Good morning, how are you. Welcome to the 1st day of September. I am back with our series sharing Unique Holidays: September 1, 2022. Would you check out the holidays being celebrated today and let me know which holiday you most want to celebrate and why.
Emma M. Nutt Day, the first woman telephone operator
Emma M. Nutt Day celebrates the first woman telephone switchboard operator in America. Emma Nutt became the first woman telephone operator on September 1, 1878. Emma Nutt loved the job and worked as a telephone switchboard operator for 33 years.
Early telephone systems required a switchboard to connect and disconnect phone users. This holiday celebrates the world of telephone operators. The telephone switchboard operator manually made the connections. This job was a very important job for many decades. Today, the position has been eliminated. Automated telephone systems replaced manual switchboards decades ago. Can you imagine what Emma would think about today’s cell phone world!?
The last manual telephone switchboard was used by the Kerman Telephone company in Kerman, Ca. The telephone switchboard were replaced by an automated system in 1991.
This holiday has been around for decades.
Today is a sweet day which is National Cherry Popover Day. Cherry Popovers are tasty treats made from an Egg Batter and Flour mix. This doughy muffin is filled with Cherries, then baked. Cherry Popovers is baked in either a muffin tin, or a special popover tin.
Cherry Popovers taste so good, and everyone can participate in this holiday. Eat a Cherry Popover. If you are a baker, you can even have more fun today, as you bake Cherry Popovers. If you are going to make Cherry Popovers to share with people at work, it is okay to make them the night before.
Types of Cherries Trivia
There are several types, of Cherries
- Red or “Sweet” Cherries – ones we usually eat fresh.
- Yellow Cherries – far less common, but still taste sweet.
- Dark Cherries – Also called “Black Cherries” which are sweet, too.
- Sour Cherries – You don’t want to eat them fresh. Use Sour Cherries for baking.
How to Celebrate National Cherry Popover Day
- Visit a Supermarket or bakery and get purchase Cherry Popovers.
- Eat Cherry Popovers at any meal, or for a mid-day or evening snack
History and Origin of National Cherry Popover Day
Research failed to uncover any factual information about this holiday. We do not know who started this holiday, and we don’t know why. Were glad they created National Cherry Popover Day. Most likely, the creator was someone who really likes Cherry Popovers.
We did not find any documentation confirming this to be a “National” holiday and we found no congressional records or presidential proclamation.
World Tofu Day is always celebrated on July 26th.
UK National Tofu Day is always celebrated on September 1st.
The goal of both World Tofu Day and the UK’s National Tofu Day is to celebrate Tofu as a Vegetarian alternative to Meats and Fish. This holiday celebrates healthy Tofu and encourages people to stop the cruelty to animals through a more Vegetarian diet. Vegetarians and animal rights groups applaud Tofu, and promote it’s consumption. A second goal of these two special holidays, is to spread awareness of the benefits of eating a plant based diet, especially as it impacts animals. SPA Canada an animal rights group and the creator of World Tofu Day, uses this holiday to strongly fight to end animal cruelty.
Asian in origin, the word “Tofu” in Mandarin translates to “spoiled Beans”. Early Chinese knew that Tofu was healthy. They associated the consumption of Tofu with a long and healthy life. In addition, Tofu didn’t cost much, serving as an affordable option for those who didn’t have money for meats.
Tofu is a vegetable product prepared from Soybeans, that is rich in vitamins and Protein. It is a healthy and organic substitute to meat and Fish, and is a staple of Vegetarians. Soft, bland, and Custard-like, Tofu doesn’t have much flavor. Like Potatoes it’s what you put on it, that makes Tofu so enjoyable.
There are several steps to making Tofu. The first steps, are to make Soy Milk. A second series of steps produces Tofu. You can have extra fun today, by making your own Tofu and you can find recipes online.
The roots of Vegetarianism dates back to 600BC in ancient Greece. But, it wasn’t until the 10th Century that the Chinese perfected the process of making Tofu. There are also some references to Tofu being first created in Japan around the same time.
Whether you are celebrating World Tofu Day or National Tofu Day, Tofu should definitely be on your menu today.
The History and Origin of World and National Tofu Day:
World Tofu Day was created by the Society for the Protection of Animals (SPA) Canada in 2014. SPA Canada is an animal rights protection group that seeks to end animal cruelty and encourage humans to practice plant based diets.
National Tofu Day was created in the United Kingdom and appears to have started around 2017-2018. We have not yet identified who created Tofu. This holiday is beginning to gain popularity in the United States.
We did not find any documentation confirming this to be a “National” holiday. We found no UK parliamentary law or proclamation for this holiday and we also found no proclamation from the Queen or any member of the royal family.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
