their return to Virginia, the newly-married Loving couple were awakened by the police and taken to jail for the crime of having an interracial marriage.

After that Robert F. Kennedy referred the case on to the American Civil Liberties Union.  The Warren Court unanimously ruled in their favor, and the Loving’s returned to their Virginia home where they resided with their three children.

Happy Loving Day....

June 12 Peanut Butter Cookie Day

Peanut Butter Cookie Day on June 12. Today it's America's favorite cookie, it exist b'coz of George Washington Carver. Most people are familiar with peanut butter for use on sandwiches, while peanut butter cookies are yummy snacks Homemade peanut butter cookies would just not be right without the traditional forked crisscrosses on them.

George Washington Carver(Alabama’s American agricultural extension educator) was the most well know promoter of the peanut. Carver compiled 105 peanut recipes from various cookbooks, agricultural bulletins and other different sources.  In 1916, he put together a Research Bulletin called How to Grow the Peanut and 105 Ways of Preparing it for Human Consumption. Included in this Research Bulletin were three recipes for peanut cookies calling for crushed or chopped peanuts as one of its ingredients.

The first peanut butter cookies recipe was printed in 1932 by the Schenectady Gazette, but the recipe is likely existed before that. The printed recipe called for the dough to be thinly rolled and cut into shapes or small pieces dropped and then made into balls with a crisscrossed fork marks on the top. Even today peanut butter cookies are made with this iconic pattern.

June 11 Corn on the Cob Day

June 11 is Corn on the Cob Day, Millions of people love sweet corn on the cob. Fresh corn on the cob is a summertime treat that people from all corners of the United States look forward to as we start the picnic season.

Corn on the cob is also known in different regions as pole corn, corn stick, and sweet pole, butter-pop or long maize. It is a sweet corn that is picked when the kernels are still tender when it’s in its milk stage.

Boiling, steaming, roasting or grilling are the most common ways of preparing corn on the cob. If it is grilled or oven roasted, the corn is usually left in its husk during the cooking process.

To celebrate Corn on the Cob Day, boil, steam ,or grill it for dinner. 

June 11 German Chocolate Cake Day

German Chocolate Cake Day is observed by chocolate lovers annually on June 11. German’s Sweet Chocolate’s brand was named in honor of Sam German. The cake originated in Germany, it did not. The cake’s roots can be traced back to 1852 when American, Sam German, made a type of dark baking chocolate for the American Baker’s Chocolate Company.

Today, the most popular kind of cake is chocolate. There are many different types, including Black Forest, Devil’s Food, Flour less, Fudge, Ganache, German Chocolate, Lava, and much more.

Cakes have a rich culinary history. In Greece, cakes (or “plakous”) were heavy and flat, and people served them with nuts and honey. The Romans made cakes that were more like cheesecake or pastry, and presented them as offerings to the gods. In Medieval England, people used the words “bread” and cake” interchangeably to refer to anything made with flour dough.

Happy German Chocolate Cake Day.........

June 10 Iced Tea Day

June 10, The Iced Tea Day observed by people all over the world. One of summer’s favourite drinks. It has Lemon, sugar, tea, don’t be afraid to add some lemon or sugar to taste, or even ginger to help a sore throat. it is sweetened or unsweetened, with or without lemon, it is loved by many and enjoyed by the glass full all summer long.

Iced tea can be found in many flavors including lemon, peach, raspberry, lime, passions fruit, strawberry and cherry. Recipes for iced tea have been found dating back to the 1870s. The Buckeye Cookbook, published in 1876 and Housekeeping in Old Virginia, published in 1877 both contain iced tea recipes. The popularity of refreshing iced tea drink grew rapidly after it was introduced at the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis. 

Green tea has been suggested to be used for a variety of positive health benefits.

June 9 Donald Duck Day

Donald Duck Day is observed annually on June 9th. It's the official birthday of Donald Duck, the funny animal cartoon character of Walt Disney. Donald made his first screen debut on June 9, 1934, in The Wise Little Hen.

Donald is one of the most popular Disney characters. He is an anthropomorphic white duck with a yellow-orange bill, legs, and feet. He typically wears a sailor suit with a cap and a black or red bow tie. Donald is most famous for his semi-intelligible speech and his mischievous and irritable personality.

The origins of Donald Duck's name was said to have been inspired by Australian cricket legend Donald Bradman. In 1932 Bradman and the Australian team were touring North America and he made the news after being dismissed for a duck against New York West Indians. Walt Disney was in the process of creating a "friend" for Mickey Mouse when he read about Bradman's dismissal in the papers and decided to name the new character "Donald Duck". 

June 9 Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Day

Today is June 9 Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Day. Combination of rhubarb and strawberry is the best spring treat.

Rhubarb originated in Northwest China, where it grew wild. The Chinese began cultivating it in medicinal purposes and this vegetable made its way to Europe via Turkey and Russia. Benjamin Franklin introduced rhubarb to the USA in the end of the 1700s and in the beginning of the 1800s it became very popular. As the strawberry season begins, use it for filling together with rhubarb to bake a pie.

Rhubarb is perfect with some sweetener that is why it's so popular for ice cream, jam and pie filling. Rhubarb pie is very popular, and one of its variations, strawberry rhubarb pie, is known to everyone. 

A recipes a try and share with friends and family:

Strawberry Rhubarb Pie

June 8 Name Your Poison Day

Name Your Poison Day takes place on June 08, 2016. Name Your Poison Day is a day to make a choice. The term "Name Your Poison" is commonly used to suggest that you select among a number of options.

Decision making can be regarded as the mental processes resulting in the selection of a course of action among several alternative scenarios. Every decision making process produces a final choice. The output can be an action or an opinion of choice.

This term has a negative connotation. At the time, it probably referred to some unhappy choice. It is commonly used when asking someone what type of alcoholic drink they want. But, it is also used to refer to any choice of options, good or bad. For example, "Name Your Poison" may refer to selecting an ice cream flavor, a dessert choice, etc...

It may be a simple choice to make, or it might be a difficult decision that requires a lot of thought. It suggests whichever selection was made would be a bad one. Hence, the word “poison” in the phrase.

June 8 Upsy Daisy Day

Upsy Daisy Day, celebrated on, June 8, so that you may make whatever preparations necessary to greet this day with a smile.

Every day is a gift and if we remember that as we rise each morning, it will help us carry a good attitude throughout the day, whatever the day may bring us. Life is full of challenges and bumps in the road, and it is our attitude that helps us over the bumps and through the challenges to move onward with a smile.

Upsy Daisy Day, according to Chase's Calendar of Events, "is a day to remind people to get up gloriously, gratefully, and gleefully each morning." 

June 8 Best Friends Day

June 8 celebrates National Best Friends Day, A day to honour that one special person you call your “best friend”. Best friends may be hard to find, but life just wouldn't be the same without them. Today is our opportunity to celebrate that one special person in our lives who has always been there for us.

Life wouldn't be the same without best friends. They’re the friends that can be counted on to be there at a moment’s notice. The ones who love, laugh, support, and cherish – in both good and bad times.

“When it hurts to look back and you’re scared to look ahead, you can look beside you and your best friend will be there.” = unknown.

This day is a time to show them how much you appreciate them, how special and important they are to you and how you cherish their friendship.

A picnic in the park, a get together over coffee, or a nice meal in a favourite restaurant are popular ways to celebrate a close friendship. Should distance keep best friends apart, it’s enough to pick up the phone to wish that special person a very happy Best Friends Day.