Dessert Day - October 14, 2018

DIANE'S CORNER ... Celebrate Dessert Day

If you must choose between dinner and dessert. Eat dessert first you can always eat dinner later or pack it up and take it home.

Anonymous

So, What is more fun than making dinner or lunch? Dessert. It can be made with all things that are sweet and juicy or tart and sour and can come out in ways that are warm and soft, flavorful and crunchy, but it’s always delicious. You can indulge dessert with a range of chocolates, candy, or pastries, cakes, and cupcakes, and what about tarts and pies? Preparing them can make the wait for them all the sweeter, or you can grab a pudding or two on the go just to make the day that much brighter. Dessert Day is your excuse to indulge in your favorite treats.

History of Dessert Day

The origin of the word dessert comes from the French “desservir,” a word which here means “to clear the table.” This, of course, referenced the dish that came after the clearing of the main dishes served as part of the meal. The earliest references to the term dessert being used are in the 1600’s and arrived at the same time as the concept of serving a meal in courses, letting each part of the meal be its own experience.

While it may seem like a no-brainer now, the idea of serving a sweet repast following the main meal wasn’t something that was always done. Those masters of decadence, the French, were known to serve a sweet wine as an aperitif, and it didn’t take long before the concept of sweet followings to the main dish became commonplace. The birth of the sugar and honey trade helped to bolster the idea of dessert as it became easier to obtain sweeteners, though for a long time it was still known as a lush decadence reserved for the wealthy.

Barnaby Barford. Born 1977. Lives and works in London, UK. Working primarily in ceramic and works-on-paper, this Royal Academy of Art graduate’s work explores the human condition with irreverent wit and satire. 

Word of the Day

wellspring
Definition:	(noun) An abundant source.
Synonyms:	fountainhead
Usage:	The new recruit was a wellspring of ideas and reinvigorated the department with her out-of-the-box thinking.

Idiom of the Day

be smashed to smithereens  — To be broken apart or otherwise destroyed into tiny, fragmentary pieces. "Smithereens," first appearing in English in 1829 as "smiddereens," is likely derived from the Irish word "smidirín" or "smidiríní," meaning "fragment."

This Day in History

"Baby Jessica" Falls Down a Well (1987)

Though she is now 27 years old and has kids of her own, Jessica McClure is still known to most Americans as "Baby Jessica." At 18 months old, McClure fell into an 8-inch (20-cm) wide well in Midland, Texas. The 58-hour rescue effort captivated the country. For those few days, in the words of US President Ronald Reagan, "everybody in America became godfathers and godmothers of Jessica." Donations poured in from those moved by the child's plight.

Hannah Arendt (1906)

Jewish political philosopher Hannah Arendt fled Germany for France and then the US following Hitler's rise to power in 1933. Her reputation as a scholar and writer was firmly established with the publication of The Origins of Totalitarianism, which linked Nazism and Communism to 19th-century imperialism and anti-Semitism. Her next major publication, The Human Condition, likewise received wide acclaim.

Boone Festival

Held annually in Barbourville, Kentucky, this festival honors the frontiersman Daniel Boone (1734-1820), who in 1775 carved a trail through the Appalachian Mountains from eastern Tennessee to the Ohio River. An important part of the festival is the signing of the Cherokee Cane Treaty, which provides the Cherokee people with cane that they use to make baskets. Other festival events include an old-fashioned barbecue featuring pioneer and American-Indian foods, a long-rifle shoot, and competitions such as hog-calling, wood-chopping, and fiddling.

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1888 - In England, Louis Le Prince filmed the experimental film "Roundhay Garden Scene." It is the oldest surviving motion picture. 

1912 - Theodore Roosevelt was shot while campaigning in Milwaukee, WI. Roosevelt's wound in the chest was not serious and he continued with his planned speech. William Schrenk was captured at the scene of the shooting. 

1926 - The book "Winnie-the-Pooh," by A.A. Milne, made its debut. 

1930 - Ethel Merman debuted on Broadway in "Girl Crazy." 


1936 - The first SSB (Social Security Board) office opened in Austin, TX. From this point, the Board's local office took over the assigning of Social Security Numbers. 


1947 - Over Rogers Dry Lake in Southern California, pilot Chuck Yeager flew the Bell X-1 rocket plane and became the first person to break the sound barrier. 

1954 - C.B. DeMille's "The Ten Commandments", starring Charlton Heston, began filming in Egypt. The epic had a cast of 25,000 people. 

1960 - U.S. presidential candidate John F. Kennedy first suggested the idea of a Peace Corps. 

1964 - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his non-violent resistance to racial prejudice in America. He was the youngest person to receive the award. 

1966 - Grace Slick made her first appearance with Jefferson Airplane.

1984 - George ‘Sparky’ Anderson became the first baseball manager to win 100 games and a World Series in both leagues. (MLB) 

DAILY SQU-EEK

If You Were Born Today, October 14:

You have a great interest in, and eye for, form and structure. You would make a good architect, interior decorator, designer, or any profession that combines art and structure. You are highly intelligent, with strong “right brain” and “left brain” skills. You have a mischievous, almost childlike side to you, and your creativity is potent. You make success look easy, but the truth is, you are very willing to work hard for it. Responsible and determined, once you determine the life path you want for yourself, you go for it. Famous people born today:

1644 William Penn, English Philosopher, Quaker and founder of Pennsylvania, born in London, England (d. 1718)

1888 Katherine Mansfield (Katherine Mansfield Beauchamp Murry), New Zealand short story writer(The Garden Party), born in Wellington, New Zealand (d. 1923)

1890 Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th US President (R, 1953-61) and WWII general, born in Denison, Texas (d. 1969)

1906 Hannah Arendt, German political theorist and historian (Origins of Totalitarianism), born in Hanover, Germany (d. 1975)

1927 Roger Moore, British actor (The Saint, James Bond), born in London (d. 2017)

1939 Ralph Lauren, American fashion designer(Chaps, Polo Ralph Lauren), born in The Bronx, New York

1940 Cliff Richard [Harry Webb], English rock vocalist (Suddenly), born in Lucknow, India

1974 Natalie Maines, American musician (Dixie Chicks), born in Lubbock, Texas

1978 Usher, American singer (My Way, Confessions) and actor, born in Dallas, Texas



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1964 -

On this day in 1964, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his non-violent resistance to racial prejudice in America. He was the youngest person to receive the award. 

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1926 - 

Author A.A. Milne is most famous for his Winnie The Pooh book about a boy 
named Christopher Robin after his son, Christopher Robin Milne, and various characters inspired by his son’s stuffed animals, most notably the bear named Winnie-the-Pooh. 

 

Alan Alexander Milne with his son Christopher Robin Milne and his 
stuffed animal named Winnie-the-Pooh.

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INTERESTING FACTS

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MAGAZINE SUNDAY

Patons 680 Little Darlings

"The Good The Bad The Belle" by British artist Barnaby Barford (2009)

Pictures of the day


The yellow-billed shrike (Corvinella corvina) is a common resident breeding bird in tropical Africa, from Senegal east to Uganda, and locally in westernmost Kenya. It frequents forest and other habitats with trees. Although it generally feeds on insects, this shrike may hunt larger prey such as small frogs and mice.

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PUZZLE

Old Gramophone Jigsaw Puzzle

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SUDOKU ... hard

solution:

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CLEVER

The very last stitch of binding off can look a little messy.

Wobbly edge to neat, square corner.

There is an easy way to hide the excess yarn though, by capturing the enlarged stitch within

the final bind-off loop.

1. Cut the yarn and pull the end through the final stitch as usual, but stop before closing the loop tight.

 

2. Push the loop down so it's alongside the bigger stitch on the row below.

3. Hold your fingers close to the corner to keep that final loop in place, then pull on the yarn end with the other hand until the enlarged stitch has been trapped and pulled back in line with the rest of the side. Don't pull tight else it will go in too far.

 

4. Admire your neat corner.

it makes a very neat, square corner, which keeps your inner perfectionist happy.

Artist Barnaby Barford with his work, Tower of Babel

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