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National Cinnamon Croissant Day

It’s National Cinnamon Croissant Day! People have been making delicious croissant pastries since the 13th century, but cinnamon has been around for much longer. The first record of the spice appears in a Chinese manuscript dating back to 2800 BC!

In Ancient Rome, people valued cinnamon more than silver and gold, and spices remained a highly prized luxury good through the Middle Ages. In fact, you could determine a person’s social rank by the number of spices they could afford. People used cinnamon to preserve meat, flavor their beverages, and cure certain ailments. Today, cinnamon is still one of the most popular spices and is a key ingredient in many baked goods.

To celebrate National Cinnamon Croissant Day, bake a batch of scrumptious cinnamon croissants to share with friends and coworkers!

Today is also National Farm Animals Day

April is Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month & National Grilled Cheese Month

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History for April 10  1790 - The U.S. patent system was established. 1825 - The first hotel opened in Hawaii. 1866 - The American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) was incorporated. 1925 - F. Scott Fitzgerald published "The Great Gatsby" for the first time. 1957 - Ricky Nelson sang for first time on TV's "Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet." He performed the song "I'm Walking." 1958 - Bobby Darin recorded "Splish Splash." _________________________________________________________ "The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose." --William Cowper