Today is Tuesday January 4, 2011
National Spaghetti Day
Who doesn't love a plate full of spaghetti and meatballs? It is certainly a worldwide favorite! In the year 2000, 1.3 million pounds of spaghetti were sold in American grocery stores. If all of those packages were lined up, they could circle the Earth nine times!
According to history, it was the Chinese who first invented pasta but it was the Italians who revolutionized this famous dish. Marco Polo brought the recipe for pasta back with him to Europe after his famous trip to the Middle Kingdom during the 13th century.
Over the years, Italians have invented a wide variety of pasta shapes and sauces to enhance the bland taste of pasta including farfalle, rotini, penne, torellini, and last but not least, spaghetti. Spaghetti is the most common round-rod type of pasta and in Italian, spaghetti means "little lines." Spaghetti is most often served with tomato sauce and parmesan cheese, but meat, garlic, oil, and pepper can also be added to it for extra flavor.
To celebrate National Spaghetti Day, hop into the kitchen to make your old family secret spaghetti recipe. Enjoy!
Today is also Trivia Day
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On this day in History:
| 1850 - The first American ice-skating club was organized in Philadelphia, PA. 1935 - Bob Hope was heard for the first time on network radio as part of "The Intimate Revue." 1936 - The first pop music chart based on national sales was published by "Billboard" magazine. 1958 - The Soviet satellite Sputknik I fell to the earth from its orbit. The craft had been launched on October 4, 1957. 1962 - New York City introduced a train that operated without conductors and motormen. 1981 - The Broadway show "Frankenstein" lost an estimated $2 million, when it opened and closed on the same night. 1984 - Wayne ‘The Great One’ Gretzky scored eight points (four goals and four assists) for the second time in his National Hockey League (NHL) career. Edmonton’s Oilers defeated the Minnesota North Stars, 12-8. The game was the highest-scoring NHL game to date. |
Quote of the Day:
"True happiness is of a retired nature, and an enemy to pomp and noise; it arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one’s self; and, in the next, from the friendship and conversation of a few select companions."
--Joseph Addison
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