December 21 Crossword Puzzle Day

Today day is December 21 Crossword Puzzle Day observed every year.
The first crossword puzzles were published in England in children’s books and other publications. They were simple word games derived from the word squares where letters were arranged in a square so that the words read the same across and down.
Journalist Arthur Wynne from Liverpool is credited as the inventor of word game we know today. He created what is considered the first known published crossword puzzle. The puzzle appeared in the December 21, 1913, edition of the New York World newspaper.

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December 22 Date Nut Bread Day

December 21 French Fried Shrimp Day

December 20 Sangria Day

Today day is December 20 Sangria Day observed every year. Sangria is a beverage made with wine and sweetened with fresh fruit and fruit juices. Sangria normally consists of wine, chopped fruit, a sweetener, and a small amount of added brandy. Chopped fruit can include orange, lemon, lime, apple, peach, melon, berries, pineapple, grape, kiwifruit, and mango. A sweetener such as honey, sugar, syrup, or orange juice is added.

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December 19 Hard Candy Day

Today day is December 19 Hard Candy Day everyone enjoys this day in Christmastime every year. Christmas is a great time to celebrate hard candies because Christmastime is the time when the most beautiful hard candies come out to play.

Bcoz of the low price of sugar hard candy became very popular in the seventeenth century, most hard candies are 100% sugar with flavoring and colors added. To achieve a hard candy, confectioners boil a sugar syrup to 320 degrees Fahrenheit.

Hard candy can be traced back to Ancient Egypt, Arabia, and China. Archaeologists in all of these regions have found traces of “candied” fruits and nuts that had been dipped in honey, which is a preservative.

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December 18 Roast Suckling Pig Day

Today day is December 18 Roast Suckling Pig Day observed every year, Suckling pig is a young pig. "Suckling Pig", also called "Sucking Pig". It can be range between 8-30 pounds. This Roast Suckling Pig meat meal is actually a piglet roasted over a fire without cutting it into pieces before.

There are various recipes for suckling pig that can be traced back to Ancient Rome and China. Today, pig roasts are a popular tradition in cultures all around the world.

Make the pig for the whole family and invite a few friends over as well, serve it up as soon as it is done and eat as a group.

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December 17 Maple Syrup Day

Today December 17 Maple Syrup Day.

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December 16 Chocolate-covered Anything Day

Today day is December 16 Chocolate-covered Anything Day observed every year by chocoloaholics and others too who love chocolate. Chocolate is a very popular theme for a fun holiday.

Chocolate is a product based on cocoa solid and cocoa fat. Several types of chocolate can be distinguished. Pure, unsweetened chocolate contains primarily cocoa solids and cocoa butter in varying proportions. Much of the chocolate consumed today is in the form of sweet chocolate, combining chocolate with sugar. Milk chocolate is sweet chocolate that additionally contains milk powder or condensed milk. (With material from: Wikipedia) There are many different types of chocolate that you can use to top your food: sweetened, unsweetened, bittersweet, semisweet, milk chocolate, white chocolate, dark chocolate, cocoa, and more.
Pick up some chocolate covered anything and give it to one of your favorite person, love one and family or friend.
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December 15 Cupcake / Lemon Cupcake Day

Today day is December 15 Cupcake / Lemon Cupcake Day observed every year. The first mention of the cupcake can be traced as far back as 1796 when a recipe notation of “a cake to be baked in small cups” was written in American Cookery by Amelia Simmons.

Cupcakes are made with the same basic ingredients as large cakes: flour, eggs, sugar, and butter. The cupcake batter may have chocolate chips, nuts, raisins, or berries stirred in. Sometimes cupcakes are filled with pastry cream, ganache, jam, or frosting. They are often topped with frosting, whipped cream, sprinkles, sugar paste figures, and other cake decorations.
Cupcakes may be topped with frosting or other cake decorations. They may be filled with frosting or pastry cream. For bakers making a small number of filled cupcakes, this is usually accomplished by using a spoon or knife to scoop a small hole in the top of the cupcake. (With material from: Wikipedia)
Bake a set of cupcakes and share them with a friend and family especially in neighbor’s kids.
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December 15 Bill of Rights Day

Today day is December 15 Bill of Rights Day observed every year. President Franklin D. Roosevelt designated Bill of Rights Day on December 15 in 1941.

The Bill of Rights includes these Amendments:

• Amendment 1- Freedom of speech, press and religion
• Amendment 2 - The right to bear arms
• Amendment 3- Protection of homeowners from quartering troops, except during war.
• Amendment 4 - Rights and protections against unreasonable search and seizure
• Amendment 5 - Rights of due process of law, protection against double jeopardy, self incrimination
• Amendment 6 - Rights of a speedy trial by jury of peers and rights of accused
• Amendment 7 - Rights to trial by jury in civil cases
• Amendment 8 - Protection from cruel and unusual punishment, excessive bail
• Amendment 9 - Protection of rights not specified in the Bill of Rights
• Amendment 10 - States rights, power of the states

The amendments were introduced by James Madison to the 1st United States Congress as a series of legislative articles. They were adopted by the House of Representatives on August 21, 1789, formally proposed by joint resolution of Congress on September 25, 1789, and came into effect as Constitutional Amendments on December 15, 1791, through the process of ratification by three-fourths of the states. The Bill of Rights had little judicial impact for the first 150 years of its existence, but was the basis for many Supreme Court decisions of the 20th and 21st centuries. (With material from: Wikipedia)
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December 14 Bouillabaisse Day

Today day is December 14 Bouillabaisse Day observed every year. The French are known for many a great recipe, Bouillabaisse is one of them.
Bouillabaisse is a tasty fish stew that originated in Marseilles, France around 600 B.C. At that time, Marseilles was a Greek colony so the stew was originally called "kakavia."

Variety of fish, including cod, snapper, flounder, halibut, sea bass, monk fish, and more use in Bouillabaisse with different herbs and spices such as garlic, orange peel, basil, saffron, and bay leaf are added to the soup for flavor. Vegetables like tomatoes, onions, celery, and potatoes were added to the recipe. The ingredients may vary depending on what fish are available at the moment.
Today making your own bouillabaisse stew for your family to enjoy…
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December 13 Cocoa Day

Today day is December 13 Cocoa Day observed every year. Cocoa powder often referred to as simply cocoa is made of cocoa solids which remain after the extraction of cocoa butter from cacao bins.

Form 2000 years ago that the first chocolate beverage was created by the Mayas and a cocoa beverage was an essential part of Aztec culture by 1400 AD.
There are health benefits to drinking hot cocoa. Cocoa contains large amounts of antioxidants that may help prevent cancer. It has also been shown that the cocoa beans help with digestion. The flavonoids that are found in the cocoa also have a positive effect on arterial health.
Cacao trees are grown worldwide, but it is thought that the first ones grew in South America. Cocoa is similar to wine, in that its flavor profile differs based on where it’s grown. Lucky for us, cacao trees are very plentiful – it takes 300-600 cocoa beans to make two pounds of chocolate.
Today get cup of Hot Cocoa with your love one…
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December 12 Ambrosia Day

Today day is December 12 Ambrosia Day observed every day. In ancient Greek mythology, ambrosia was a food that granted immortality and was restricted only to the divine. Ambrosia salad from the late 1800s, when the earliest recipes are found, was made with citrus fruit, coconut and sugar.

Ambrosia is a modification of the traditional fruit salad which is believed to be an American dish.
There are a lot of different ambrosia recipes, but the majority of them contain oranges or mandarin oranges, pineapple, coconut, and mini marshmallows. A kind of fruit salad, ambrosia is a mixture of all the bite-sized cuts of fruit you expect in a fruit cocktail, Ambrosia is usually put in the fridge for at least few hours before being served.
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