<> Tomorrow's food holidays(s):
* 'National Fried Chicken Day'.
- From Wikipedia (Fried chicken):
'Fried chicken (also referred to as Southern fried chicken for the variant
in the United States) is a dish consisting of chicken pieces usually from
broiler chickens which have been floured or battered and then pan-fried,
deep fried, or pressure fried. The breading adds a crisp coating or crust
to the exterior. What separates fried chicken from other fried forms of
chicken is that generally the chicken is cut at the joints, and the bones
and skin are left intact. Crisp well-seasoned skin, rendered of excess fat,
is a hallmark of well made fried chicken.
The first dish known to have been deep fried was fritters, which were
popular in the Middle Ages. However, it was the Scottish who were the first
to deep fry their chicken. The dish was first brought to the United States
by Scottish immigrants. Prior to the Second World War, fried chicken was
often very expensive and was only enjoyed on special occasions. In the late
1900s and early 2000s, however, fried chicken has been mass-produced and
the price of the dish has gone down significantly.
When being cooked, fried chicken is often divided into smaller pieces. The
chicken is then generally covered in a batter, often consisting of
ingredients such as eggs or milk. This is used to create a crust on the
exterior of the meat. In addition, seasoning is often added at this stage.
Once the chicken is ready to be cooked, it is placed in a deep fryer,
frying pan or pressure cooker (depending on the method used) and fried in
lard or a type of oil.
The dish has created a large number of spin-off recipes which are commonly
used around the world. For example, Korean fried chicken, a dish which is
commonly served as fast food in Korea and is known for being crispier than
normal fried chicken. There is also a racial stereotype surrounding fried
chicken and African-American people, mostly because it was popular among
slaves in the American Civil War. .
[The Hankster says] And some Cole slaw, mash potatoes with brown grave, corn and a yeast roll (or cornbread). If there is some fried Okra, that's even better.
<> Other holidays / celebrations
* 'World Kissing Day'.
A 16th century tradition, in the UK, that seems to have stuck around.
[The Hankster says] Wow, a great big kissie smooch with fried chicken grease on the lips.
<> Historical events on July 6
* 'In 1885, Louis Pasteur successfully tests his vaccine against rabies on
Joseph Meister, a boy who was bitten by a rabid dog. .
- From Wikipedia: 'Joseph Meister (21 February 1876 – 24 June 1940) was the
first person to be inoculated against rabies by Louis Pasteur, and the
first person to be successfully treated for the infection.
In 1885, nine-year-old Meister was badly bitten by a rabid dog. Despite the
fact that he could have been prosecuted for practicing medicine without a
license as he was not a medical doctor, Pasteur decided to treat the boy
with a rabies virus vaccine grown in rabbits and weakened by drying, using
an untested version of a treatment he had earlier tried on dogs. The
treatment was successful and the boy did not develop rabies.
*In 1886, Horlick's of Wisconsin offers the first malted milk to the
public. Made from malted barley, wheat flour and milk (later dry milk), it
was originally created as infant food.Made form malter barley, wheat flour
and milk (later dry milk). It was originally created s a infant food.
- From Wikipedia: 'London pharmacist James Horlick developed ideas for an
improved, wheat and malt-based nutritional supplement for infants.
Despairing of his opportunities in England, James joined his brother
William, who had gone to Racine, Wisconsin, to work at a relative's quarry.
In 1873, James and William formed J and W Horlicks to manufacture their
brand of infant food in nearby Chicago. Ten years later, they earned a
patent for a new formula enhanced with dried milk. The company originally
marketed its new product as Diastoid, but trademarked the name malted milk
in 1887.
Despite its origins as a health food for infants and invalids, malted milk
found unexpected markets. Explorers appreciated its lightweight,
nonperishable, nourishing qualities, and took malted milk on treks
worldwide. William Horlick became a patron of Antarctic exploration, and
Admiral Richard E. Byrd named a mountain range in Antarctica after him.
Back in the US, people began drinking Horlick's new beverage for enjoyment.
James Horlick returned to England to import his American-made product back
home and was eventually made a baronet. Malted milk became a standard
offering at soda fountains, and found greater popularity when mixed with
ice cream in a malt Malt shops owe their name to the Horlick brothers.
* 'In 1919, The British dirigible R34 lands in New York, completing the
first crossing of the Atlantic Ocean by an airship. .
- From Wikipedia: 'R34 made her first flight on 14 March 1919 and was
delivered to her service base at East Fortune on 29 May after a 21-hour
flight from Inchinnan: having set out the previous evening, thick fog made
navigation difficult, and after spending the night over the North Sea the
fog made mooring impossible in the morning, and after cruising as far south
as Yorkshire she returned to East Fortune to dock at about 3 pm R34 made
her first endurance trip of 56 hours over the Baltic from 17 to 20 June.
It was then decided to attempt the first return Atlantic crossing, under
the command of Major George Scott. R34 had never been intended as a
passenger carrier and extra accommodation was arranged by slinging hammocks
in the keel walkway. Hot food was prepared using a plate welded to an
engine exhaust pipe.
The crew included Brigadier-General Edward Maitland and Zachary Lansdowne
as the representative of the US Navy. William Ballantyne, one of the crew
members scheduled to stay behind to save weight, stowed away with the
crew's mascot, a small tabby kitten called Whoopsie they emerged at 2.00
p.m. on the first day, too late to be dropped off.
R34 left Britain on 2 July 1919 and arrived at Mineola, Long Island, United
States on 6 July after a flight of 108 hours with virtually no fuel left.
As the landing party had no experience of handling large rigid airships,
Major E. M. Pritchard jumped by parachute and so became the first person to
reach American soil by air from Europe. This was the first East-West
crossing of the Atlantic and was achieved weeks after the first
transatlantic aeroplane flight. The return journey to RNAS Pulham took
place from 10 to 13 July and took 75 hours. Returned to East Fortune for a
refit, R34 then flew to Howden, East Yorkshire, for crew training.
On 27 January 1921 R34 set off on what should have been a routine exercise.
Over the North Sea the weather worsened and a recall signal sent by radio
was not received. Following a navigational error the craft flew into a
hillside on the North Yorkshire Moors during the night, and lost two
propellers. She went back out to sea using the two remaining engines and in
daylight followed the Humber estuary back to Howden. Strong winds made it
impossible to get her back into the shed and she was tied down outside for
the night. By the morning further damage had occurred and R34 was written
off and scrapped.
* 'In 1928, The first full length, all-talking motion picture shown in NY.
It is 'Lights of New York', a crime drama .
- From Wikipedia: 'Lights of New York is a 1928 American crime drama film
starring Helene Costello, Cullen Landis and Eugene Pallette, and directed
by Bryan Foy. Filmed in the Vitaphone sound-on-disc sound system, it is the
first all-talking full-length feature film, released by Warner Bros., who
had introduced the first feature-length part-talkie The Jazz Singer in the
previous year. The film, which cost $23,000 to produce (B picture), grossed
over $1,000,000. The enthusiasm with which audiences greeted the talkies
was so great that by the end of 1929, Hollywood was producing sound films
exclusively.
* 'In 1933, The Major League Baseball's first All-Star Game, between stars
of the American League and National League, is held in Comiskey Park in
Chicago. .
- From Wikipedia: 'The 1933 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 1st
edition of the All-Star Game known as the Midsummer Classic This was the
first official playing of the midseason exhibition baseball game between
Major League Baseball's (MLB's) National League (NL) and American (AL)
All-Star teams. The game was held on July 6, 1933 at Comiskey Park in
Chicago, Illinois, the home of the AL's Chicago White Sox. The game
resulted in the AL defeating the NL 4–2, in two hours and five minutes.
The first MLB All-Star game (unofficial all-star game called the Addie Joss
Benefit Game) was held on July 24, 1911 in Cleveland at Cleveland League
Park (League Park, 1891–1946), the American League All-Stars versus the
Cleveland Naps (1903–1915). The AL All-Stars won 5-3.
* 'In 1937, 'Sing, Sing, Sing' was recorded by Benny Goodman and his band.
- From Wikipedia: '“Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)” is a 1936 song written
and composed by Louis Prima, who first recorded it with the New Orleans
Gang and released it in March 1936 as a 78, Brunswick 7628, with It's Been
So Long as the B side. It is strongly identified with the Big Band and
Swing eras. Though it has lyrics, which Prima wrote, it was performed as an
instrumental by Fletcher Henderson and, most famously, by Benny Goodman.
On July 6, 1937, Sing, Sing, Sing was recorded in Hollywood with Benny
Goodman on clarinet Harry James, Ziggy Elman, and Chris Griffin on trumpets
Red Ballard and Murray McEachern on trombones Hymie Schertzer and George
Koenig on alto saxophones Art Rollini and Vido Musso on tenor saxophone
Jess Stacy on piano Allan Reuss on guitar Harry Goodman on bass and Gene
Krupa on drums. The song was arranged by Jimmy Mundy. Unlike most big band
arrangements of that era, limited in length to three minutes so that they
could be recorded on one side of a standard 10-inch 78-rpm record, the
version which Goodman’s band recorded was an extended work. The 1937
recording lasted 8 min 43 seconds, and it took up both sides of a 12-inch
78. At its longest, a live recording (with impromptu solos) was recorded
and took 12 min 30 sec. Mundy's arrangement incorporated Christopher
Columbus, a piece written by Chu Berry for the Fletcher Henderson band, as
well as Prima's work.
* 'In 1994, The movie 'Forrest Gump', starring Tom Hanks in the title role,
opens. .
- From Wikipedia: 'Forrest Gump is a 1994 American epic
romantic-comedy-drama film based on the 1986 novel of the same name by
Winston Groom. The film was directed by Robert Zemeckis and stars Tom
Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Mykelti Williamson, and Sally Field. The
story depicts several decades in the life of Forrest Gump, a slow-witted
but kind-hearted, good-natured and athletically prodigious man from Alabama
who witnesses, and in some cases influences, some of the defining events of
the latter half of the 20th century in the United States more specifically,
the period between Forrest's birth in 1944 and 1982. The film differs
substantially from Winston Groom's novel, including Gump's personality and
several events that were depicted.
Released in the United States on July 6, 1994, Forrest Gump became a
commercial success as the top grossing film in North America released in
that year, being the first major success for Paramount Pictures since the
studio's sale to Viacom, earning over US$677 million worldwide during its
theatrical run. In 1995 it won the Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best
Director for Robert Zemeckis, Best Actor for Tom Hanks, Best Adapted
Screenplay for Eric Roth, Best Visual Effects, and Best Film Editing. It
also garnered multiple other awards and nominations, including Golden
Globes, People's Choice Awards, and Young Artist Awards, among others.
Since the film's release varying interpretations have been made of the
film's protagonist and its political symbolism. In 1996, a themed
restaurant, Bubba Gump Shrimp Company, opened based on the film and has
since expanded to multiple locations worldwide. The scene of Gump running
across the country is often referred to when real-life people attempt the
feat. In 2011, the Library of Congress selected Forrest Gump for
preservation in the United States National Film Registry as being
"culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant"'
* 'In 2003, The 70-metre Eupatoria Planetary Radar sends a METI message
(Cosmic Call 2) to five stars: Hip 4872, HD 245409, 55 Cancri (HD 75732),
HD 10307 and 47 Ursae Majoris (HD 95128). The messages will arrive to these
stars in 2036, 2040, 2044 and 2049 respectively. .
- From Wikipedia: 'Cosmic Call was the name of two sets of interstellar
radio messages that were sent from RT-70 in Yevpatoria (in Crimea) in 1999
(Cosmic Call 1) and 2003 (Cosmic Call 2) to various nearby stars. The
messages were designed with noise-resistant format and characters.
The project was funded by Team Encounter, a Texas-based startup that went
out of business in 2004.
Both transmissions were at ~150 kW, 5.01 GHz (FSK +/-24 kHz).
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Monthly holiday / awareness days in July
Food
National Blueberries Month
National Grilling Month
National Honey Month
National Ice Cream Month
National Horseradish Month
National Hot Dog Month
Wheat Month
Health
Alopecia Month for Women
Bereaved Parents Awareness Month
Eye Injury Prevention Month
Hemochromatosis Screening Awareness Month
International Group B Strep Awareness Month
International Women with Alopecia Month
International Zine Month
Juvenille Arthritis Awareness Month
National Black Family Month
National Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness and Prevention Month
National Cord Blood Awareness Month
National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
Social Wellness Month
Animal / Pets
National 'Doghouse Repairs' Month
Other
Bioterrorism/Disaster Education and Awareness Month
Cell Phone Courtesy Month
Family Golf Month
Independent Retailer Month
National Child-Centered Divorce Month
National Make A Difference to Children Month
National Parks and Recreation Month
National Vacation Rental Month
Smart Irrigation Month
Tour de France Month
Women's Motorcycle Month
July is:
July origin (from Wikipedia): Named by the Roman Senate in honor of Julius Caesar.
"is the seventh month of the year (between June
and August) in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and one of seven months
with the length of 31 days. It was named by the Roman Senate in honor of
the Roman general, Julius Caesar, it being the month of his birth. Prior
to that, it was called Quintilis. It is, on average, the warmest month in
most of the Northern hemisphere (where it is the second month of summer)
and the coldest month in much of the Southern hemisphere (where it
is the second month of winter). The second half of the year commences in
July. In the Southern hemisphere, July is the seasonal equivalent of
January in the Northern hemisphere."
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