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NATIONAL PUNCH DAY

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While one perspective suggests honoring tools used to make holes, another points to a day created to throw a few punches at a punching bag. However, we will direct you toward the thirst-quenching version instead. Besides, this delicious, refreshing drink sparkles with celebration.
A wide assortment of drinks, both alcoholic and non-alcoholic, fall into the category of punch.

Punch Bowls and Pitcher Drinks: Recipes for Delicious Big-Batch Cocktails
Punch Bowls and Pitcher Drinks: Recipes for Delicious Big-Batch Cocktails
The Punch Bowl: 75 Recipes Spanning Four Centuries of Wanton Revelry
The Punch Bowl: 75 Recipes Spanning Four Centuries of Wanton Revelry

A combination of fruit juice and a carbonated beverage, the colorful, bubbly drink sparkles with party personality. In fact, parties, weddings, and other celebrations serve punch as part of the centerpiece at the beverage table. Large wide bowls known as punch bowls provide a beautiful vessel for serving punch.

The word punch is a loanword from Hindi panch (meaning five). Originally, punch was made with five ingredients: alcohol, sugar, lemon, water, and tea or spices. It was called paantsch.


Soft drink manufacturers today distribute many types of “fruit punch” beverages. Most punch mixes are red in color. However, despite the name, they contain a small fraction of fruit juice. Sugar, corn syrup, citric acid, and artificial flavors make up the main ingredients.

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HOW TO OBSERVE NATIONAL PUNCH DAY

Make some punch and make a toast! Thousands of punch recipes make the beverage versatile and easy to make. Check recipe books and online. Be sure to share your favorites, too! Use #NationalPunchDay to post on social media. 

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CreativeWare RM-BEV03 2.5-Gallon Bark Beverage Dispenser
Galssmagic 1 Gallon Drink Dispenser with Stand,2 Pack Glass Beverage Dispenser with Stand,Punch Bowls Water Juice Lemonade Dispensers with Easy Flow Spigot for Parties
Galssmagic 1 Gallon Drink Dispenser with Stand,2 Pack Glass Beverage Dispenser with Stand,Punch Bowls Water Juice Lemonade Dispensers with Easy Flow Spigot for Parties
Premium Quality Plastic Punch Bowl With Ladle - Large 2 Gallon Bowl With 5 oz Ladle by Upper Midland Products
Premium Quality Plastic Punch Bowl With Ladle – Large 2 Gallon Bowl With 5 oz Ladle by Upper Midland Products
Nostalgia 3-Tier Party Fountain, Holds 1.5 Gallons, LED Lighted Base, Includes 8 Reusable Cups, 1.5 Gallon, Clear
Nostalgia 3-Tier Party Fountain, Holds 1.5 Gallons, LED Lighted Base, Includes 8 Reusable Cups, 1.5 Gallon, Clear

NATIONAL SPONGE CAKE DAY

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On August 23rd, enjoy National Sponge Cake Day with the quintessential classic of the cake world. This airy queen of teas is the guest of honor, but we get the pleasure of tasting! 

One of the trickiest cakes for bakers to master, a perfect sponge stands tall. Another balancing trick for bakers includes maintaining a fine crumb while keeping the cake moist. If you enjoy layering berries and whipped cream, the sponge handles this task beautifully. 

The sponge cake is believed to be one of the first non-yeasted cakes. 

The sponge cake is thought to have originated in the Caribbean. However, the earliest English printed recipe for sponge cake comes from an English poet and author, Gervase Markham. In 1615 he published a sponge cake recipe in the book The English Huswife, Containing the Inward and Outward Virtues Which Ought to Be in a Complete Woman.

I can’t knit or make plum jam, but I can bake a bloody Victoria sponge. ~ Helen Mirren as Chris in Calendar Girls (2003)

In 2003, the sponge cake played a tiny role in the movie Calendar Girls starring Helen Mirren. In the scene, Mirren’s character, Chris, enters a baking competition. However, she forgets she entered, and instead of entering a sponge cake of her own making, she submits a store-bought Victoria sponge cake.

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HOW TO OBSERVE #SpongeCakeDay

Be sure to find more of your favorite cakes here.

Get some sponge cake and enjoy it. Or, if you are up to the challenge, try this Glorious Sponge Cake recipe. Serve it with berries or a preserve. Use #SpongeCakeDay to post on social media.

NATIONAL MOJITO DAY

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Each year on July 11th, people across America raise a glass to mark National Mojito Day. The cocktail consists of white rum, sugar, lime juice, sparkling water, and mint.

The Mojito is a traditional Cuban highball, and while rumored to be a drink favored by the author, Ernest Hemingway, it’s never been proven. It seems the story behind Hemingway and the Mojito is a tall tale to attract visitors and to sell drinks. Isn’t every origin story behind a drink designed to sell more of the original anyway? 

Libbey Mixologist 9-Piece Cocktail Set by Libbey
Libbey Mixologist 9-Piece Cocktail Set

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Whether Hemingway ever had a mojito or even liked it, doesn’t matter. With a low alcohol content, this refreshing cocktail gains popularity in the summertime for its refreshing combination of sweetness, citrus, and mint flavors. The exhilarating flavor says summer and stimulates the palate, too. The Mojito serves up a perfect pairing with barbecues and evenings at the beach.

Lime wedges and mint leaves garnish an ice filled glass of Mojito. 

I decided to explore more after the drink was featured in a movie.  In the Bond film Die Another Day.  So I decided to introduce my family and friends after trying them myself.  I even found a great recipe to make it a punch for a party.

Although born in Cuba, the exact origin of the Mojito remains under debate with roots as early as 1586.

JoyJolt Gwen Highball Glasses Set of 4 Tall Drinking Glasses. 18oz Cocktail Glass Set. Lead-Free Crystal Glassware. Bourbon or Whiskey Glass Cup, Bar, Iced Tea, Water, Mojito and Tom Collins Glasses by JoyJolt
JoyJolt Gwen Highball Glasses Set of 4 Tall Drinking Glasses. 18oz Cocktail Glass Set. Lead-Free Crystal Glassware. Bourbon or Whiskey Glass Cup, Bar, Iced Tea, Water, Mojito and Tom Collins Glasses

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A variety of recipes add fruit to the Mojito for unique summer combinations. The already refreshing beverage lends itself to being mixed in large pitchers for serving a crowd or individual drinks for one or two people. Mixes also offer the simplicity of just adding rum. However, fresh, simple ingredients bring out the best flavor of a Mojito. 

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HOW TO OBSERVE #NationalMojitoDay

Mix up a pitcher to enjoy mojitos with friends on the patio or deck. It will hit the spot on a hot summer day, too. (Remember always to drink responsibly and never to drink and drive.) 

Post on social media using #NationalMojitoDay.

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NATIONAL ICE CREAM CAKE DAY

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National Ice Cream Cake Day is observed annually on June 27. In the height of summer, an ice cream cake is the perfect dessert.

An ice cream cake consists of any flavor of ice cream in the shape of a cake.  It can include many different ingredients such as cake, cookie crumbs, sponge cake, fudge, fruit or caramel between the layers of ice cream.  It is then frosted with either whipped cream or a similar icing.  Ice cream cakes are kept frozen until served.  They are typically decorated and served at a wide variety of parties.

Although the origin of the ice cream cake remains somewhat of a mystery, this popular dessert combines the classic summer treat, ice cream, with the time-honored celebratory cake, which makes it one of the best culinary inventions to date.

HOW TO OBSERVE

Order an ice cream cake from your favorite bakery or make your own to share with friends.  Use #nationalicecreamcakeday to share your photos on social media.

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HIWARE 7 Inch Non-stick Springform Pan/Cheesecake Pan/Leakproof Cake Pan
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SOUJOY Springform Cake Pan, Non-stick Cheesecake Pan, 14 x 9 Inch Large Rectangle Cake Pan with Removable Bottom, Ice Cream Cake Bakeware

NATIONAL GERMAN CHOCOLATE CAKE DAY

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National German Chocolate Cake Day is observed by chocolate lovers annually on June 11.

Although the name may sound like the cake originated in Germany, it did not.   The cake’s roots can be traced back to 1852 when American, Sam German, made a type of dark baking chocolate for the American Baker’s Chocolate Company.  Baker’s German’s Sweet Chocolate’s brand was named in honor of Sam German.

Over 100 years later in 1957, a recipe for “German’s Chocolate Cake” appeared as the Recipe of the Day in the Dallas Morning Star.  This recipe, created by Mrs. George Clay, used the Baker’s German’s Sweet Chocolate, and it became quite popular.  During this time, General Foods owned the Baker’s brand and distributed Mrs. Clay’s recipe to other newspapers around the country.  The current name of German Chocolate Cake, as we know it today, came to be as publications started dropping the ‘s.

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HOW TO OBSERVE

Celebrate by enjoying a piece of German Chocolate Cake with friends.  Include photos on social media using #GermanChocolateCakeDay.

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The Ultimate German Chocolate Cake Book: Mastering The Art of German Chocolate Cakes (New and Improved Baking styles)
Duncan Hines Signature Perfectly Moist German Chocolate Cake Mix#GermanChocolateCakeDay
Duncan Hines Signature Perfectly Moist German Chocolate Cake Mix
Betty Crocker Rich & Creamy Frosting - Coconut Pecan#GermanChocolateCakeDay
Betty Crocker Rich & Creamy Frosting – Coconut Pecan
The Black Cake Company German Chocolate cake#GermanChocolateCakeDay
The Black Cake Company German Chocolate cake