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Subject: Re: Monday Chat 10.13.14 (Early Edition) by captmike13 on 2014/10/13 11:27:12 Looks like something is working now. I lost all of what I had ready to go. Happy Columbus day gang. We had our first frost here yesterday. Looks like today will be another decent day. Mostly cloudy with some showers and temps in the upper 60's lower 70's. Let's get going. Word of the Day Monday, October 13, 2014 mistral \ MIS-truhl, mi-STRAHL \ , noun; 1.a cold, dry, northerly wind common in southern France and neighboring regions. Origin: Mistral is derived from the French word of the same spelling which referred to wind from the north-west. Columbus Day Columbus Day is an United States observance that is celebrated each year on the second Monday in October. The day celebrates Christopher Columbus’ arrival to America on October 12, 1492. Colorado celebrated in 1906 when Columbus Day became an official state holiday in their state. It then grew and soon became a federal holiday in the United States in 1937, though people had been celebrating Columbus’ voyage since the colonial period. In 1792, there were celebrations in New York City and other US cities, celebrating the 300th anniversary of his landing in the New World. President Benjamin Harrison called upon the people of the United States to join together in celebration of Columbus Day on the 400th anniversary of the event. During the anniversary in 1892, teachers, preachers, poets and politicians used Columbus Day rituals to teach ideals of patriotism. These patriotic teachings were framed around themes of support for war, citizenship boundaries, the importance of loyalty to the nation and celebrating social progress. In 1970, Columbus Day was changed to the current observation on the second Monday in October. NATIONAL YORKSHIRE PUDDING DAY National Yorkshire Pudding Day is celebrated across the United States each year on October 13. Also known as batter pudding, Yorkshire Pudding is an English dish that is made from a batter and usually served with roast meat and gravy. Cooks in the north of England devised a means of making use of the fat that dropped into the dripping pans to cook a batter pudding while the meat roasted in the oven. A recipe for ‘a Dripping Pudding’ was published in 1737 in, “The Whole Duty of a Woman“. “Make a good batter as for pancakes: put in a hot toss-pan over the fire with a bit of butter to fry the bottom a little then put the pan and butter under a shoulder of mutton, instead of a dripping pan, keeping frequently shaking it by the handle and it will be light and savoury, and fit to take up when your mutton is enough; then turn it in a dish and serve it hot.” In 1747, similar instructions were published in The Art of Cookery made Plain and Easy by Hannah Glasse under the title of ‘Yorkshire Pudding’. It was Glasse that re-invented and renamed the original version of ‘Dripping Pudding”. To celebrate National Yorkshire Pudding Day, enjoy a “tried and true” Yorkshire Pudding recipe: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/quick-and-easy-yorkshire-pudding/ http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/yorkshire_pudding/ NATIONAL YORKSHIRE PUDDING DAY HISTORY Our research was unable to locate the creator of National Yorkshire Pudding Day, an “unofficial” national holiday. NATIONAL TRAIN YOUR BRAIN DAY Each year on October 13, people across the nation celebrate National Train Your Brain Day. This day was created to encourage everyone to expand and “exercise” their brain and use more of it’s potential capacity. There are many different ways to “exercise” your mind and improve your cognitive skills such as reading, word puzzles, number games, brain teasers, trivia games, riddles and etc.. Learning something new is another “exercise” that is a benefit to everyone’s brain on National Train Your Brain Day (as well as any other day). When the question is asked to American scientists as to how much of the brain is used, the answer varies however, many of them believe that it is only a small percentage and that there is room for expanded learning and knowledge within everyone. NATIONAL TRAIN YOUR BRAIN DAY HISTORY Within our research, we were unable to find the creator and the origin of National Train Your Brain Day, an “unofficial” national holiday. |
