Today is Thursday, December 8th, 2011 

National Brownie Day

Today is National Brownie Day! Take some time to relax and enjoy a rich, fudge brownie in honor of the occasion. Many sources say that brownies originated in New England during the early twentieth century, but there are many variations to the tale.

One story says that a Boston chef mistakenly added melted chocolate to a batch of biscuits, thus creating the first brownies. Another version claims that a housewife in Bangor, Maine was making a chocolate cake but forgot to add baking powder. The cake did not rise properly and, instead of throwing it out, she served it in flat pieces.

Pick up your favorite brownie mix or make a batch from scratch to celebrate National Brownie Day!

December is National Fruit Cake Month & National Egg Nog Month

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History for December 8 1765 - Eli Whitney was born in Westboro, MA. Whitney invented the cotton gin and developed the concept of mass-production of interchangeable parts. 1776 - George Washington's retreating army in the American Revolution crossed the Delaware River from New Jersey to Pennsylvania. 1863 - U.S. President Abraham Lincoln announced his plan for the Reconstruction of the South. 1886 - At a convention of union leaders in Columbus, OH, the American Federation of Labor was founded. 1941 - The United States entered World War II as it declared war against Japan. The act came one day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. Britain and Canada also declared war on Japan. 1953 - Los Angeles became the third largest city in the United States.

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