Today is Wednesday, October 5, 2011 

National Apple Betty Day

Today is National Apple Betty Day! Apple betty is a crustless apple pie seasoned with cinnamon, nutmeg, and sugar. An apple brown betty is a common variation, which includes layers of sweetened breadcrumbs.

This classic American dessert dates back to the colonial period and probably evolved from the traditional English bread pudding. The name “brown betty” first appeared in print in 1864 when it was mentioned in a Yale Literary Magazine article.

In honor of National Apple Betty Day, bake your own version of this scrumptious dessert and top it with lemon sauce, ice cream, or whip cream. Yum!

October is National Pasta Month & National Dessert Month &National Chili Month & National Roller Skating Month & Adopt-a-Dog Month & National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

This week is World Space Week & National Walk Your Dog Week

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"No life is so hard that you can’t make it easier by the way you take it."

--Ellen Glasgow 

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History
for October 51877 - Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce Indians surrendered to the U.S. Army after a 1,000-mile retreat towards the Canadian border.

1919 - Enzo Ferrari debuted in his first race. He later founded the Auto Avio Construzioni Ferrari, an independent manufacturing company.

1930 - Laura Ingalls became the first woman to make a transcontinental airplane flight.

1947 - U.S. President Harry S. Truman held the first televised presidential address from the White House. The subject was the current international food crisis.

1962 - "Love Me Do" by the Beatles was released in the U.K. It was their first single.

1991 - Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev announced that his country would cut its nuclear arsenal in response to the arms reduction that was initiated by U.S. President George Bush. 

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