December 8th is National Brownie Day. On the website for Palmer House-Hilton in Chicago they state, “In 1893, Bertha Palmer requested the pastry team at the renowned Palmer House hotel create a dessert suitable for ladies attending the World’s Columbian Exhibition in Chicago. The team created a chocolate, cake-like treat that could be easily transported toContinue reading “December 8 “Peppermint Creme or Brownie Torte Deluxe?””
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November 4th “What two letters spell candy? C and Y”
November 4th is National Candy Day. Some say that it is easy to celebrate this day by raiding a childs left-over Halloween bag. I have several books to observe this day in better ways than using left-over trick or treats.. First is this paperback pamphlet “The Candy Book” edited by Ruth Berolzheimer from the CulinaryContinue reading “November 4th “What two letters spell candy? C and Y””
July 7 “We have so much time and so little to do. Strike that, reverse it.”
Today is July 7th. We will begin our tour of several events with World Chocolate Day. The library houses some interesting books for me to display. I will start with “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” by Roald Dahl, published 1973. Early in the book, Willy Wonka states “No other factory mixes its chocolate by waterfall,Continue reading “July 7 “We have so much time and so little to do. Strike that, reverse it.””
February 14 “don’t play heart to get”
Today is Valentine’s day. I brought out a few books to help with the romance. One must court their romantic other. Flowers and Chocolate are a good first start. I will begin with “The Rose Family” by Olive L. Earle, 1970. This is a nice introduction about the rose plant. It turns out that strawberries are a part of theContinue reading “February 14 “don’t play heart to get””
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