Weather ~ Picture of the Day ~ Interesting About Minnesota ~ Pumpkin Soup ~ National No Beard Day

  

Good 44º dark cloudy morning. 

 

 

Yesterday we started sunny with a few patchy clouds.....

 

Later we got really windy and the dark clouds moved in..... we got a tad of rain and we topped at 66º.

 

Picture of the Day..uh oh, cat getting into wine! He looks very cautious!

 

 

 

Interesting about Minnesota...

 

 

Minnesota Inventions: Masking and Scotch tape, Wheaties cereal, Bisquick, HMOs, the bundt pan, Aveda beauty products, and Green Giant vegetables

The St. Lawrence Seaway opened in 1959 allowing oceangoing ships to reach Duluth.

Minneapolis is home to the oldest continuously running theater (Old Log Theater) and the largest dinner theater (Chanhassan Dinner Theater) in the country.

The Minneapolis Sculpture Garden is the largest urban sculpture garden in the country.

The Guthrie Theater is the largest regional playhouse in the country.

 

 

The first open heart surgery and the first bone marrow transplant in the United States were done at the University of Minnesota.

 

The first Children’s department in a Library is said to be that of the Minneapolis Public Library, which separated children’s books from the rest of the collection in Dec. 1889.

 

The first Automatic Pop-up toaster was marketed in June 1926 by McGraw Electric Co. in Minneapolis under the name Toastmaster. The retail price was $13.50.

 

Hibbing is the birthplace of the American bus industry. It sprang from the business acumen of Carl Wickman and Andrew “Bus Andy” Anderson – who opened the first bus line (with one bus) between the towns of Hibbing and Alice in 1914. The bus line grew to become Greyhound Lines, Inc.

 

Candy maker Frank C. Mars of Minnesota introduced the Milky Way candy bar in 1923. Mars marketed the Snickers bar in 1930 and introduced the 5 cent Three Musketeers bar in 1937. The original 3 Musketeers bar contained 3 bars in one wrapper. Each with different flavor nougat.

 

 

 

 

 

From Mr. Food

 

 

If you’ve never had pumpkin soup, get ready to “fall” in love with a fall favorite that’s comfort at its best. It’s super simple to make, velvety smooth, and when you top each bowl with our homemade Parmesan cheese twills, it’s something you’ll never forget.  Maybe serve up an apple pie or cobbler for dessert, followed by a drive to check out the fall foliage? Life doesn’t get better than this.

 

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons finely minced onion
• 2 (15-ounce) cans pure pumpkin
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 1/4 cup light brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 1/2 cups half-and-half
• 1 (5-ounce) package shredded Parmesan cheese
• Sour cream for garnish

 

 

1. In a soup pot over medium heat, melt butter and sauté onion 4 to 5 minutes or until softened. Add the remaining ingredients except the half-and-half, Parmesan cheese, and sour cream; mix well. Bring to a boil, stirring frequently. Reduce heat to low and stir in the half-and-half. Simmer 10 to 15 minutes or until heated through. 
    
2. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350º. Coat a rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray. Sprinkle the cheese on the baking sheet, forming one large sheet of cheese. Bake 6 to 8 minutes or until the cheese is melted. Let cool slightly, then cut into random shapes. (These are called cheese twills.) Let cool completely and pull apart. 
    
3. Spoon pumpkin soup into bowls, garnish with a dollop of sour cream, and serve with cheese twills.
   

 

 

 

Historically this date.....

1867 – United States takes possession of Alaska after purchasing it from Russia for $7.2 million. Celebrated annually in the state as Alaska Day

1954 – Texas Instruments announces the first Transistor radio.

... this was my Zenith transistor radio. I'd put it on the porch and listen to music while I mowed the lawn (no power mower...push!)

1968 – The U.S. Olympic Committee suspends Tommie Smith and John Carlos for giving a "black power" salute during a victory ceremony at the Mexico City games.

And births this date include....

1918 – Bobby Troup, American musician and actor (d. 1999)

...married to Julie London over 40 years. She died one year after Bobby.

 

 

 

 

 

1927 – George C. Scott, American actor (d. 1999)

1934 – Inger Stevens, Swedish actress (d. 1970)

....only 35 when she died. 

1939 – Mike Ditka, American football player, coach, and commentator

1945 – Huell Howser, American television personality (d.2013)

1951 – Pam Dawber, American actress

1960 – Jean-Claude Van Damme, Belgian actor

1960 – Erin Moran, American actress (d.2017)

.....sad how she ended up.... 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All I know. Nuff said. Have a good Monday. Ciao.

xo Sue Mom Bobo

Annually, National No Beard Day on October 18th celebrates the clean shaven among us. The smoother the face, the bigger the celebration!

Whether you have had your beard for years or it is relatively new for you, this is the day to shave it off and go smooth. Perhaps your partner doesn’t like your beard, or you just haven’t shaved it off for years. No Beard Day is the day to see what you look like without it.

Achieving a close, kissable shave is a lost art that faded with a generation who had the first color televisions installed. Consider investing in the tools your grandfather or possibly your great-grandfather used – either a safety razor or a straight razor will give you the closest shave along with a natural bristled shaving brush and shaving soap.  More care and time may be required, but the results are well worth the effort.

HOW TO OBSERVE 

Shave and post before and after photos on social media.