Good morning, welcome to our series sharing Food Holidays: February 8th, 2022. Today is National Molasses Bar Day and I will pass on this Holiday because I don’t care for Molasses. What about you. Do you like Molasses? If so, how do you use Molasses?
National Molasses Bar Day
If you’ve never had Molasses, then National Molasses Bar Day would be the perfect day to try Molasses! Molasses, or treacle in British English, is essentially a thick sugary syrup made from Sugarcane or Sugar Beets that contains large amounts of Calcium, Iron and Magnesium.
Beet Molasses is 50% Sugar by weight, and Sugar is sometimes extracted from Beet Molasses through Molasses desugarization. Cane Molasses is more commonly used in cooking.
History of National Molasses Bar Day
The word Molasses actually comes from the Portuguese word “melaco,” which evolved from the Latin “mel,” meaning “Honey.” Molasses has been used as far back as the 1500s as a sweetener for food. There are a wide variety of uses for Molasses in cooking; Cookies, Gingerbread, Beers such as Stouts or Porters, and Molasses Bars. In Middle Eastern Culture, Molasses is produced from Dates, Grapes and Pomegranates. Molasses can also be blended with Magnesium Chloride and used for de-icing, or as a soil additive to promote microbial activity. On early printing presses, Molasses was mixed with Glue to case ink rollers.
For Molasses Bar Day, you’re more interested in making a bar than using it for other cooking! Molasses Bars are a chewy nibble that are enjoyed by many. You may find it contains Cinnamon and other Spices, too.
How to celebrate National Molasses Bar Day
The best way to celebrate Molasses Bar Day is to make your own Molasses Bars.
National Potato Lover’s Day– #PotatoDay
National Potato Day is August 19th.
Potatoes have been a popular food for Centuries so it’s about time we recognize the Potato. Mashed, smashed, chipped, or covered in cheese, Potatoes can be eaten with just about every meal. Or as a meal! Making these starchy Veggies an easy way to get Iron, Potassium and Vitamin C.
Facts about Potatoes:
The word Potato is derived from a Native American word “Batata.
The first cultivated Potatoes date back to 500o BC in Peru.
Originally, Potatoes were purple and when cooked they turn a deep blue color.
Most of the nutrients found in Potatoes are in its skin.
The average American eats 140 pounds of Potatoes per year.
The word spud actually means “to dig a small hole in the ground, similar to spade, a tool to dig small hole.
NATIONAL POTATO DAY ACTIVITIES
- Did you know there are over 4000 different kinds of Potatoes? Choose your favorite or choose a bunch because Potatoes are tasty and easy to cook. No matter what Potatoes you pick you won’t be wrong!
- There’s no wrong way to prepare a Potato and the Internet would have a million and one recipes for you to try. Don’t forget to invite friends and make today an event!
- Creamy and Buttery or crispy and Salty, the last step to enjoying this Holiday is the best step. Eating! We will eat Potatoes in any form! We think consuming Spuds in mass quantities is the best way to celebrate on their Holiday.
WHY PEOPLE LOVE NATIONAL POTATO DAY
- Potatoes are a staple for a reason. Hashbrowns or Potato Salad, hot or cold, no matter how you slice ‘em, Potatoes have been a staple in diets all over the World because Potatoes are easy to grow, tasty and inexpensive to produce and buy. Every cuisine has Potatoes in it.
- Potato chips are regarded as the most delicious snack. Plus, there isn’t a better party food than Potato Chips. Just pour Potato Chips in a bowl and let the party begin! Chips are coming out with new flavors all the time, you’ll never run out of ways to enjoy your favorite Spuds,
- Potatoes are grown in all 50 States! Which makes sense that there should be a National Holiday to celebrate the Potoat that can feed an entire Country.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
