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National Cream Puff Day

Today is National Cream Puff Day! Cream puffs are rich desserts that made their debut in the United States in 1880. However, the first cream puff originated in Europe sometime during the 1540's when Catherine de Medici's pastry chef created the baked puffed shells for Catherine’s husband, Henry II of France.

Cream puffs are unusual pastries. Flour is added to a boiled mixture of butter and water, and then cooked at a high temperature until the mixture becomes a smooth ball of dough with a hollow center. After cream puffs are taken out of the oven, they must be cut in half or the pastry will deflate upon cooling.

To celebrate National Cream Puff Day, bake some of your own divine cream puffs to enjoy. Don't forget to top them off with powdered sugar!

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History for January 2 1872 - Brigham Young, the 71-year-old leader of the Mormon Church, was arrested on a charge of bigamy. He had 25 wives. 1879 - Thomas Edison began construction on his first generator. 1942 - The Philippine capital of Manila was captured by Japanese forces during World War II. 1960 - U.S. Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts announced his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination. 1974 - U.S. President Richard M. Nixon signed a bill requiring all states to lower the maximum speed limit to 55 MPH. The law was intended to conserve gasoline supplies during an embargo imposed by Arab oil-producing countries. Federal speed limits were abolished in 1995. 1983 - The final edition of Garry Trudeau’s comic strip, "Doonesbury", appeared in 726 newspapers. "Doonesbury" began running again in September 1984. 1983 - The musical, "Annie," closed on Broadway at the Uris Theatre after 2,377 performances. ________________________________________________________ "Oh, my friend, it is not what they take away from you that counts. It’s what you do with what you have left." --Hubert Humphrey