Welcome to our series sharing Food Holidays: November 23rd, 2021. I have a question for you take a look at the Holidays being celebrated today and let me know which Holiday you most want to celebrate and why. Charlie says National Cashew Day while David says National Espresso Day and I will celebrate Cranberry Day and have Jellied Cranberry Sauce. Would you like to have some with me?
Eat a Cranberry Day – always November 23rd.
Eat a Cranberry Day is today and don’t forget Cranberries are good for you. There’s a lot of recipes that use Cranberries, including Cranberry Sauce, to Cakes. With countless recipes, it’s not a question of whether you will eat Cranberries today, but a question of how many.
Native to North America, Cranberries are grown in Bogs, and are primarily grown in New England. When the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock, they found Native Americans harvesting Cranberries, and eating them. Native Americans also used Cranberries as dyes for clothing, and Medicinal purposes.
National Cashew Day– Always November 23rd.
The plain, salty truth is that today is National Cashew Day. A nutty day, if there ever was one.
Celebrate this Holiday by eating Cashews plain or salted, or as a snack or in a recipe. Eating Cashews is all there is to participating in National Cashew Day
We believe that this Holiday will truly be all that’s its cracked up to be. In a nutshell, this Holiday is a lot of fun.
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National Espresso Day– Always November 23rd.
If your looking for a quick caffeine high then your in luck because today is National Espresso Day. A cup of Espresso will do the trick.
The Espresso Machine was first invented in Italy by Luigi Bezzera in 1901. Luigi’s goal, was to decrease the time of his employee’s coffee breaks, and increase productivity. His Espresso Machine accomplished this goal, and went beyond, creating a bold Coffee that has become very popular.
Espresso Machines use steam to force hot Water through the Coffee Grounds, to make Coffee faster, with a stronger flavor, and more body. Espresso is topped with a delicate foam called “crema”. Coffee used for Espresso is ground finer.
Did you know Espresso is the base ingredient for Cappuccino, Lattes, and Macchiato.
It is very easy and relaxing to participate in National Espresso Day. If your Espresso Machine is not already sitting on your kitchen counter, drag it out of its storage location, dust it off, and make Espresso. If you don’t have an Espresso Machine, that’s okay. Drive to your nearest coffee shop and order a Espresso!
History and Origin of National Espresso Day:
We have not yet discovered who created National Espresso Day but we suspect the creator was on a Caffeine high from one too many Espressos. As a result, he or she was too hyper and jittery to sit down to document the facts around the creation of this Holiday. Like other food related Holidays, it seems this Holiday was created, once promoted, and its history never properly recorded.
We found no congressional records or presidential proclamation creating this Holiday as a National Holiday.
We do wonder why the creator established this as a “National” day. One would think this should have been called a “World” or “International” Espresso Day, because Espresso was invented in Italy, and enjoyed around the world.
National Tie One On Day – day before Thanksgiving
According to the Apron Memories website, Tie One On Day is a day to “give from the heart”. Tomorrow, we will give thanks for what we have. Today, you get the opportunity to put the “Give” back into Thanksgiving, by doing one small good deed for someone less fortunate.
Tie One On Day Tradition:
Bake a fresh loaf of bread then rap it up in a brand new apron and tuck an encouraging note, or Prayer, into the pocket of the apron.
Give this to someone less fortunate and it can be someone who lost their job, is ill, or recently lost a loved one, or any person in need.
While you do not have to be an anonymous giver, it is better if you do.
History and Origin of National Tie One On Day:
Ellyn Anne Geisel, of Apron Memories, is the creator of this Holiday.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
