Tomorrow's food holiday is 'National Sourdough Bread Day'.
From Wikipedia: 'Sourdough bread is made by the fermentation of dough using naturally- occurring lactobacilli and yeast. Sourdough bread has a mildly sour taste not present in most breads made with baker's yeast and better inherent keeping qualities than other breads, due to the lactic acid produced by the lactobacilli.'
'Sourdough is a dough containing a Lactobacillus culture in symbiotic combination with yeasts. It is one of the principal means of biological leavening in bread baking, the others using cultivated forms of yeast. It is important in baking rye-based breads, where yeast does not produce comparable results.'
'The preparation of sourdough begins with a pre-ferment (the "starter" or "leaven", also known as the "chief", "chef", or "head"), made of flour and water, containing a colony of microorganisms including wild yeast and lactobacilli. The purpose of the starter is to produce a vigorous leaven and to develop the flavour of the bread. In practice there are several kinds of starters, as the ratio of water to flour in the starter (hydration) varies. A starter may be a liquid batter or a stiff dough.''
'The starter is mixed with flour and water to make a final dough of the desired consistency. The starter weight is usually 13 to 25% of the total flour weight, though formulas may vary. The dough is shaped into loaves, left to rise, and then baked.'.
[The Hankster says] A crusty sourdough is my favorite bread
Other celebrations/observances tomorrow:
- 'National One Cent Day'. On the first issue of a one-cent coin in 1787 (private mint) by Benjamin Franklin.
[The Hankster says] Another day, another cent.
- 'April Fools Day'.
From Wikipedia: 'April Fools' Day (sometimes called All Fools' Day) is celebrated every year on 1 April by playing practical jokes and spreading hoaxes. The jokes and their victims are called April fools. People playing April Fool jokes expose their prank by shouting April Fool. Some newspapers, magazines, and other published media report fake stories, which are usually explained the next day or below the news section in small letters. Although popular since the 19th century, the day is not a public
holiday in any country.'
'Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales (1392) contains the first recorded association between 1 April and foolishness.'
'Some precursors of April Fools' Day include the Roman festival of Hilaria, the Holi festival of India, and the Medieval Feast of Fools'.
[The Hankster says] For those of you who are convinced that each of my posts is a celebration of that theme, you are correct tomorrow. Beware. Don't believe half of what you read on the Internet tomorrow. See 1957 in the history section.
- 'Edible Book Day'. Since 2000 by Judith A. Hoffberg and Béatrice Coron to celebrate cookbooks and in particular, birthday of cookbook author Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin.
[The Hankster says] I'm waiting for a dehydrated recipe that you can just add water to, for a complete meal.
- 'International Fun at Work Day'. April Fools work fun day. If Apr 1 falls on weekend, then the first Thursday in April
[The Hankster says] I disclaim any outcome of your workplace shenanigans.
- 'Reading Is Funny Day'.
[The Hankster says] The idea is to get kids reading by showing them that reading a story from a book can be as good as something on the screen or game.
- 'National Walk to Work Day. First Friday in April. Since 2004 by Prevention magazine and endorsed by the US Department of Health and Human Services and the American Podiatric Medical Association.
[the Hankster says] A chance to do your body and the environment good.
- 'American Crossword Puzzle Tournament'. At the Stamford Marriott, Stamford, CT.
[The Hankster says] Every day of my like is a puzzle. I don't need a special day.
- 'International Tatting Day'. Tatting is the art of making delicate, elegant tatted lace.
Awareness / Observance Days on: April 1
o Health
- 'Lupus Alert Day'. By the .Lupus Foundation of America.
From Wikipedia: 'Lupus erythematosus is a name given to a collection of autoimmune diseases in which the human immune system becomes hyperactive and attacks normal, healthy tissues. Symptoms of these diseases can affect many different body systems, including joints, skin, kidneys, blood cells, heart, and lungs. The most common and severe form is systemic lupus erythematosus.'
'Symptoms vary from person to person, and may come and go. Almost everyone with lupus has joint pain and swelling. Some develop arthritis. Frequently affected joints are the fingers, hands, wrists, and knees'.
Treatment consists primarily of immunosuppressive drugs (e.g., hydroxychloroquine and corticosteroids). In 2011, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first new drug for lupus in more than 50 years to be used in the US, belimumab'.
- 'Testicular Cancer Awareness Week'. April 1-7.
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- 'International Pooper Scooper Week'. By Association of Professional Animal Waste Specialists (aPaws)
o Other
- 'Fossil Fools Day'. Annually on April Fools Day. Concerns the hazards around the processing and utilizing of these fuels.
Historical events in the past on: April 1
- In 1826, Samuel Morey granted first patent for internal combustion engine.
From Wikipedia: 'Samuel Morey (October 23, 1762 – April 17, 1843) was an American inventor, who worked on early internal combustion engines and was a pioneer in steamships who accumulated a total of 20 patents.'
'During his experiments, Morey discovered that the vapor of turpentine, when mixed with air, was explosive. He recognized its potential, developed an engine, and wrote an unpublished description in 1824, which he modified in 1825 and 1826. He finally published and patented the idea later in that year. The revisions between the drafts are small, and deal mostly with reworking of the engine’s valves'.
- In 1873, The White Star steamer 'RMS Atlantic' sinks off Nova Scotia, killing 547 in the worst marine disaster of the 19th century.
From W=ikipedia: 'On 20 March 1873 Atlantic departed on her 19th voyage from Liverpool with 952 people on board, of whom 835 were passengers. En route, the captain decided to make port at Halifax, Nova Scotia to replenish coal for the boilers. During the approach to Halifax on the evening of 31 March, the captain and 3rd officer were on the bridge until midnight, while Atlantic made her way through a storm, proceeding at 12 knots (22 km/h) for the entrance of Halifax harbour, experiencing intermittent
visibility and heavy seas. Unbeknownst to the crew or passengers, Atlantic was approximately 12 1/2 miles (20.1 km) off-course to the west of Halifax Harbour. Officers failed to take soundings, post a masthead lookout, reduce speed or wake the captain as they approached the unfamiliar coast. They someho did not spot the Sambro Lighthouse, the large landfall lighthouse which warns mariners of the rocky shoals to the west of the harbour entrance.
At 3:15 a.m. local time on 1 April 1873, Atlantic struck an underwater rock off Marr's Head, Meagher's Island (now Mars Head, Mars Island), Nova Scotia. Lifeboats were lowered by the crew but were all washed away or smashed as the ship quickly filled with water and partially capsized. Survivors were forced to swim or climb ropes first to a wave-swept rock and then to a barren shore. Residents of th fishing village of Lower Prospect and Terence Bay soon arrived to rescue and shelter the survivors,
but at least 535 people died, leaving only 371 survivors. The ship's manifest indicates that of the 952 aboard, 156 were women and 189 were children on board (including two who had been born during the voyage)'.
- In 1918, The Royal Air Force is created by the merger of the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service.
From W=ikipedia: 'While the British were not the first to make use of heavier-than-air military aircraft, the RAF is the world's oldest independent air force: that is, the first air force to become independent of army or navy control. It was founded on 1 April 1918, with headquarters located in the former Hotel Cecil, during the First World War, by the amalgamation of the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS). At that time it was the largest air force in the world. After the
war, the service was drastically cut and its inter-war years were relatively quiet, with the RAF taking responsibility for the control of Iraq and executing a number of minor actions in other parts of the British E mpire. The RAF's naval aviation branch, the Fleet Air Arm, was founded in 1924 but handed over to Admiralty control on 24 May 1939.
The RAF developed the doctrine of strategic bombing which led to the construction of long-range bombers and became its main bombing strategy in the Second World War'.
- In 1924, The Royal Canadian Air Force is formed.
From W=ikipedia: 'The RCAF traces its history to the Canadian Air Force which was formed in 1920. The Canadian Air Force was incorporated in 1923 and granted royal sanction in 1924 by King George V'.
- In 1957, The BBC broadcasts the spaghetti tree hoax on its current affairs programme Panorama.
From W=ikipedia: 'The spaghetti-tree hoax was a three-minute hoax report broadcast on April Fools' Day 1957 by the BBC current-affairs programme Panorama, purportedly showing a family in southern Switzerland harvesting spaghetti from the family "spaghetti tree". At the time spaghetti was relatively little known in the UK, so that many Britons were unaware that it is made from wheat flour and water; a number of viewers afterwards contacted the BBC for advice on growing their own spaghetti trees. Decades
later CNN called this broadcast "the biggest hoax that any reputable news establishment ever pulled"'.
- In 1960, The TIROS-1 satellite transmits the first television picture from space.
From W=ikipedia: 'TIROS, or Television Infrared Observation Satellite, is a series of early weather satellites launched by the United States, beginning with TIROS-1 in 1960. TIROS was the first satellite that was capable of remote sensing of the Earth, enabling scientists to view the Earth from a new perspective: space. The program, promoted by Harry Wexler, proved the usefulness of satellite weather observation, at a time when military reconnaissance satellites were secretly in development or use. TIROS
demonstrated at that time that "the key to genius is often simplicity".
The 270 lb (122 Kg) satellite was launched into a nearly circular low earth orbit by a Thor Able rocket. Drum-shaped with a 42 inch (1.1 m) diameter, and height of 19 inches (48 cm), the TIROS satellite carried two six-inch (15 cm) long television cameras. e'
'The satellite itself was stabilized in its orbit by spinning like a gyroscope. When it first separated from the rocket's third stage, it was spinning at about 136 revolutions per minute (rpm). To take unblurred photographs, a de-spin mechanism slowed the satellite down to 12 rpm after the orbit was accomplished.
The camera shutters made possible the series of still pictures which were stored and transmitted back to earth via 2-watt FM transmitters as the satellite approached one of its ground command points. After transmission, the tape was erased or cleaned and readied for more recording'.
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Monthly holiday / awareness days in April
Food
Fresh Florida Tomatoes Month
National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Month
National Licorice Month
National Pecan Month
Soy Foods Month
Health
Alcohol Awareness Month
Autism Awareness Month
Cancer Control Month
Child Abuse Prevention Month
Cesarean Awareness Month
Defeat Diabetes Month
Emotional Overeating Awareness Month
Irritable Bowel Syndrome Month
National Autism Awareness Month
National Cancer Control Month
National Child Abuse Prevention Month
National Multiple Birth Awareness Month
National Parkinson's Awareness Month
National Sarcoidosis Awareness Month Note: Sarcoidosis Day is August 29
Nationally Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) Month
Stress Awareness Month
Testicular Cancer Awareness Month
Women's Eye Health and Safety Month
Women Helping Women Heal Month
Animal / Pet
Adopt A Greyhound Month
ASPCA Month
Frog Month
National Heartworm Awareness Month
National Pet Month
Pet First Aid Awareness Month
Prevent Lyme in Dogs Month
Prevention of Animal Cruelty Month
Other
Arab American Heritage Month
Amateur Radio Month
Car Care Month
Celebrate Diversity Month
Community Spirit Days (1-30)
Couple Appreciation Month
Fair Housing Month
Financial Literacy Month
Global Astronomy Month
Informed Women Month
International Customer Loyalty Month
International Guitar Month
Jazz Appreciation Month
Keep America Beautiful
Math Awareness Month
National African American Women's Fitness Month
National Garden Month
National Humor Month
National Kite Month
National Landscape Architecture Month
National Poetry Month
National Safe Digging Month
National Youth Sports Safety Month
World Habitat Awareness Month
April is:
April origin (from Wikipedia):
'The Romans gave this month the Latin name Aprilis but the derivation of
this name is uncertain. The traditional etymology is from the verb aperire,
'to open', in allusion to its being the season when trees and flowers begin
to 'open', which is supported by comparison with the modern Greek use of
(anoixis) (opening) for spring. Since some of the Roman months were named
in honor of divinities, and as April was sacred to the goddess Venus, her
Veneralia being held on the first day, it has been suggested that
April was the second month of the earliest Roman calendar, before
Ianuarius and Februarius were added by King Numa Pompilius about 700 BC.
It became the fourth month of the calendar year (the year when twelve
months are displayed in order) during the time of the decemvirs about
450 BC, when it also was given 29 days. The 30th day was added during
the reform of the calendar undertaken by Julius Caesar in the mid-40s BC,
which produced the Julian calendar.'
April
'is commonly associated with the season of spring in parts of the
Northern Hemisphere and autumn in parts of the Southern Hemisphere,
where it is the seasonal equivalent to October in the
Northern Hemisphere and vice versa.'
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