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Good 43º raining morning. 

 

 

Yesterday we topped at 56º.

 

Interesting About April Fools' Day.....

 

April Fools' Day or April Fool's Day is an annual custom on April 1 consisting of practical jokes and hoaxes. Jokesters often expose their actions by shouting "April Fools!" at the recipient. Mass media can be involved in these pranks, which may be revealed as such the following day. The day is not a public holiday in any country except Odessa in Ukraine, where the first of April is an official city holiday. The custom of setting aside a day for playing harmless pranks upon one's neighbor has been relatively common in the world historically.

In modern times, people have gone to great lengths to create elaborate April Fools’ Day hoaxes. Newspapers, radio and TV stations and websites have participated in the April 1 tradition of reporting outrageous fictional claims that have fooled their audiences.

 

In 1996, Taco Bell, the fast-food restaurant chain, duped people when it announced it had agreed to purchase Philadelphia’s Liberty Bell and intended to rename it the Taco Liberty Bell. In 1998, after Burger King advertised a “Left-Handed Whopper,” scores of clueless customers requested the fake sandwich. Google notoriously hosts an annual April Fools’ Day prank that has included everything from “telepathic search” to the ability to play Pac Man on Google Maps.

 

To read much more of this day, go here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Fools%27_Day

 

Here are a number of April Fools pranks with photos...

https://www.boredpanda.com/funny-april-fools-pranks/?utm_source=bing&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic

 

 

Picture of the Day

The shoe house, located in the USA, is made of the wooden structure originally made as a guest house. It is 49 feet long and 25 feet wide giving the shape like the shoe to the house.

 

 

 

 

Pea Salad .. This recipe was my sister Marion's. I love it!

 

 

2 pkg frozen petite peas, thawed to room temp (or 16oz bag)

4 stalks celery, chopped

green onions, chopped or red onion (your preference)

3 hard boiled eggs, grated

 

Mix with about 1 cup mayonnaise, mustard, salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Sometimes she added a jar of red pimentos, drained and/or a can of chopped black olives.

 

Also, I like to add about 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese and crumbled bacon. Or... add shredded cheddar or mozzarella cheese or a combo of cheese.....

 

 

Historically this date.......

1891 – The Wrigley Company is founded in Chicago, Illinois.

 

1893 – The rank of Chief Petty Officer in the United States Navy is established.

 

 

1924 – Adolf Hitler is sentenced to five years in jail for his participation in the "Beer Hall Putsch". However, he spends only nine months in jail, during which he writes Mein Kampf.

 

1954 – President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorizes the creation of the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado.

 

1976 – Apple Inc. is formed by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak.

 

 

 

And births this date include...

1929 – Jane Powell, American dancer, actress, and singer (d,2021)

 

1932 – Debbie Reynolds, American actress (d.2016)

 

1939 – Ali MacGraw, American actress

 

 

 

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

xo Sue Mom Bobo

National Sourdough Bread Day on April 1st recognizes one of the world’s oldest leavened breads.

Sourdough is produced through the process of long fermentation of the dough using lactobacilli and yeasts. The use of naturally occurring yeasts and friendly bacteria versus cultivated yeast causes the bread to have a slightly sour, but pleasant taste. 

Most likely the first form of leavening available to bakers, it is believed sourdough originated in Ancient Egyptian times around 1500 BC. During the European Middle Ages, it also remained the usual form of leavening.

• We also have a recipe for you to enjoy: San Francisco Sourdough Bread recipe.

As part of the California Gold Rush, sourdough was the principal bread made in Northern California and is still a part of the culture of San Francisco today. The bread was so common at that time the word “sourdough” became a nickname for the gold prospectors. In The Yukon and Alaska, a “sourdough” is also a nickname given to someone who has spent an entire winter north of the Arctic Circle. It refers to their tradition of protecting their sourdough during the coldest months by keeping it close to their body. The sourdough tradition was also carried into Alaska and western Canadian territories during the Klondike Gold Rush.

San Francisco sourdough is the most famous sourdough bread made in the United States today. In contrast to sourdough production in other areas of the country, the San Francisco variety has remained in continuous production since 1849, with some bakeries able to trace their starters back to California’s Gold Rush period. Many restaurant chains keep it as a menu staple. Sourdough bread is a great side to your soup, stew or toasted with your morning cereal.