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Monday, January 23, 2023

Weather ~ Picture of the Day ~ Ice Chest History ~ Bacon-Cheese Pull-Aparts ~ National Pie Day


  

Good 27º freezing foggy morning. 
 
Yesterday we had blue sky and fluffy clouds and topped at 52º.
 
 
Picture of the Day
 

 
Interesting about ice chests...........
 

A ,cooler, portable ice chest, ice box, cool box, chilly bin (in New Zealand), or esky (Australia) is an insulated box used to keep food or drink cool.

 

Ice cubes are most commonly placed in it to help the contents inside stay cool. Ice packs are sometimes used, as they either contain the melting water inside, or have a gel sealed inside that stays cold longer than plain ice (absorbing heat as it changes phase).

 

Coolers are often taken on picnics, and on vacation or holiday. Where summers are hot, they may also be used just for getting cold groceries home from the store, such as keeping ice cream from melting in a hot automobile. Even without adding ice, this can be helpful, particularly if the trip home will be lengthy. Some coolers have built-in cup holders in the lid.

 

They are usually made with interior and exterior shells of plastic, with a hard foam in between. They come in sizes from small personal ones to large family ones with wheels. Disposable ones are made solely from polystyrene foam (such as is a disposable coffee cup) about 2 cm or one inch thick. Most reusable ones have molded-in handles; a few have shoulder straps. The cooler has developed from just a means of keeping beverages cold into a mode of transportation with the ride-on cooler. A thermal bag, cooler bag or cool bag is very similar in concept, but typically smaller and not rigid.

 

The original inventor of the cooler is unknown, with versions becoming available in various parts of the world throughout the 1950s.

 

The portable ice chest was patented in the USA by Richard C. Laramy of Joliet, Illinois. On February 24, 1951, Laramy filed an application with the United States Patent Office for a portable ice chest (Serial No. 212,573). The patent (#2,663,157) was issued December 22, 1953.

 

In 1952, the portable Esky Auto Box was released in Australia by the Sydney refrigeration company Malley’s. Made from steel and finished in baked enamel and chrome, with cork sheeting for insulation, the Esky became the first mass produced cooler on the market. The brand found huge success and by 1960, 500,000 Australian households owned one (in a country of approximately 3 million households at the time).

 


The Coleman Company popularized the cooler within the USA with its initial offering of a galvanized cooler in 1954. Three years later, Coleman developed a process to make a plastic liner for coolers and jugs.

 


The current models are constructed with two layers: polypropylene on the outer shell, with a polyurethane inner layer. This makes it lightweight and portable with excellent insulation. The Esky originally had a steel outside shell, and used cork for insulation. In the 1960s, a single layer of thick polystyrene was often used, but they were easily damaged or destroyed.

 

The lightweight construction makes most eskies float in water, and they have been recommended by safety specialists to be used as an improvised lifebuoy, if more specialized equipment is not available.[10] Numerous people have been saved after using either the whole esky or the esky lid as flotation devices after boating accidents.

 

In Australia, the 'esky' name has become, or as a legal matter nearly has become, genericised: the popularity of the product has led to the use of its name to refer to any cooler box, regardless of the brand. Many dictionaries, including the Australian National Dictionary and the Macquarie Dictionary, now include definitions in their publications defining it as such. However, the use of the Esky trademark must be approved by the brand owner to avoid any liability.

 

Government agencies and media outlets in Australia have used the term in preference to generic alternatives.

 

 

 
This was shared by friend, Adele (Easton) Graves on FB....
Pillsbury Bacon-Cheese Pull-Aparts

Every bite of this pull-apart is filled with the breakfast flavors of bacon, egg, and Cheddar cheese.
 
1 egg
2 T. milk
1 16.3oz can of Pillsbury Grands biscuits
1 2.1oz pkg precooked bacon, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
3/4 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
1/4 cup finely chopped green onions (4 medium)


 
Heat oven to 350º. Spray 12x8 inch glass baking dish with cooking spray.

 
In large bowl, beat egg and milk with whisk until smooth.

 
Separate dough into 8 biscuits and cut each into quarters. Gently stir biscuit pieces into egg mixture to coat evenly. Fold in bacon, cheese, and onions. Spoon mixture into sprayed dish, arrange in single layer.
 


 
Bake 23-28 minutes or until brown. Cut into squares.
 
 
 
 
Historically this date...........
1556 – The deadliest earthquake in history, the Shaanxi earthquake, hits Shaanxi province, China. The death toll may have been as high as 830,000. HOLY COW!



 
1570 – James Stewart, 1st Earl of Morayregent for the infant King James VI of Scotland, is assassinated by firearm, the first recorded instance of such.



 
1849 – Elizabeth Blackwell is awarded her M.D. by the Geneva Medical College of Geneva, New York, becoming the United States' first female doctor



 
1968 – North Korea seizes the USS Pueblo (AGER-2), claiming the ship had violated their territorial waters while spying.



 
1973 – President Richard Nixon announces that a peace accord has been reached in Vietnam.



 
 
2002 – Reporter Daniel Pearl is kidnapped in KarachiPakistan and subsequently murdered .

 
And births this date include....
1898 – Randolph Scott, American actor (d. 1987)
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1919 – Ernie Kovacs, American comedian (d. 1962)
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1951 – Chesley Sullenberger, Captain of US Airways Flight 1549, a flight that successfully ditched into the Hudson River
 
 
 
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1964 – Mariska Hargitay, American actress
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All I know. Nuff said. Have a good Monday. Ciao.
xo Sue Mom Bobo

National Pie Day on January 23rd celebrates one of the Nations’ favorite desserts. No matter how you slice it, pie in just about any form makes a crowd happy. Fruit pies, berry pies, cream pies – they’re mouth water servings of homemade goodness.
National Pie Day was created simply to celebrate the pie.  It is a day for all to bake or cook their favorite pies.  Even more importantly, it is a day set aside for all to enjoy eating pies!
The first pies appeared around 9500 BC in the Egyptian Neolithic period or New Stone Age.

NATIONAL PIE DAY HISTORY

The American Pie Council created National Pie Day in 1986 to commemorate Crisco’s 75th anniversary of “serving foods to families everywhere.”