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NATIONAL RASPBERRY POPOVER DAY

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National Raspberry Popover Day on May 3rd each year recognizes a dish similar to Yorkshire pudding.

Popovers earn their name by their characteristic popping over the edge of the pan as they bake. They can be enjoyed in both sweet and savory combinations. The primary ingredients in popovers are flour, eggs, milk, butter, salt and butter. Raspberries make popovers sweeter. Whether sweet or savory, most people enjoy popovers at breakfast time. 

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HOW TO OBSERVE #RaspberryPopoverDay

One sure way to celebrate the day is by trying your hand at making an authentic popover. We’ve even supplied a recipe for you to try. The fact that you’ll be making raspberry popovers to celebrate makes it a bonus celebration. Other ways to participate include:

  • Visit your favorite bakery for some fresh-baked popovers.
  • Whether you purchase yours or make them at home, share them with co-works and friends.
  • Share your recipes. You really must do this if you make your own. Bragging rights and recipes go hand in hand.
  • Take beautiful food selfies. (Another rite of passage if you bake your own.)
  • Make an extra batch and bring them over to the National Day Calendar offices! We know you want to.

Enjoy this tried and true Raspberry Popovers recipe. Featured image by Raspberry Popovers | Driscoll’s
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Use #RaspberryPopoverDay to post on social media.

NATIONAL BUBBLE TEA DAY

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On April 30th what do bubbles and tea have in common? Together make a fantastic treat to celebrate on National Bubble Tea Day! The day invites you to get adventurous and experience a growing flavorful menu of choices.

In the 1980s, the Taiwanese developed a beverage combining the refreshing goodness of tea, the wholesome creaminess of milk, and the fun, delicious surprise of bubbles. The bubbles, also known as boba or pearls, are made from tapioca. Choose teas with or without milk, ice, sugar, and toppings. With such refreshing variety, you should celebrate often!

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Whether you are 3 or 103, enjoy a tasty, extraordinary tea made with fresh ingredients for you to enjoy! The day also challenges everyone to try a new flavor or a first taste of bubble tea. 

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HOW TO OBSERVE #NationalBubbleTeaDay

On National Bubble Tea Day, go classic or slush, milk tea, or punch. Also, if it’s your first, don’t let it be your last! Introduce a friend to bubble tea, too! No matter which flavor you enjoy the most, be sure to try one today. Share a selfie with your favorite combination by using #NationalBubbleTeaDay on social media.

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NATIONAL GARLIC DAY

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Each year on April 19th, National Garlic Day celebrates a vegetable also known as the stinking rose. The fragrant and potent root has been seasoning dishes for thousands of years. 

This stinking rose is a member of the lily family. This family also includes onions, leeks, and shallots. While garlic originated in Asia over 7,000 years ago, it is used in a variety of cuisines.

Garlic is quite versatile, too. It is also used for medicinal purposes. The mighty bulb is considered an herbal remedy for colds and may reduce blood pressure and cholesterol. Modern science has also proven garlic’s antibiotic properties.

Myth and superstition reek of garlic. The most familiar one suggests that garlic wards off vampires. This same theory seemed to work on witches, werewolves, demons and other such evils one could come across. Folklore also tells us garlic grew from satan’s left footprint when he left the Garden of Eden; Greek midwives kept evils spirits away with it, and courage filled Roman soldiers who consumed the bulb.

Consider our dreams and garlic, too. Our dreams often have meaning. Dreaming of garlic is no different. To dream about garlic in the house suggests good luck and if the dream includes eating garlic (perhaps in a pesto sauce), there might be hidden secrets. Over 300 varieties of garlic grow around the world to dream about as well! 

Gilroy, California claims to be the Garlic Capital of the World. Will Rogers was once quoted as saying it is “…the only place in America where you can marinate a steak just by hanging it out on a clothesline.”

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HOW TO OBSERVE #NationalGarlicDay

Celebrate the day by cooking a terrific meal with garlic or possibly attend one of the many garlic festivals around the world. Use #NationalGarlicDay to share on social media.  

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NATIONAL BLUEBERRY POPOVER DAY

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What better way to start March 10th than with National Blueberry Popover Day? Popovers are airy rolls that puff up when baked, popping over the edge of the tin. They are light and crispy on the outside while the insides are warm and often hollow. They can be filled with custards, creams, and fruits for a sweet treat, especially blueberries.   

Popovers are similar to Yorkshire pudding and can also be served with savory combinations.

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The Blueberry Cookbook: Year-Round Recipes from Field to Table
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The Yorkshire Pudding Cookbook: 60 Delicious Recipes for a Batter Life: Over 60 Delicious Recipes for a Batter Life

Most popover recipes are made using mostly eggs, milk, flour and salt.  When making popovers, using eggs and milk that are at room temperature produces the best result. The resulting batter is thin but has enough air it that when it bakes the steam expands the batter, causing it to puff up and pop over the tin.  The egg proteins help the pastry hold its shape and eventually the crust turns flaky and golden.

** 1850 – The oldest known reference to popovers in a letter of E.E. Stuart.

** 1876 – The first cookbook with a popover recipe was Practical Cooking by M.N. Henderson.

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HOW TO OBSERVE #BlueberryPopoverDay

Make your home smell amazing with these homemade blueberry popovers: Toasted Coconut and Blueberry Popovers.  Another option is to visit your favorite bakery and surprise a friend or neighbor. Don’t forget to let them know what day it is and give your baker a shout out, too! Those are two great ways to celebrate. Let us know any other ways you discover by using #BlueberryPopoverDay to post on social media. 

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NATIONAL CREAM PUFF DAY

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Enjoy a cream-filled pastry on National Cream Puff DayTesoro Vanilla Cream by Pasticceria Matilde Vicenzi | Vanilla Cream Filled Puff Pastry! Dessert and pastry lovers alike get to celebrate this delicious French creation on January 2.

Originating in France, cream puffs are also known as profiterole and choux a la creme. Cream puffs are a French dessert pastry filled with whipped cream, pastry cream, ice cream or custard. They may be served plain or can be decorated with chocolate sauce, caramel sauce, or dusted with powdered sugar.

Borrowed from the French, the word “profiterole” has existed in English since 1604. The “cream puff” has been found on United States restaurant menus since around 1851.

To prepare cream puffs, a pastry chef pipes a choux paste through a pastry bag or dropped with a pair of spoons into small balls onto a pan, then baked to form hollow puffs.  After cooling, the cream puffs are injected with a filling using a pastry bag and narrow piping tip or by slicing off the top, filling the puff, and then reassembling.

HOW TO OBSERVE #NationalCreamPuffDay

Depending on your resolution status, you may do the following:

  1. Visiting the bakery and buy cream puffs. Then, eat them.
  2. Make cream puffs using the recipe below. Eat them.
  3. Stare longingly at said cream puffs in bakery case or recipe. Buy some and eat them anyway.
  4. Cream puffs? No idea, the tray was empty when I got here.

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You may also try the divide and conquer approach. Share those cream puffs with co-workers and friends. Use #NationalCreamPuffDay to post on social media.

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