Weather/Cold/Fog ~ Picture of the Day ~ Football History ~ Corn and Broccoli Casserole ~ National Blueberry Pancake Day

  

Good 24º frozen morning.

 

Yesterday, again we were clear and cold (23º) and the fog took over Grants Pass.....

 We warmed to 72º.

Picture of the Day...what the fog looks like in New York city....

 

 

Interesting about football history....

 

The sport we in the United States know and love as football is more properly called gridiron football, for the vertical yard lines that mark the field. Closely related to two ancient English sports—rugby and soccer (or association football)—gridiron football originated at universities in North America, primarily the United States, in the late 19th century. On November 6, 1869, players from Princeton and Rutgers held the first intercollegiate football contest in New Brunswick, New Jersey, playing a soccer-style game with rules adapted from the London Football Association. 

While a number of other elite Northeastern colleges took up the sport in the 1870s, Harvard University maintained its distance by sticking to a rugby-soccer hybrid called the “Boston Game.” In May 1874, after a match against McGill University of Montreal, the Harvard players decided they preferred McGill’s rugby-style rules to their own. In 1875, Harvard and Yale played their first intercollegiate match, and Yale players and spectators (including Princeton students) embraced the rugby style as well.

The man most responsible for the transition from this rugby-like game to the sport of football we know today was Walter Camp, known as the “Father of American Football.”

 

As a Yale undergraduate and medical student from 1876 to 1881, Camp played halfback and served as team captain, equivalent to head coach at the time. Even more importantly, he was the guiding force on the rules board of the newly formed Intercollegiate Football Association (IFA). 

Thanks to Camp, the IFA made two key innovations to the fledgling game: It did away with the opening “scrummage” or “scrum” and introduced the requirement that a team give up the ball after failing to move down the field a specified yardage in a certain number of “downs.” Among the other innovations Camp introduced were the 11-man team, the quarterback position, the line of scrimmage, offensive signal-calling and the scoring scale used in football today. In addition to his work with the rules board, Camp coached the Yale team to a 67-2 record from 1888 to 1892—all while working as an executive at a watch-manufacturing firm. 

More here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Camp

 

In 1920, the American Professional Football Association—later known as the National Football League—was founded in Canton, Ohio, greatly professionalizing the sport. After growing in size and popularity during the first half of the 20th century, the NFL merged with the American Football League, its rival, in 1970, becoming the behemoth it is today. Today, with 32 member teams, the NFL is the largest football league in the United States. And football is by far the country's most popular sport: According to a 2018 Gallup poll, 37 percent of U.S. adults name football as their favorite sport to watch, followed by basketball at 11 percent and baseball at 9 percent.

Read this... how Teddy Roosevelt saved football...

https://www.history.com/news/how-teddy-roosevelt-saved-football

 

From Mr. Food

 

 

Corn and Broccoli Casserole is a hearty side dish that starts with fresh tasting frozen veggies and ends with a hot, out of the oven homey result that'll pair with any main dish.

 

• 1 (20-ounce) package frozen creamed corn, slightly thawed
• 1 (16-ounce) package frozen chopped broccoli, thawed
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, melted, divided
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 cup coarsely crushed butter crackers

 

 

1. Preheat oven to 350º Coat an 8- x 8-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
    
2. In a large bowl, combine corn, broccoli, egg, 2 tablespoons melted butter, the onion powder, salt, and pepper; mix well and spoon into baking dish.
    
3. In a small bowl, mix crackers and remaining melted butter; sprinkle on top.
    
4. Bake 40 to 45 minutes, or until firm in center.
   
    ***Can't find creamed corn in the freezer section? Regular frozen corn will work just fine.

 

 

Historically this date.....

1887 – In a snowstorm at Fort Keogh, Montana, the world's largest snowflakes are reported, 15 inches (38 cm) wide and 8 inches (20 cm) thick.

1915 – An act of the U.S. Congress creates the United States Coast Guard.

1956 – Elvis Presley makes his first US television appearance on the Ed Sullivan show

1958 – The Lego company patents the design of its Lego bricks, still compatible with bricks produced today.

1980 – USCGC Blackthorn collides with the tanker Capricorn while leaving Tampa Florida and capsizes killing 23 Coast Guard crew members.

1986 – Space Shuttle program: STS-51-L mission – Space Shuttle Challenger 
breaks apart after liftoff killing all seven astronauts on board.

 

 

 

And births this date include....

1936 – Alan Alda, American actor, screenwriter, and director

A Hollywood person, married to the same women since 1957!!

 

1981 – Elijah Wood, American actor

 

 

 

 

 

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

xo Sue Mom Bobo

 

On January 28th, National Blueberry Pancake Day brinks the sweetness of blueberries to your pancake, flapjack or hotcake.

The early pancakes consisted mostly of flour and milk and were more like biscuits. Later, eggs, milk, a leavening agent (such as baking powder) and fat were added creating the fluffier, lighter pancake we know today.

Adding blueberries to the pancake batter when mixing up the ingredients may result in a bluish hue. To avoid this, add them right after dropping dollops of batter to the hot griddle.

Blueberries add a freshness to pancakes and nutrients like vitamin K, vitamin C, manganese and copper.

HOW TO OBSERVE

Whip up some pancakes with this recipe:  Todd’s Famous Blueberry Pancakes recipe.