Good morning,
welcome to our series sharing Unique Holidays: July 15th, 2021. Take a look at the Holidays being celebrated today and let me know which Holiday you most would like to celebrate and why.
For me neither one because I don’t care for Tapioca Pudding or Gummies. As for David Tapioca is one of David’s favorite pudding and Charlie loves Gummy Worm Candy and so does David.
Tapioca Pudding Day could be the day to redeem the nightmares of school puddings and rediscover the delights of Tapioca when the mysterious grey sludge is actually done properly.
Luckily, modern cooks and recipe-book writers have exerted a bit more imagination on the question of how best to use the Cassava Root Flour, so you’ll be able to find many more appealing variations on the old classic.
Start with Tapioca Flour, or Pearls or even whole Root. Try it with Cream, Milk or Coconut Milk. Mix in Spices, Fruit or Citrus Juices. Layer the Pudding with Chocolate or Jam or tasty Syrups.
Make the Pudding thin and runny, or chunky and firm. Try whipping in an Egg or two. Explore variants from every continent. There are even savoury Puddings, if you don’t have such a sweet tooth.
Five Facts about Tapioca Pudding
- Tapioca Pudding (similar to Sago Pudding) is a sweet Pudding made with Tapioca and either Milk or Cream.
- Coconut Milk is also used in cases in which the flavor is preferred or in areas in which it is a commonplace ingredient for cooking.
- It is made in many cultures with equally varying styles, and may be produced in a variety of ways. Its consistency ranges from thin (runny), to thick, to firm enough to eat with a fork.
- The Pudding can be made from scratch using Tapioca in a variety of forms: flakes, coarse meal, sticks, and pearls. Many commercial packaged mixes are also available.
- British schoolchildren have traditionally nicknamed the dish Frog Spawn, due to its appearance. American children often call it Fish Eyes and Glue.
Tapioca Pudding Recipe:
3 cups whole Milk ½ cup quick-cooking Tapioca ½ cup white Sugar ¼ teaspoon Salt 2 Eggs, beaten ½ teaspoon Vanilla extract
Instructions
- Step 1 Stir together the Milk, Tapioca, Sugar, and Salt in a medium saucepan. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to low; cook and stir 5 minutes longer.
- Step 2 Whisk 1 cup of the Hot Milk mixture into the beaten Eggs, 2 tablespoons at a time until incorporated. Stir the Egg mixture back into the Tapioca until well mixed. Bring the Pudding to a gentle simmer over medium-low heat; cook and stir 2 minutes longer until the Pudding becomes thick enough to evenly coat the back of a metal spoon. Remove from the heat and stir in the Vanilla. The Pudding may be served hot or poured into serving dishes and refrigerated several hours until cold.
You know what the best bait for fishing for people with a sweet tooth is? If you guessed the Gummy Worm, then you’re in the right place with the right sense of humor.
Gummy Candies have been around a while, but nothing strikes our fancy like a rich Chocolate Brownie topped with Green Frosting and a Gummy Worm sticking out of it. Just leave the candy off my Brownie please…
But honestly, we’re happy to have Gummi Worm right out of the bag. Gummy Worm Day celebrates these stretchy, stringy, gummy, delicious candy treats.
Learn about Gummi Worm Day
If you have never had a Gummi Worm before, people would say your seriously missing out! On Gummi Worm Day, we celebrate these little red and green candy worms , which come in a wide range of flavors today, including sweet and sour.
Gummi Worms are one of the best-selling candies of all time, and we can see why! On Gummi Worm Day, you can eat as many Gummi Worms as you want! We won’t tell if you don’t! After all, we love any day that allows us to snack on our favorite candy treats.
History of Gummi Worm Day
Before we can talk about Gummi Worms, we have to talk about Gummi Bears. Gummi Bears were the original Gummi candy created by the Haribo company in 1920.
Gummi Bears are delicious ursine candies which came in a broad variety of Fruit flavors and were intended for both adults and children to enjoy. Before you ask no, I don’t like Gummi Bears either but Charlie and David do.
The secret to these little candies gumminess is from a careful mixture of special ingredients, the most important being the Gelatin that helps to give the candy its form, and the Sugar and Citric Acid that gives it its flavor.
From these initial Gummi Candies, many other types and shapes came into existence, but none of them could take the crown from the popular Gummi Bear.
It wasn’t until Trolli created the Gummi Worm that this changed. Gummi Worms were fun to eat, and they could easily be used to create creative desserts including Dirt Pudding with Worms. They were even more fun (in our opinion) to eat than Gummi Bears!
Gummi Worm Day was organized to celebrate the fellow confectionary monarch to the Gummi Bear, and the amazing Trolli company that brought it into existence.
Gummi Worms comes in even more flavors and varieties than the original Gummi Bear, including all the basic flavors, sweet and sour, and our personal favorite, the Sour Gummi Worm.
How to celebrate Gummi Worm Day
Celebrating Gummi Worm Day is delicious! You just have to get out there into the world and find your favorite variety of Gummi Worm. Once you have it in your grasps, devour it without hesitation, savoring the flavors and textures that comes from this iconic Candy. If you want to get creative, you can bake a delicious Devil Food Cake with Gummi Worms sticking out of the top of the dessert.
For our more adult set, we recommend using Gummi Bears in the preparation of Alcoholic beverages in small Aquariums. The Gummi’s will add a sweet tang and soak up the Alcohol, making the perfect adult treats for a hot summer evening.
While it may be tempting to keep all of the Gummi Worms for yourself, Gummi Worm Day gives us a good opportunity to put a smile on someone’s face by treating them to a bag of Gummi Worms. Why not bring Gummi Worms to work and share them with your co-workers?
We are sure that this will get everyone on your good side for the rest of the day. You can also treat your friends or neighbors to a bag of Gummi Worms. Gummi Worms don’t cost a lot, but they are bound to make people feel special.
If you are really feeling adventurous, you could try your hand at creating Gummi Worms yourself. If you take a look online, you will see that there are a lot of different recipes..
Do you think that you could produce something better than the current version? You will need Sugar, Corn Syrup, and Cold Water. You are also going to need unflavored Gelatin.
The different juices and food colouring you use will depend on the flavor you want your Gummi Worms to have. Make sure you share your creations on Social Media!
You can also do a bit of baking with Gummi Worms if you do a quick search online, your going to see a lot of different Cake recipes that incorporate Gummi Worms.
Gummi Worms are usually used as decoration on top of the cake however, we have come across a number of exciting and tasty uses for Gummi Worms whereby the candy is included in the bake. For example, we have seen Gummi Worm Cookies and Gummi Worm bark!
You could also make a scary Trifle with Gummy Worms in the center. The options are endless, and this is certainly going to be a funny way to celebrate Gummi Worm Day.
Get a few friends and have a bit of a bake-off. Discover who can make the best creation using Gummi Worms. You are bound to have a few laughs along the way, and you will get to eat plenty of Gummi Worms too. What more could you want?
There you have it: an insight into Gummi Worm Day. If you are a fan of Gummi Worms (and let’s face it, who isn’t?), you definitely won’t want to pass up on the opportunity to celebrate this day. What’s your favorite flavor?
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
