- National Pumpkin Pie Day: More
From Wikipedia:
'The pumpkin is native to the continent of North America. The pumpkin
was an early export to France; from there it was introduced to Tudor
England, and the flesh of the “pompion” was quickly accepted as pie
filler. During the seventeenth century, pumpkin pie recipes could be
found in English cookbooks, such as Hannah Woolley's The Gentlewoman's
Companion, which was published in 1675. The recipes did not appear
in American cookbooks until the early nineteenth century.
Pumpkin pie did not become a common addition to the Thanksgiving dinner
until the early nineteenth century. The Pilgrims brought the pumpkin
pie back to New England, while the English method of cooking the
pumpkin took a different course. In the 19th century, the English pumpkin
pie was prepared by stuffing the pumpkin with apples, spices, and sugar
and then baking it whole'.
- Christmas Pudding Day: More
From Wikipedia:
'Christmas pudding is a type of pudding traditionally served as part of
the Christmas dinner in Britain, Ireland and in some other countries where
it has been brought by British emigrants. It has its origins in medieval
England, and is sometimes known as plum pudding or just 'pud', though
this can also refer to other kinds of boiled pudding involving dried fruit.
Despite the name 'plum pudding,' the pudding contains no actual plums due to
the pre-Victorian use of the word 'plums' as a term for raisins.
The pudding is composed of many dried fruits held together by egg and suet,
sometimes moistened by treacle or molasses and flavoured with cinnamon,
nutmeg, cloves, ginger, and other spices. The pudding is aged for a month,
months, or even a year; the high alcohol content of the pudding prevents
it from spoiling during this time'.
My note: Def: suet: the hard white fat on the kidneys and loins of
cattle, sheep, and other animals, used to make foods including
puddings, pastry, and mincemeat. Def: treacle: 'British term for molasses.'.
Two food holidays for tomorrow:
- National Pumpkin Pie Day'.
From Wikipedia: 'The pumpkin is native to the continent of North America. The pumpkin was an early export to France; from there it was introduced to Tudor England, and the flesh of the “pompion” was quickly accepted as pie filler. During the seventeenth century, pumpkin pie recipes could be found in English cookbooks, such as Hannah Woolley's The Gentlewoman's Companion, which was published in 1675. The recipes did not appear in American cookbooks until the early nineteenth century.
Pumpkin pie did not become a common addition to the Thanksgiving dinner until the early nineteenth century. The Pilgrims brought the pumpkin pie back to New England, while the English method of cooking the pumpkin took a different course. In the 19th century, the English pumpkin pie was prepared by stuffing the pumpkin with apples, spices, and sugar and then baking it whole'.
[The Hankster says. ] With a mound of whipped cream on top and a tall glass of cold milk.
- Christmas Pudding Day'.
From Wikipedia: 'Christmas pudding is a type of pudding traditionally served as part of the Christmas dinner in Britain, Ireland and in some other countries where it has been brought by British emigrants. It has its origins in medieval England, and is sometimes known as plum pudding or just 'pud', though this can also refer to other kinds of boiled pudding involving dried fruit. Despite the name 'plum pudding,' the pudding contains no actual plums due to the pre-Victorian use of the word
'plums' as a term for raisins. The pudding is composed of many dried fruits held together by egg and suet, sometimes moistened by treacle or molasses and flavoured with cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, ginger, and other spices. The pudding is aged for a month, months, or even a year; the high alcohol content of the pudding prevents it from spoiling during this time'. My note: Def: suet: the hard white fat on the kidneys and loins of cattle, sheep, and other animals, used to make foods including puddings,
pastry, and mincemeat. Def: treacle: 'British term for molasses.'.
[The Hankster says] I'm confused. How could Little Jack Horner stick his thumb in his Christmas pie and pull out a plumb if it is really a raisin. Scoop it out maybe, but in the nursery books I was brought up with, the picture always showed him spearing a large plumb with his thumb. I can only guess that they didn't have Wikipedia back then.
Tomorrow is 'Christmas'.
[The Hankster says] I know if you celebrate this day, then I don't need to explain it. If you do, Merry Christmas. If you don't Happy Holidays.
Tomorrow is a designated typo day, of sorts. It will be 'A’Phabet Day or No “L” Day'. A parody day. Try writing today and using No 'L's in your words.
Historical events in the past on: December 25
In 1937, Arturo Toscanini conducts first live concert broadcast for NBC radio.
In 1939, Montgomery Ward introduces Rudolph as the 9th reindeer. From Wikipedia Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is a male reindeer, usually depicted as a young calf who barely has antlers, with a glowing red nose, popularly known as Santa's Ninth Reindeer. When depicted, he is the lead reindeer pulling Santa's sleigh on Christmas Eve. The luminosity of his nose is so great that it illuminates the team's path through inclement winter weather. Rudolph first appeared in a 1939 booklet written
by Robert L. May a nd published by Montgomery Ward'.
In 1941, The song 'White Christmas', by Bing Crosby is introduced. From Wikipedia: 'The first public performance of the song was by Bing Crosby, on his NBC radio show The Kraft Music Hall on Christmas Day, 1941'. 'The song initially performed poorly and was overshadowed by Holiday Inn's first hit song: 'Be Careful, It's My Heart'. By the end of October 1942, 'White Christmas' topped the 'Your Hit Parade' chart. It remained in that position until well into the new year' Holiday Inn, was a
Bing Crosby Christmas movie, in which the song was also performed.
In 1962, The movie 'To Kill a Mockingbird', starring Gregory Peck, is released. From Wikipedia: 'The film, widely considered to be one of the greatest ever made, earned an overwhelmingly positive response from critics. A box office success, it earned more than 10 times its budget. The film won three Academy Awards, including Best Actor for Peck, and was nominated for eight, including Best Picture'.
In 1963, The Walt Disney movie 'The Sword in the Stone' is released. From Wikipedia: 'The film is based on the novel of the same name, first published in 1938 as a single novel. It was later republished in 1958 as the first book of T. H. White's tetralogy The Once and Future King'.
In 1990, The first successful trial run of the World Wide Web is completed.
In 2004, The Cassini orbiter releases Huygens probe which successfully landed on Saturn's moon Titan on January 14, 2005. From Wikipedia: The combined Cassini–Huygens spacecraft was launched from Earth on October 15, 1997. Huygens separated from the Cassini orbiter on December 25, 2004, and landed on Titan on January 14, 2005 near the Xanadu region. This was the first and, so far, only landing ever accomplished in the outer Solar System. It touched down on land, although the possibility
that it would touchdown in an ocean was also taken into account in its design. The probe was designed to gather data for a few hours in the atmosphere, and possibly a short time at the surface. It continued to send data for about 90 minutes after touchdown. It remains the most distant landing of any human-made craft'.
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Monthly holiday / awareness days in December
Food
Buckwheat Month
Worldwide Food Service Safety Month
Health
Aids Awareness Month
Take a New Year's Resolution to Stop Smoking (TANYRSS) (12/17 - 2/7)
Other
Bingo's Birthday Month
National Drunk and Drugged Driving (3D) Prevention Month
National Impaired Driving Prevention Month
National Tie Month
National Write A Business Plan Month
Operation Santa Paws (1-19)
Safe Toys and Gifts Month
Universal Human Rights Month
December is:
December origin (from Wikipedia): '
December gets its name from the Latin word decem (meaning ten) because it was originally the tenth month of the year in the Roman calendar, which began in March. The winter days following December were not included as part of any month. Later, the months of January and February were created out of the monthless period and added to the beginning of the calendar, but December retained its name.
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December is the first month of meteorological winter in the Northern
Hemisphere. In the Southern Hemisphere, December is the seasonal equivalent
to June in the Northern hemisphere, which is the first month of summer. D
ecember is the month with the shortest daylight hours of the year in the
Northern Hemisphere and the longest daylight hours of the year in the
Southern Hemisphere.
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