Creme Filled Donut Day - Sept 14, 2019

DIANE'S CORNER ... 

Celebrate Creme Filled Donut Day

We couldn’t agree more, especially if those donuts are filled with delicious crème. These delightful confections are popular in every venue, and a quick way to win the adoration of your workmates is by bringing in a couple dozen to lighten the mood. Creme Filled Donut Day celebrates these delicious treats and their most excellent of innovations, crème filling. What will you fill your donut with?

History of Creme-Filled Donut Day

The history of Creme-Filled Donut Day is, unsurprisingly, the history of the donut. The concept of a fried bread ring isn’t in any way new, but if you’re looking for the earliest version of what we call donuts you’ll find your way to New Amsterdam in the New World. Don’t know where that is? It’s a bit like Constantinople, which we now know as Istanbul. New Amsterdam, of course, is New York City! The Settlers from Denmark had a cake known rather unappetizingly as “oil cake”, or “olykoek”.

In 1803 a cookbook was published that contained donuts, and it didn’t take long for it to become the delicious treat we know today. Donuts have a reputation as a singularly American food, in spite of its Dutch origins. The ring shape that we all know and love came into being when Hanson Gregory, working on a lime-trading ship, punched a hole in the traditionally dense donut (They were braided or simply a round small loaf at the time, leaving the center doughy and the exterior greasy) and fried it. The light flavor and fluffy texture of the cooked dough were exactly what he was looking for and afterward taught it to his mother.

Being a clever lass, Elizabeth Gregory made a delightfully savory donut with cinnamon, nutmeg, and lemon rind, and then filled the center with a mixture of hazelnuts or walnuts to replace the missing dough. While the person who decided that crème would make a delightful filling isn’t recorded, we do know that it all started here with Elizabeth Gregory and her idea of filling donuts.

Tarsila do Amaral, (born Sept. 1, 1886, Capivari, Braz.—died Jan. 17, 1973, São Paulo), Brazilian painter who blended local Brazilian content with international avant-garde aesthetics.

Joke of the Day

COMING ACROSS A DANGEROUS ANIMAL

What steps should you take if you ever come across a dangerous animal in the wilderness?

Very large ones.

Word of the Day

nocebo

MEANING:

noun: A substance producing harmful effects in someone because it is believed to be harmful, but which in reality is harmless.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Latin nocebo (I will harm), from nocere (to harm). Modeled after its antonym placebo (I will please). Earliest documented use: 1961.

USAGE:

“As Geoff Watts shows, the nocebo’s impact can be very harmful. Maybe it’s because fear is more powerful than hope.”
Gillian Reynolds; Radio: Review Pick of the Week; The Daily Telegraph (London, UK); Feb 14, 2015.

Idiom of the Day

COLD FEET

To get nervous or to have second thoughts about doing something
He’s getting cold feet about the wedding, but I told him that was perfectly normal.

This Day in History

1741 - George Handel completed "Messiah" in time for an orphan's charity concert.

1814 - Francis Scott Key wrote the "Star-Spangled Banner," a poem originally known as "Defense of Fort McHenry," after witnessing the British bombardment of Fort McHenry, MD, during the War of 1812. The song became the official U.S. national anthem on March 3, 1931.

1866 - George K. Anderson patented the typewriter ribbon.


1899 - In New York City, Henry Bliss became the first automobile fatality.


1901 - U.S. President William McKinley died of gunshot wounds inflicted by an assassin. Vice President Theodore Roosevelt, at age 42, succeeded him.


1948 - In New York, a groundbreaking ceremony took place at the site of the United Nations' world headquarters.


1963 - Mary Ann Fischer gave birth to America's first surviving quintuplets.


1972 - "The Waltons" premiered on CBS-TV.


1975 - Pope Paul VI declared Mother Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton the first U.S.-born saint.


1978 - "Mork & Mindy" premiered on ABC-TV.


1979 - Kenny Rogers received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.


1984 - Joe Kittinger became the first person to fly a balloon solo across the Atlantic Ocean.


1995 - Hand written lyrics for "Getting Better" by Paul McCartney sold for $249,000 at a Sotheby's auction.


1999 - It was announced that "US" magazine would change from monthly to weekly and change its name to "USWeekly."


2015 - In Livingston, LA, and Hanford, WA, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) detectors detected gravitational waves for the first time. The news was reported on February 11, 2016.



DAILY SQU-EEK

If You Were Born Today, September 14

You are an insatiably curious person who enjoys a good investigation, and who loves to unravel a mystery. While you do value a stable lifestyle and some predictability, routine bores you, so you do what you can to mix things up a little. You can be willful at times, and very determined. However, you often leave projects unfinished because you seem to come up with exciting new ideas fast, and your enthusiasm for old ideas wanes quickly. You are quick-witted, hugely interesting, and you have an independent mind. You have exceptionally strong convictions-- some might call you hard-headed! Famous people born today: 

1769 Alexander von Humboldt, German naturalist and explorer (Kosmos), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1859)

1879 Margaret Sanger, American nurse, birth control proponent and feminist, born in Corning, New York (d. 1966)

1947 Sam Neill, New Zealand actor (Jurassic Park, Dead Calm, The Piano), born in Omagh, Northern Ireland

1983 Amy Winehouse, British singer (Stronger Than Me, Rehab), born in London (d. 2011)

thanks, Debbie

READERS INFO

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(Not So) Totally Useless Facts of The Day:

The aurora australis is the southern version of the aurora borealis. Tasmania, New Zealand, and Antarctica are a few of the best places to scope out the Southern Lights from land.

A cough can propel saliva droplets as far as 20 feet at speeds up to 25 to 50 mph.

The 100 folds in a chef’s toque are said to represent 100 ways to cook an egg.

2.

CELESTIAL EVENT - Full Moon

The Moon will be located on the opposite side of the Earth as the Sun and its face will be will be fully illuminated. This phase occurs at 04:34 UTC. This full moon was known by early Native American tribes as the Full Corn Moon because the corn is harvested around this time of year. This moon is also known as the Harvest Moon. The Harvest Moon is the full moon that occurs closest to the September equinox each year.

3.

Jackson Hole Fall Arts Festival 2019

Sep 4 - 15, 2019 | Jackson, WY

A trip to the local art museum is an underwhelming experience once you’ve seen it all. This arts festival is jam-packed with eleven days’ worth of stunning originality and creativity. Nationally and internationally known artists will put their thought-provoking work on display for you to get lost in your own little world. As art is not restricted to splattering paint and shaping clay, there’s awesome live music, delectable food and chilled wine to complete your educational pursuits.

further information: The 35th Annual Jackson Hole Fall Arts Festival

4.

Helen Oktoberfest 2019

Sep 12 - Oct 27, 2019 | Helen, GA

Helen Festhalle|1074 Edelweiss St

Join us for the 49th Annual Oktoberfest in Helen, GA! Helen's biggest celebration!  German music, dancing, food & drinks! Enjoy Waltzes, Polkas and the Chicken Dance! Helen’s annual Oktoberfest opens with a parade, German music, dancing, food and drinks! This event draws thousands from around the world and is frequently listed on the Top Oktoberfest lists because of its authentic atmosphere. After opening for weekends only (Thursday to Sunday) in September, it is open daily.

further information: Helen Georgia Oktoberfest 2019

Pictures of the day

A promotional flyer for Lagu Kenangan ('Song of Memories'), a 1953 Indonesian film directed by L. Inata and produced by Djamaluddin Malik for the Persari Film Corporation. Starring Titien Sumarni and A. N. Alcaff, the film tells the story of a composer, Supardi, who lives with his wife, Surjati, and their two children Janti and Janto. The couple often fight, owing to Supardi's late hours, as he does his best work at night when the children are sleeping. Things escalate to the point that Surjati takes Janti and leaves. This separation nearly ends in divorce, but eventually with the support of their parents, Surjati and Supardi are able to reconcile. The film was one in a long line of commercially oriented ventures which had been produced by the Persari Film Corporation, starting with Sedap Malam in 1950.

Rehearsing “The Four Temperaments.”

Claire Kretzschmar, 24, a member of the New York City Ballet corps. 

knit
thanks, Leah

Sweater knitting pattern and chart free

knit

thanks, Helen

Chunky Knit Rug

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Touch

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Girl hooded poncho

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My go-to baby blanket pattern by Mary Anna Yram

Crochet Pattern of the Day: 

Valerie, Canadian Correspondent

Light Alpaca Poncho

crochet
thanks, Mary

Ten Point Hotpad pattern by Ronda Eikenberry

crochet
thanks, Joy

Feather and Fan Blanket

crochet

Crochet Shrug Pattern - X-Tra Shrug

crochet

Lacy Jacket

crochet

Row Count V

RECIPE

thanks, Sally

Pasta With Mushroom Garlic Sauce Recipe

CROCKPOT RECIPE
thanks, Shelley, New York Food Correspondent

Slow-Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken

SWEETS

thanks, Helen

Two Ingredient Muffins

ADULT COLORING

by Alfons Mucha for the British company Cycles Perfecta (1902)

CRAFTS ... Halloween

thanks, Claire

How to Transform a Plastic Trick-or-Treating Bucket Into a Concrete Pumpkin Planter

CHILDREN'S CORNER ... Hidden Picture

answer:

PUZZLE

Cat Boreon Jigsaw Puzzle



WORD SEARCH

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SUDOKU ... medium

solution:

QUOTE

thanks, Lily

CLEVER 

thanks, Valerie, Canadian Correspondent

Valerie: 9     Diane: 12

       You: ?????

EYE OPENER 

thanks, Mia

Have any of these toys? You just made a ton of money

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

To have and not to give is often worse than to steal. -Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, writer (13 Sep 1830-1916)

OPTICAL ILLUSION

Does this look like a spiral?

It's actually a bunch of concentric circles. Use your mouse to trace one circle and you will see that you come back to where you started instead of spiraling into the center.

Tarsila do Amaral