Today is Monday August 9, 2010
National Rice Pudding Day
Rice pudding was first made in Asia to aid the malnourished. It then appeared hundreds of years later in Europe during the 1500's, where it was considered a luxury for the rich. Rice pudding has since spread worldwide in thousands of variations.
Popular rice pudding recipes often include cinnamon and sugar or other sweeteners like honey or maple syrup. In the United States, most rice pudding recipes have descended from European immigrants. Enjoy some rice pudding today in honor of National Rice Pudding Day!
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On this day in History:
1678 - American Indians sold the Bronx to Jonas Bronck for 400 beads.
1854 - "Walden" was published by Henry David Thoreau.
1859 - The escalator was patented by Nathan Ames.
1936 - Jesse Owens won his fourth gold medal at the Berlin Olympics. He was the first American to win four medals in one Olympics.
1965 - Singapore proclaimed its independence from the Malaysian Federation.
1981 - Major league baseball teams resumed play at the conclusion of the first mid-season players’ strike.
Quote of the Day:
"The man who regards his own life and that of his fellow creatures as meaningless is not merely unhappy but hardly fit for life."
--Albert Einstein
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