Food Holidays: October 27th, 2022

Welcome to our series featuring Food Holidays: October 27th, 2022. Today is National Potato Day and I would like to have Homemade Mashed Potatoes for dinner. David and Charlie said they would like to have Homemade French Fries. Which ones would you like and why?

National Potato Day

National Potato Day is August 19, if you like Potatoes, National Potato Day is for you! If you’ve never celebrated Potatoes before? Then we have the lowdown on how to do things up right with facts.

Potatoes have been a popular food for Centuries and it’s about time we recognize this versatile and ap-peeling favorite. Mashed, or covered in Cheese, Potatoes can be eaten with just about every meal or as a meal! Making Potatoes is a delicious and easy way to get iron, potassium and vitamin c. The puns are just baked right in! Stop us from telling you the whole scoop on what makes National Potato Day spudtacular.

NATIONAL POTATO DAY ACTIVITIES

1. I would like to ask you a question. Did you know there are over 4000 different Potatoes?Choose your favorite or choose a bunch of Potatoes which are tasty and easy to cook. No matter what you pick you won’t be wrong!
2. There’s no wrong way to prepare Potato and the Internet or your grandma may have a million and one recipes for you to try. Select a favorite, and discover for yourself why the Potato is such a hot commodity. Don’t forget to invite family because this is a a celebration, after all.
3. Creamy and Buttery or crispy and Salty, the last step to enjoying National Potato Day is the best step eating! We will eat Potatoes in any form including baked into Bread)! We think consuming Potatoes in mass quantities is the best way to celebrate National Potato Day.

WHY PEOPLE LOVE NATIONAL POTATO DAY

1. Hashbrowns or Potato Salad, hot or cold, no matter how you slice Potatoes they have been a staple in diets all over the world because Potatoes are easy to grow, tasty and inexpensive to produce and buy. Nearly ever cuisine has Potatoes in it, so you can take a culinary journey with your Potato by your side.
2. People have spoken! Potato Chips are regularly regarded as the most delicious snack. We couldn’t agree more. There isn’t a better party food than the Potato Chip. Just pour them in a bowl and let the festivities begin! Chips coming in more and more flavors all the time, you’ll never run out of ways to enjoy your favorite Potatoes with your buds.
3. Potatoes are grown in all 50 States! It makes sense that there should be a national holiday to celebrate the crop that can feed an entire Country. We really do think this starchy, vitamin packed veg is all that and a bag of Chips so pick up a bag, choose a recipe and celebrate.

American Beer Day

WHAT IS NATIONAL AMERICAN BEER DAY?

National American Beer Day is observed by Beer drinkers across the Nation every year on October 27th. Though Americans love a good pint of Guinness, a chilled Heineken, or a bubbling Corona, they’ll set aside imports of all kinds on National American Beer Day to celebrate distinctly domestic Lagers and Ales brewed across the Country.

HISTORY OF NATIONAL AMERICAN BEER DAY

While the general history of Beer places its beginnings as far back as approximately 7,000 years ago, the now-ubiquitous drink didn’t appear in the United States until the latter years of the 16th Century. Virginian Colonists, likely nostalgic for the Alcoholic staple available in Pubs everywhere back in England, looked to their Corn crops as a possible source for Libation creation. They began to brew the first-recorded American Ales, and in the early years of the 17th Century, the first brewery in the New World would appear in what was then called “New Amsterdam,” now known as “Manhattan.”

Neither this brewhouse nor the others that would spring up throughout the next hundred years or so are still in operation. However, the brewing company of D.G. Yuengling & Son would be the first to buck this trend. Founded in 1829 in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, Yuengling has been in operation for nearly 200 years! The company is as strong as ever, as well: in 2018, they placed at #1 in the Brewers Association’s list of the top 50 Craft Brewing companies in America. 

Yuengling may be the longest-surviving Brewery in America, but their competition has grown since their earliest days. As of 2019, there are over 7,000 Breweries that produce Beer in the United States; they range in size from industry giants like MillerCoors to smaller Brew-pubs and Microbreweries. Currently, California hosts the greatest number of Craft Breweries, with more than 750 independent breweries that can call the Golden State their home. Regardless of where Craft Breweries live, on National American Beer Day, people across the Country will toast to their favorite American Beers, possibly with a glass of Beer.

NATIONAL AMERICAN BEER DAY ACTIVITIES

1. Pick up a pack of Budweiser or any American Beer grab your family and kick back with a Beer.
2. A quick online search should point you in the direction of a number of Breweries near you. It doesn’t take much planning to have a great time at a Brewery, and it’s a great opportunity to support a local, American business!
3. Homebrewing is an increasingly popular hobby in households throughout the Country. Pick up a Craft-a-brew set online, or go full DIY and start to build out your own brewing kit at home!

WHY PEOPLE LOVE NATIONAL AMERICAN BEER DAY

1. Many people appreciate the relaxing effect that drinking Alcohol can have on a person, which is why so many people turn to Beer to unwind for a bit. We don’t just benefit from the Alcohol inherent in our favorite Brews; simply the taste of a Beer can have a positive effect on us, as well. According to researchers at Indiana University, experiencing the taste of Beer can cause the release of the feel-good chemical Dopamine in our brains independent of any influence of Alcohol itself.
2. All too often, we find ourselves unable to spend time with our friends and loved ones. National American Beer Day serves as a motivation to make the time to head down to the local Brewery and have a couple with those we want to loosen up with.
3. American Craft Beer may have its origins outside of North America, but arguably no other Country has explored its numerous forms as extensively as the U.S. The United States outnumbers all other Nations by thousands in the total number of Craft Breweries in production.

Thank you,

Glenda, Charlie and David Cates