Today is Friday, December 9th, 2011
National Pastry Day
It’s
National Pastry Day! Did you know that pastries have been around since
2600 B.C.? The Egyptians made doughnut-like pastries out of crude flour
and honey, and then dipped them in wine.
In
the 7th century, pastry-making developed as a culinary art form in the
Middle East. It spread to Europe after the Crusades, and French and
Italian chefs developed their own version of the recipes and
experimented with new techniques. There are now many different types of
pastry including shortcrust, flaky, puff, choux, and phyllo.
Make a trip to your favorite local bakery to pick up your favorite kind of pastry in honor of National Pastry Day!
December is
National Fruit Cake Month & National Egg Nog Month
mages and text courtesy of MyPunchbowl.com" -- http://www.mypunchbowl.com/
for December 9 1884 - Levant M. Richardson received a patent for the ball-bearing roller skate. 1940 - During World War II, British troops opened their first major offensive in North Africa. 1941 - China declared war on Japan, Germany and Italy. 1962 - "Lawrence of Arabia," by David Lean had its world premiere in London. 1984 - The Jacksons played their last show together in Los Angeles, CA. |
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"If one only wished to be happy, this could easily be accomplished; but
we wish to be happier than other people, and this is always difficult,
for we believe others to be happier than they are."
--Montesquieu
--Montesquieu
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