Good evening, welcome to our series sharing Unique Holidays: October 12th, 2021. Take a look at the Holidays being celebrated today and let me know which Holiday you most want to celebrate and why. David says he would like to celebrate today with a bowl of Gumbo. Would you like to join David because Charlie and I are going to pass.
Cookbook Launch Day is a little known Holiday designed to launch a new cookbook. Schools, Churches, or Cubs ask members to donate a recipe for creating their own cookbook. Working with a publisher, they put a neat cookbook together filled with recipes, and publish it for members and friends. This Cookbook is often used as a fund raiser.
Traditionally, cookbooks were either printed by a printing company, or made on a copier and put together in a binder of some kind. Nowadays, it’s easier to create and publish a new cookbook and Online Cookbooks abound, and contain any recipe that your looking for. You can read the recipe from your smartphone as you prepare the meal. Or, print out a single page with the recipe you want.
Creating and launching a new cookbook is an exciting event and there’s always a few new recipes to discover encouraging us to try new foods on family and friends. Cooks will tell you that you can’t have too many cookbooks.
If you’ve never been a part of launching a cookbook, use today to get the idea started in a group your in. We suggest that you use today as a good excuse to buy a new cookbook.
Here are online recipes:
Holiday Recipes – find them right here on our website
Pumpkin Recipes– with hundreds of recipes, it is simply the largest collection of pumpkin recipes online or in print.
Halloween Recipes – perfect for Halloween parties or the big night.
Garden Recipes – hundreds of recipes for cooking with your favorite vegetables, fruit and herbs.
Chinese Recipes – looking to cook something different? This could be it!
Old Farmers Day honors the hard labor of farmers throughout American History. Early American Culture was heavily a Farming culture. Early settlers cleared fields and pristine woods, to farm the rich land. Farmers brought seeds and farming methods with them. Farmers found new seeds, and learned new methods along the way. Many of those new farming methods came from Native Americans, who were already farming the land. Most notably, was the concept of hilling, or mounding soil.
The month of October is very appropriate to celebrate and honor farmers because during this time, the harvest is largely complete. Farmers can take a break from their labors, to enjoy this celebration.
A farmers’ work is long and hard and farming certainly doesn’t make a person rich. Farming has its good years, and its bad ones. There is no guarantee of a good crop. Weather, pests, and disease often prove disastrous. But, through it all, farmers have persevered. And, their hard work sets an example for all.
Let’s tip our hat to farmers for their contributions to American Culture, and the economy.
History and Origin of Old Farmers Day:
Our research did not find the creator, or the origin of this Holiday and the origin of this Holiday seems to date back to the early to mid 1800’s.
There appears for be many dates in September and October for local town “Farmer Days”. and many have been around for a long time. For some unknown reason, October 12th is by far the most common date for this celebration of farming and of the harvest.
Moment of Frustration Day is truely a frustrating day and we believe one of the most important reasons for today, is the opportunity to let your frustrations out. If your not frustrated, count your blessings and don’t use today to add to your frustrations. Whatever you do today, don’t find new things to be frustrated about.
Are you frustrated? ‘Cmon, let it out! We’ve got suggestions on how to ease that frustration in a harmless, healthy manner.
- When faced with a frustrating situation, walk away from the situation. Time and distance, will often help to eliminate the frustration. The walk allows you to think about how to resolve the problems causing the frustration.
- Go out the back door, and do a little yelling. We suggest you do the yelling away from others. Afterwards, you will feel much better.
- Let your feelings out… If you need to cry, then cry.
- Think…. consider what will eliminate those frustrations. How can you resolve the problem?
- Let your feelings out to someone you can confide in and if it’s a frustration about a person, talk with them. Let them know how you feel.
- Seek help. Use a friend or a professional to help you.
We encourage you to let your frustrations out in a constructive way, but never in an angered way. Use this day to release frustrations and anger in a safe and sensible manner. Drinking and drugs never solves things. They can only make matters worse.
History and Origin of Moment of Frustration Day:
We were very frustrated in researching this day and we did not find the creator, of this Holiday. And, we found few references to the Holiday.
Our speculation is the creator was indeed devious and we believe he, or she, intentionally left little documentation or clues as to the nature of this day. In doing so, their sole purpose was to add to your frustration (and ours).
National Gumbo Day is today. A great opportunity, to enjoy a little Louisiana Cajun Cooking. Its easy to participate in this Holiday. Simply eat Gumbo. For those of us in the South, that is easy. Gumbo is almost on all restaurant menus. You can’t walk into a restaurant in New Orleans, that doesn’t offer Gumbo. For Northerners, it may take a little research, to find restaurants in your area that serve Gumbo. Or, you may want to look a Gumbo recipe online, and make Gumbo.
Gumbo is a thick Stew, with Chicken, Beef, or Seafood. Gumbo is heavily seasoned with Cajun Spices and Gumbo must contain Okra.
Gumbo is the African word for Okra
To celebrate, just have a dish of Gumbo and you can make the day extra special, if you make the Gumbo yourself
History and Origin of National Gumbo Day
Our research did not find the creator, or the origin of this Holiday but the recipe dates back to 1802-1803, where Gumbo was first made in Louisiana.
We did not find any documentation confirming this to be a “National” Holiday and we found no congressional records or presidential proclamation.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
