Welcome to our series sharing Food Holidays: August 25th, 2021. Take a look at the Holidays and let me know which one you most want to celebrate and why.
I know for a fact we don’t want to celebrate National Pots de Creme Day because we don’t know what it is so we want to celebrate National Hamburger Day and David can make his famous Stuffed Hamburgers.
Rich, creamy, delectable. Pots de Creme is one of the greatest inventions of the 17th Century, and they’ve remained a favorite treat in the Centuries since. Pots de Creme Day celebrates these delicious treats and their long history.
History of Pots de Creme Day
In the 17th-century Pots de Creme started becoming popular and were originally created filling Crusts like a Pie. As time went on they were made in smaller portions and the crust was eliminated.
While it remains incredibly popular, many people have difficulty pronouncing this dish. It is not, as the name suggests, “Pawts deh Creem”, but in fact is pronounced “Po de Krehm”. But no matter how you pronounce it, it’ absolutely delicious and a complete breeze to make!
Pots de Creme are, at the most basic, four ingredients, but once you master the basic recipe a whole world of possibility opens up. Fruit flavors were incredibly common, especially when prepared with Fresh Fruit, or you could enjoy them as using Chocolate or Butterscotch.
Really, there was no end to what these little Custards could be. That’s right! These are lightly prepared Custards, but the French didn’t have a word for Custard so they called them Pots de Creme.
How to celebrate Pots de Creme Day
Pots de Creme day is a opportunity for you to discover the ease with which they can be made and the unlimited variety that comes out of one simple recipe. First, start off with a basic Vanilla version.
Pots de Creme
6 cups heavy Cream
1 ½c whole Milk
¾t kosher Salt
1 Vanilla Bean, split lengthwise
18 large Egg Yolks
¾c Sugar
Whipped Cream (for serving)
Begin by putting a rack on the middle space of an oven, and preheating the Oven until it reaches 300F. Blend together the Milk, Salt, and Cream in a large pot, split the Vanilla Bean and scrape the seeds into it. Slowly bring the pot to a simmer over medium heat, stirring to prevent the bottom from burning.
While that heats, whisk the Egg Yolks and Sugar until they reach a light golden color, and then pour the Hot Cream into the Yolk blend, whisking until smooth.
Then strain it through a fine sieve into a pitcher. Place the Ramekins on a Roasting Pan and fill each of them until they’re half full. Bake for 25-30 minutes, and then cool in a water bath for 5 minutes. Then transfer the dish to a wire rack and let them cool down. Place in a refrigerator and allow to chill for four hours.
Top with Whipped Cream, and serve!
Hamburgers are the source of true happiness, a fact supported by the rich Cheesy topping, crisp flavorful Onion, and splash of Tomato that brings it all together with a Pickle.
Or maybe you’re a bolder sort, enjoying their Burger topped with Onion Rings and Barbecue Sauce in a true Western-style and a splash of Blue Cheese. Whatever the case, it’s hard to argue that the Hamburger isn’t the perfect food, and Burger Day is here to celebrate it in all its glory.
History Of Burger Day
Hamburger Day was established by Mr. Hyde to celebrate their favorite food, and all the places they’ve sampled that make Hamburgers and it’s a great system, free from any of the false advertising you may experience elsewhere.
As they say, “If we say we like a Hamburger place, it’s because we ate there and liked it.” Burger Day was created to share the glories of this perfect meal, technically a Sandwich, but can be a whole meal.
There is an on-running debate over who actually invented the Hamburger. Some believe they were invented in Hamburg, Germany, or to be more precise, the Meat that would become the Hamburger was Ground beef which used to be considered a waste product, and the leftovers of the Prime Cuts that were then sold off on the cheap.
These days premium Ground Beef is the foundation of one of the world’s most popular foods. It got its start as a Hamburger Steak, a popular dish served with multiple variations, but one day it found its way onto a Bun, with Cheese and Bacon, and has never looked back. Burger Day is your opportunity to indulge in as many of these delicious concoctions as you desire!
However, other people assert that the Hamburger originated with Louis Lassen, a Danish Immigrant who cooked up the first Patty in 1900 in New Haven, using ideas he’d picked up in Europe.
The Hamburger made its official debut at the 1904 St. Louis Food Festival, but it didn’t really take off properly until Mass Commercialization of the concept in the following decades.
Hamburgers weren’t originally a delectable, trendy fast-food item. Instead, Hamburgers grew out of Economic necessity. Innovators in the Food Industry needed a way to use off-cuts of Meat productively, instead of just throwing them to the dogs.
They wanted a tasty meal that they could sell quickly to prevent spoilage. So the humble burger seemed like the obvious choice. Thank God they created them because I can’t imagine the world without a Hamburger.
During the Great Depression of the 1930s, the need for cheap food reached even greater heights. Seeing hunger and poverty, entrepreneurs looked for ways to get tasty food into people’s bellies without the usual price tag. So they began developing machines that would churn out Burgers en masse.
Soon the price of Patties fell even further, but there was a problem: people didn’t have anywhere to go and eat them. Fortunately, the development of the Hamburger coincided with the emergence of the “greasy spoon.”
Innovative restaurateurs realized that they could draw in people by providing public access to new Radio Services springing up all around the country. Burgers were an obvious, cheap, and delicious menu choice.
Whatever the truth about their origins, Hamburgers are one of the most popular foods in the world and a Dietary Staple. Juicy Foods in Oregon made the biggest burger in History weighing in at 777 lbs and cost the company more than $5,000 to make.
How To Celebrate Burger Day
Did you know celebrating Burger Day is one of the easiest, entertaining, and delicious celebrations we can imagine. You eat Hamburgers. Yep, that’s simple. Enjoy a nice Hamburger as many times as your heart desires, in as many different configurations as you like.
We suggest hosting a Hamburger cookout at your house or at a friends, where everyone makes their favorite variety of Hamburgers with their favorite toppings and introduces there creation to the group. Worst case scenario, you meet another Hamburger you absolutely can’t live without, but that’s what Burger Day is all about.
Interestingly, though, you don’t have to limit yourself to the traditional Hamburger on Hamburger Day, if you’re the sort of person who regularly visits fast-food outlets.
Over the last few years, we’ve seen the rise of the Gourmet Burger – a Hamburger that combines the traditional patty with premium ingredients. Have you tried one because I haven’t.
Premium Hamburgers are usually based on popular Food Themes from around the world. For instance, you could have a Hamburger that adds Avocado, Lime, and Chili or one that uses flavors like Peanut and Lemongrass. Spend the day experimenting to your heart’s content.
Another thing you can do is celebrate the fact that the humble Hamburger’s definition is now vastly expanded. While Beef Patties are classic, they’re no longer the only game in town. Today, you have a host of options, including Chicken Burgers, Turkey Burgers, Fake Meat Burgers, and Portabella Mushroom Burgers if you prefer a Veggie.
The more intellectual among you might want to come up with new recipes and share them in blog posts on Social Media which Charlie can do in his Homeschool Cooking Class.
The world is crying out for fun, new Hamburger recipes that people can enjoy after a busy day. And you’re the type of person who can provide them with a new recipe and share a Hamburger to spread the love and celebrate this Holiday.
Facts About Hamburger:
- Did you know the oldest fast food restaurant in the world is the White Castle franchise, which opened in 1921.
- The people of America eat more Hamburgers out at restaurants or on the go than they do at home.
- The largest Hamburger ever created was over 8,000 pounds and was cooked for a burger festival in Wisconsin.
- However, the Hamburger in its current form, with ground Beef and a Bun, is a decidedly American creation.
- Hamburgers are made of Beef, not Ham, and there is much debate over whether they actually originated in Hamburg.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
