Today is Friday, December 16th, 2011 

Chocolate Covered Anything Day

It’s Chocolate Covered Anything Day! Chocoholics, rejoice! Chocolate Covered Anything Day is the official day to top everything that you eat with chocolate. Chocolate covered waffles, pretzels, raisins, nuts, ice cream, strawberries—you name it!

There are many different types of chocolate that you can use to top your food: sweetened, unsweetened, bittersweet, semisweet, milk chocolate, white chocolate, dark chocolate, cocoa, and many more. 

Fun fact: Cacao beans, the main ingredient in chocolate, were so valuable in the ancient Mayan and Aztec civilizations that they were used as a means of currency to pay for commodities and taxes! Cover your food in chocolate today, and, in spirit of the holiday season, share some of your chocolate covered treats with your friends and family. Enjoy!

Today is also Boston Tea Party

December is National Fruit Cake Month & National Egg Nog Month

mages and text courtesy of MyPunchbowl.com" -- http://www.mypunchbowl.com/

History for December 16 1901 - The Tale of Peter Rabbit, by Beatrix Potter, was printed for the first time. 1903 - Women ushers were employed for the first time at the Majestic Theatre in New York City. 1944 - During World War II, the Battle of the Bulge began. It was the final major German counteroffensive in the war. 1972 - The Miami Dolphins became the first NFL team to go unbeaten and untied in a 14-game regular season. 1990 - Jean-Bertrand Aristide, a leftist priest, was elected president in Haiti's first democratic elections. 1999 - Sigourney Weaver received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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"Happiness, that grand mistress of the ceremonies in the dance of life, impels us through all its mazes and meanderings, but leads none of us by the same route."

--Charles Caleb Colton