National Almond Buttercrunch Day - Today is National Almond Buttercrunch Day! In the News - They walk among us! Enjoy - Relax and enjoy these images and videos!
This nutty confection became increasingly popular during World War II.
The candy company Brown & Haley had developed their own recipe for almond buttercrunch a few years earlier, and J.C. Haley, the company's co-founder, had the nutty idea of storing it in tins. He figured that if tins kept his coffee fresh, they’d do the same for his beloved candy.
The buttercrunch was shipped to soldiers fighting overseas and soon became an international hit. Brown & Haley called it Almond Roca because most of the almonds during that time were exported from Spain, and "roca," the Spanish word for rock, is indicative of the candy's crunchy texture.
Almond buttercrunch requires only a few ingredients: butter, sugar, salt and almonds. The butter and sugar are melted together to form a toffee, which is then poured over crushed almonds.
Monday, June 29, 2015
National Almond Buttercrunch Day, In the News, and Enjoy
Tuesday, June 23, 2015
National Pecan Sandies Day, In the News, and Enjoy
National Pecan Sandies Day - Today is National Pecan Sandies Day! In the News - They walk among us! Enjoy - Relax and enjoy these images and videos!
Today is a tribute to those fabulous shortbread cookies which are rich with both butter and toasted nuts.
Monday, June 22, 2015
National Onion Rings Day, In the News, and Enjoy
National Onion Rings Day - Today is National Onion Rings Day! In the News - They walk among us! Enjoy - Relax and enjoy these images and videos!
Onion rings are a snack food, fast food, side dish, or appetizer made from circles of sliced onion, coated in a batter or breading, and fried.
They are most well known in Western countries and a few Asian countries, where they are often served as part of fast food meals and sometimes restaurant meals.
It is not known who originally created onion rings or when. It is known that in 1933 a recipe for onion rings appeared in a Crisco shortening advertisement in The New York Times.
Tuesday, June 16, 2015
Fresh Veggies Day, In the News, and Enjoy
Fresh Veggies Day - Today is Fresh Veggies Day! In the News - They walk among us! Enjoy - Relax and enjoy these images and videos!
Take a vow to eat healthfully today (and everyday), with fresh veggies for every meal, and for snacks, too!
Fresh vegetables are tasty—far better tasting than canned or frozen vegetables.
They are also healthful and highly nutritious. This time of year, there are plenty of fresh vegetables at your local grocery store—or in your backyard vegetable garden.
Thursday, June 11, 2015
German Chocolate Cake Day, In the News, and Enjoy
German Chocolate Cake Day - Today is German Chocolate Cake Day! In the News - They walk among us! Enjoy - Relax and enjoy these images and videos!
German chocolate cake, originally German's chocolate cake, is a layered chocolate cake from the United States filled and topped with a coconut-pecan frosting.
It owes its name to an American chocolate maker named Sam German, who developed a formulation of dark baking chocolate that came to be used in the cake recipe.
Sweet baking chocolate is traditionally used for the chocolate flavor in the actual cake, but few recipes call for it today. The filling and/or topping is a caramel made with egg yolks and evaporated milk; once the caramel is cooked, coconut and pecans are stirred in.
Occasionally, a chocolate frosting is spread on the sides of the cake and piped around the circumference of the layers to hold in the filling. Maraschino cherries are occasionally added as a garnish.
Contrary to popular belief, German chocolate cake did not originate in Germany. Its roots can be traced back to 1852 when American Sam German developed a type of dark baking chocolate for the American Baker's Chocolate Company. The brand name of the product, Baker's German's Sweet Chocolate, was named in honor of him.
