| Last Monday in August. 8/25/2014 |
Subject: Last Monday in August. 8/25/2014 by captmike13 on 2014/8/25 10:32:47 Good morning gang. Looks like a hot day here with plenty of humidity go boot. Not much else going on. Word of the Day Monday, August 25, 2014 ethos \ EE-thos, EE-thohs, ETH-os, -ohs \, noun; 1. Sociology . the fundamental character or spirit of a culture; the underlying sentiment that informs the beliefs, customs, or practices of a group or society; dominant assumptions of a people or period: In the Greek ethos the individual was highly valued. 2. the character or disposition of a community, group, person, etc. 3. the moral element in dramatic literature that determines a character's action rather than his or her thought or emotion. Origin: Ethos comes from the Greek term meaning "custom; habit; character," and provides the root for the term ethics . It entered English in the 1600s. Today is NATIONAL WHISKEY SOUR DAY Each year on August 25, people across the United States celebrate National Whiskey Sour Day. Traditionally garnished with half an orange and a maraschino cherry, a whiskey sour is a mixed drink containing whiskey (often Bourbon), lemon juice and sugar. Whiskey sours are shaken then either served straight or over ice. An option to the traditional whiskey sour is the Boston sour which is made by adding a dash of egg white to the recipe. Another variant is the Ward 8. The Ward 8 is based with either Bourbon or rye whiskey with both lemon and orange juices added along with grenadine syrup for the sweetener. The Whiskey Sour has withstood the test of time! A 1870 Wisconsin newspaper has the world’s oldest historical mention of a whiskey sour. ◦After opening, a bottle of whiskey will remain good for five years. ◦An unopened bottle of whiskey can be kept for over 100 years and will still be good to drink. ALWAYS REMEMBER: *DO NOT DRINK AND DRIVE* NATIONAL WHISKEY SOUR DAY HISTORY Within our research, we were unable to find the creator or the origin of National Whiskey Sour Day, an “unofficial” national holiday. NATIONAL BANANA SPLIT DAY Are you R E A D Y ? Today, as in each year on August 25, it is National Banana Split Day! Classically served in a long dish, called a boat, a banana is cut in half lengthwise and laid in the dish with scoops of vanilla, chocolate and strawberry ice cream placed in between. The strawberry ice cream is complimented with pineapple topping, chocolate syrup is poured on the vanilla ice cream and strawberry topping covers the chocolate ice cream. Crushed nuts, whipped cream and maraschino cherries garnish the entire boat. Today, there are many variations to the classic banana split. SOUNDS DELICIOUS !! The banana split was invented by a 23-year-old apprentice pharmacist in Latrobe, Pennsylvania in 1904. David Evans Strickler enjoyed inventing sundaes at the store’s soda fountain. The first “banana-based triple ice cream sundae” sold for 10 cents which was double the cost of all other sundaes. Enjoy the following “tried and true” Banana Split Cheesecake recipe: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/banana-split-cheesecake/ On this warm day, celebrate National Banana Split Day with a nice cold banana split boat and don’t forget the cherry on top! NATIONAL BANANA SPLIT DAY HISTORY We were unable to find the creator of National Banana Split Day, an “unofficial” national holiday. |
