Today is...

National Banana Cream Pie Day

It’s National Banana Cream Pie Day! People have been making pies filled with cream, pudding, and custard since the Medieval times. Similar inventions from that era include Napoleons, cream puffs, and éclairs.

Bananas arrived in the United States in the 1880s. By the early 1900s, banana recipes appeared in every major cookbook across the country. Traditional banana cream pie recipes call for a crust made out of graham crackers or pastry dough; a layer of sliced bananas; a custard filling made with eggs, milk, sugar, and vanilla; and a topping of whipped cream or meringue. Common embellishments include pecans or drizzles of chocolate and caramel.

Celebrate National Banana Cream Pie Day with a big slice of banana cream pie from your favorite local bakery!

Today is also Namesake Day

March is National Peanut Month & International Ideas Month & National Craft Month

This week is National Cheerleading Week

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History for March 2  1836 - Texas declared its independence from Mexico and an ad interim government was formed. 1897 - U.S. President Cleveland vetoed legislation that would have required a literacy test for immigrants entering the country. 1923 - TIME appeared on newsstands for the first time. 1929 - The U.S. Court of Customs & Patent Appeals was created by the U.S. Congress. 1962 - Wilt 'The Stilt' Chamberlain scored 100 points against the New York Knicks 169-147. Chamberlain broke several NBA records in the game. 1964 - "Twist and Shout" by the Beatles was released in the U.S. 1974 - Postage stamps jumped from 8 to 10 cents for first-class mail. 1998 - Images from the American spacecraft Galileo indicated that the Jupiter moon Europa has a liquid ocean and a source of interior heat. _________________________________________________________ "Tonight I’ll think about what I can mean to my life, not what my life can mean to me." --Amy E. Dean