Good evening I wanted to bring you our series sharing Food Holidays: October 10th, 2021. Did you know today is National Tic Tac Day and its been a while since I’ve had a Tic Tac and Charlie as well. How about you? Have you had a Tic Tac lately?
National Tic Tac Day
Five facts about Tic Tacs:
1. Since 1980, the Tic Tac slogan has been “The 1½ Calorie Breath Mint”..
2. Tic Tacs were originally named “Refreshing Mints,” but the name was changed to reflect the sound of theMints shaking in their container.
3. Tic Tac’s are currently sold in over 100 countries in dozens of flavors.
4. “Orange Tic Tacs are Bleeker’s one and only vice.” – Juno, 2009
5. Each Tic Tac box contains about 36 Tic Tacs.
National Tic Tac Day 2021
With so many other items from the Candy Holiday Calendar, unfortunately, in the case of the National Tic Tac Day, too, its origins are not well documented.
Tic Tac are usually sold in small transparent plastic boxes with a flip-action living hinge lid. Originally, Tic Tac were dyed specific colours for different flavours, although in many countries the transparent plastic boxes are now coloured and the actual Tic Tacs are white.
Tic Tac has featured advertising that emphasizes the Low Calorie count of the Mints. Most flavors of the Mint have approximately 1.9 Calories per Mint. There is also controversy over the fact that in the United States, Tic Tac list the Sugar content as 0g despite the Mints being approximately 90% Sugar. Isn’t that crazy?
Five facts about Tic Tacs
1. Tic Tacs were first produced in 1969 4 years after I was born.
2. Did you know Tic Tacs were originally named “Refreshing Mints,” but the name was changed to reflect the sound of the Mints shaking in their container.
3. The original flavors of Tic Tac were Orange or Fresh Mint. I prefer Fresh Mint just as Charlie and David do. How about you?
04. Now, I have a question for you. Did you know “Orange Tic Tacs are Bleeker’s one and only vice.” – Juno, 2009
5. Each Tic Tac box contains about 36 Tic Tac’s.
Overall 45% of all Tic Tac’s made are done so in the Ferrero factory in Cork, Ireland. While the remaining 55% is made in Canada, India, Ecuador and Australia. The Australian facility is based in Lithgow, NSW. Around 3 hours west of Sydney.
National Angel Food Cake Day celebrates a dessert that’s been popular in the U.S since the 19th Century. The Angel Food Cake is light and fluffy and often served with some kind of Sugar Glaze or Fruit Glaze. We like to think of it as the alter-ego to Devil Food Cakes—Cakes made with decadent Chocolate.
The History Of Angel Food Cake
Since the history of this Holiday eludes us, we’ve decided to talk about the History of Angel Food Cake. Most food historians believe that the Angel Food Cake was a derivation of many of the different Cakes that were popular during the 19th century. During this time, Sponge Cakes, and Silver Cakes, were all the rage, and Angel Food Cake seems to be adapted from these Cakes.
What makes Angel Food Cakes different from other Cakes is it doesn’t use Butter. It’s just a Sponge Cake that’s made with Flour, Sugar, and Whipped Egg Whites. Angel Food Cake also has Cream of Tartar added to the cake, which serves as a stabilizer for the Egg Whites and a Whipping Agent. It is then usually baked in a Bundt Pan, although that’s not necessary.
The Angel Food Cake recipe has remained standard for many years, some Chefs have begun to make adaptions to the Angel Food Cake. For example, Traditional Angel Food Cake usually is made with either Vanilla or Almond Extract, but some Chefs have begun to use different types of extracts. The TV Chef Alton Brown has an Angel Food Cake Recipe that uses Orange Extract instead of Vanilla.
Facts About Angel Food Cake
Interesting facts about Angel Food Cake?
- Historians believe that the first Angel Food Cakes were baked by African-American slaves in the American South.
- Other historians believe Angel Food Cake began in Southeastern Pennsylvania.
- Angel Food Cake was the favorite of Lucy Webb Hayes, the First Lady of U.S President Rutherford B. Hayes.
- The name Angel Cake first appeared in the Boston Cooking-School Cook Book in 1884 and in the 1886 edition, the name was changed to Angel Food Cake.
Observing National Angel Food Cake Day
If you want to observe National Angel Food Cake Day, then feel free to cut yourself a slice. If you want, you can purchase your Angel Food Cake from a grocery store, but we highly recommend that you make your own. While you have your cake and are eating it be sure to use the hashtag #NationalAngelFoodCakeDay to share on Social Media.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
