Today is...
National Gumdrop Day

It’s National Gumdrop Day! Gumdrops are a tasty, chewy candy made with gelatin and coated with sugar. Gumdrops can come in fruity flavors like grape, cherry, orange, and lemon or spiced flavors like cinnamon, clove, mint, and anise.
Many people believe that a man named Percy Trusdale invented the gumdrop in 1801, but there is very little evidence to support this claim. What we do know is that gumdrops have been a popular confection for at least two hundred years. The board game Candy Land features both a Gumdrop Pass and a Gumdrop Mountain!
To celebrate National Gumdrop Day, use colorful gumdrops to decorate a cake or buy a bag of them to share with your friends!

____________________________________________

February is Black History Month & Potato Lover's Month & National Weddings Month

images and text courtesy of MyPunchbowl.com" -- http://www.mypunchbowl.com/

History for February 15 1764 - The city of St. Louis was established. 1879 - President Hayes signed a bill that allowed female attorneys to argue cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. 1903 - Morris and Rose Michtom, Russian immigrants, introduced the first teddy bear in America. 1932 - George Burns and Gracie Allen debuted as regulars on "The Guy Lombardo Show" on CBS radio. 1933 - U.S. President-elect Roosevelt escaped an assassination attempt in Miami. Chicago Mayor Anton J. Cermak was killed in the attack. 1953 - The first American to win the women’s world figure skating championship was 17-year-old Tenley Albright. 1965 - Canada displayed its new red and white maple leaf flag. The flag was to replace the old Red Ensign standard. ________________________________________________________ "We need time to dream, time to remember, and time to reach the infinite. Time to be." --Gladys Taber