Today is Pepper Pot Day and before you ask me if I knew what Pepper Pot Day referred to I didn’t. But this allowed Charlie to research the Holiday is his Homeschool Class and to teach David and I for a change. Would you like to join us in our Classroom the next time Charlie teachers?
Pepper Pot Day- is always on December 29th.
Pepper Pot Day commemorates the creation of this thick spicy Soup, which was served to the Continental Army during the cold, harsh Winter of 1777-1778. Pepper Pot soup was first made on December 29th, 1777.
According to the legend
During the Revolutionary War, the Continental Army was camped at Valley Forge. Winter was cold and harsh. Conditions were deplorable. Food was often scarce. George Washington asked his Army’s chef to prepare a meal for the Army, that would warm them, and boost their moral.
The chef found scraps of Tripe, small bits of Meat and Peppercorn. The Chef mixed these ingredients with other ingredients, and created Pepper Pot Soup, also known which also known as “Philadelphia Pepper Pot soup”. The hot, and somewhat spicy Soup was well received by the troops. Did you know this Soup was called “the soup that won the war”?
Celebrate Pepper Pot Day by making Pepper Pot Soup for the family. Tripe was a main ingredient of “the soup that won the war” you can substitute Chicken or Beef. Thank the Lord because Charlie and I are not going to eat Tripe. Would you?
History and Origin of Pepper Pot Day:
This hearty Holiday dates back to when Pepper Pot Soup was first made to serve the Continental Army on December 29th, 1777. We do not know when this Soup was first celebrated as a Holiday, or who started this Holiday. However, this Holiday will certainly warm you up!
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
