Apple Pie Day - May 13, 2020

DIANE'S CORNER ... 

Celebrate Apple Pie Day

If you ask me, any chance to sink your teeth into an apple pie fresh out of oven should be jumped on. Apple Pie Day is your apple pie eating blank cheque, so make the most of it!

Of course, it’s so much more than that too. It gets families together baking in the kitchen and enjoying delicious desserts together. And for many people it’s an act of patriotism; after all, apple pie is as American as, well, apple pie.

Apple pie might not be originally American, but it’s certainly associated with American now. There’s no reason why people around the world can’t celebrate Apple Pie Day though. The dessert was very popular in centuries past in countries like England and The Netherlands, both of which have recipes dating back many centuries.

History for Apple Pie Day

The history of apple pie dates back to the 14th century with an English recipe but it was cemented as an American classic in the 20th century. It was seen as healthier than other pies at the time and since then, presidents, American troops and memorable marketing campaigns of all latched onto apple pie as something that’s symbolically American.

The great thing about apple pies is that they’re very easy to make, so you don’t need to be a master in the kitchen in order to rustle up a fantastic-tasting apple pie.

Apple Pie Day can bring together all of these culinary traditions and allow people all over the world to enjoy the humble yet delicious apple joy in all its glory. It’s about trying recipes and getting active in the kitchen. Even if you don’t bake desserts very often, Apple Pie Day gives you the chance to change that.

thanks for the funnies, Joan

Joke of the Day

TWO PINTS

Two fellows stopped into an English pub for a drink. They called the proprietor over and asked him to settle an argument.

"Are there two pints in a quart or four?" asked one.

"There be two pints in a quart," confirmed the proprietor.

They moved back along the bar and soon the barmaid asked for their order.

"Two pints please, miss, and the bartender offered to buy them for us."

The barmaid doubted that her boss would be so generous, so one of the fellows called out to the proprietor at the other end of the bar, "You did say two pints, didn't you?"

"That's right," he called back, "two pints!"

Word of the Day

grinagog

MEANING:

noun: One who is always grinning.

ETYMOLOGY:

From grin, from Old English grennian (to show the teeth in pain or anger) + apparently -agogue (bringer). Earliest documented use: 1565.

USAGE:

“Now you both look like grinagog, the cat’s uncle. Come, Galli, wipe that smile off your face.”
James G. Anderson & Mark Sebanc; The Stoneholding; Baen; 2009.

Idiom of the Day

26. The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree

Meaning: Children are very similar to their parents.

This Day in History

1607 - An expedition led by Captain Christopher Newport arrived at Jamestown, Virginia. The passengers went ashore the next day and this site became the first permanent settlement English colony in America.

1821 - The first practical printing press was patented in the U.S. by Samuel Rust.

1897 - Guglielmo Marconi sent the world's first wireless communication over open sea.

1912 - Royal Flying Corps was established in England.

1917 - Near Fatima, Portugal, three peasant children reported seeing a vision of the Virgin Mary.

1940 - Winston Churchill made his first speech as the prime minister of Britain.

1955 - Elvis Presley's performance at Jacksonville, FL, became the first Presley show at which a riot ensued.

1967 - Mickey Mantle hit his 500th homerun.

1984 - "The Fantasticks" became the longest-running musical in theatre history with performance number 10,000. The show opened on May 3, 1960.

1985 - Tony Perez became the oldest major league baseball player to hit a grand slam home run at the age of 42 and 11 months.

2003 - The U.S. government unveiled a newly designed version of the $20 bill. It was the first to be colorized in an effort to stop counterfeiters.


2008 - The U.S. Postal Service issued a 42-cent stamp in honor of Frank Sinatra.

thanks, Nora

DAILY SQU-EEK

If You Were Born Today, May 13

You are a steady, reliable, and responsible person. You are not always patient with slackers, but patient overall. You instinctively know that good things come to those who wait, but you also know how to make things happen with determined effort. You are witty, no-nonsense, respectable, and solid. Famous people born today: 

1901 Witold Pilecki, Polish WWII resistance fighter (volunteered to go to Auschwitz, Witold's Report), born in Olonets, Russian Empire

1914 Joe Louis, American world heavyweight boxing champion (1937-49), born in Lafayette, Alabama (d. 1981)

1937 Roch Carrier, Canadian novelist (The Hockey Sweater), born in Sainte-Justine, Quebec

1950 Stevie Wonder [Stevland Hardaway Morris], American singer-songwriter (You are the Sunshine of My Life), born in Saginaw, Michigan

1961 Dennis Rodman, NBA forward (Chicago Bulls), born in Trenton, New Jersey

1964 Stephen Colbert, American comedian and TV host (The Colbert Report, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert), born in Washington, D.C.

1986 Robert Pattinson, English actor (Cedric Diggory-Harry Potter, Edward Cullen-Twilight), born in London, England

READERS INFO

1.

(Not So) Totally Useless Facts of The Day:

Some fish cough.  Really.

The shortest war in history lasted for only 38 minutes. 

(The Anglo-Zanzibar War was a military conflict fought between the United Kingdom and the Zanzibar Sultanate on 27 August 1896. The conflict lasted between 38 and 45 minutes, marking it as the shortest recorded war in history.)

You fart on average 14 times a day, and each fart travels from your body at 7 mph.

2.

Bea Arthur (May 13, 1922 - April 25, 2009) made a career of playing formidable, opinionated women in movies and on television.

Arthur served in the US Marine Corps during WWII. She studied at the New School’s Dramatic Workshop but was unable to find work, so she began singing in nightclubs and reading bit parts on Sid Caesar’s Show of Shows before her role as Lucy Brown in Threepenny Opera in 1954 earned her a reputation as a good character actor. This led to her creating the role of Yente the Matchmaker in Fiddler on the Roof in 1964 and winning a Tony for her performance of Vera Charles in Mame in 1966. 

In 1971, she became Maude first on All in the Family and then on her own spin-off, Maude, winning an Emmy in 1977 for her portrayal of the strong-willed feminist. Arthur made headlines for an episode where her character chose to have an abortion, which aired two months before Roe v. Wade. She won a second Emmy in 1988 for her role as the leader of a group of older women friends on Golden Girls and earned an American Comedy Award for her guest work on Malcolm in the Middle in 2000.

3.

Coronavirus Style by Sylvia, CAN DO Correspondent

My mind has been a bit on the blank side the past few days. I sit down and a few hours seems to disappear, and I am not the only one to whom this is happening! Even younger adults are experiencing this. I'm trying to get my daughter to try Zoom, because I am finding it very helpful to see faces clearly. And I can type the chat in for my deaf friend (I know, hearing impaired; she calls herself deaf, so 'deaf' it is).

Yesterday I needed something sweet, and having not much in the house but prunes was just not doing it for me. Well it was, but in a very different sense.

I did have some bananas starting to fragrance my kitchen, with which to make banana bread. I got the idea for my recipe in The Nut Butter Cookbook by Robin Robertson, but I've changed it radically to suit my own needs and what I had in the house. It is a good cookbook if you are of the vegan persuasion. Considering this is gluten, egg and dairy free, I wasn't expecting much, hearkening back to the days in the 70's when you prayed your vegetarian friends would not invite you to dinner with their offerings of potatoes slathered in nutritional yeast and peanut butter gravy, or tempeh looking back at you from a cushy bed of nori; but was I ever pleasantly surprised. Though it is a dense loaf, it baked well throughout, and is very tasty and hearty.

Peanut Butter Banana Bread
1 c. nut or soy milk
1 c. demerara sugar, scant
3/4 c. peanut butter
2 t. vanilla extract
2 ripe bananas, cut up
2 c. gluten-free flour
2 t. baking powder
1 t. cinnamon
1/4 t. pink salt
1 c. chocolate chips

In a food processor, combine everything up to the flour. Pour it into a large bowl and add the dry ingredients and stir in well, saving the chocolate chips for last. Pour into a prepared loaf pan and bake at 350° for an hour.

Oh, and if any of you vegans out there are gluten-sensitive, I do have a recipe for GF seitan. This adds to my value as a human being if I am ever kidnapped for a small ransom.

Then I got back to my knitting. (Betcha wondered if I could!) I have designed a neck cowl to pass some of the time in my wee apartment for when my fingers are tired from guitar practice.
On a circular 5.5mm needle (16"):
CO 96 and close ensuring there will be no twist in the circle.
Rows 1 - 8 rows: K1, P1 (1x1 ribbing).
Row 9: Knit one row.
Pattern:
Row 1: *P2, YO, K3, S1K, K9*
Row 2: *P2, K1, YO, K3, S1K, K8*
Row 3: *P2, K2, YO, K3, S1K, K7*
Row 4: *P2, K3, YO, K3, S1K, K6*
Row 5: *P2, K4, YO, K3, S1K, K5*
Row 6: *P2, K5, YO, K3, S1K, K4*
Row 7: *P2, K6, YO, K3, S1K, K3*
Row 8: *P2, K7, YO, K3, S1K, K2*
Row 9: *P2, K8, YO, K3, S1K, K1*
Row 10: *P2, K9, YO, K3, S1K*
Repeat pattern 6-8 times, depending upon the length and style you want.
Row 91: Knit one row.
Rows 1 - 8 rows: K1, P1 (1x1 ribbing).
Rows 92-100: K1, P1 (1x1 ribbing).
Bind of with a K1-P1 BO.

Pictures of the day

Kilmainham Gaol is a former prison in Kilmainham, a suburb  of Dublin, Ireland. Originally built in 1796, there was no  segregation of prisoners at first, with men, women and children being incarcerated with up to five in each cell and a single  candle for light and heat. In an 1809 report, an inspector  observed that male prisoners were supplied with iron bedsteads,  while females "lay on straw on the flags in the cells and common  halls". Thirty female cells were added in 1840 in an attempt to  relieve overcrowding of women prisoners, but shortly thereafter,  the prison was overwhelmed by an increase in prisoner numbers resulting from the Great Famine. Kilmainham Gaol was  decommissioned by the government of the Irish Free State in  1924, and is now a prison museum run by the Office of Public  Works, an agency of the Irish government.

Southern Israel

A murmuration of migrating starlings fly in a group over a field near Kiryat Gat.

knit
thanks, Rae

Dishcloth & Pot Holder

knit
thanks, Connie

Lace Shrug pattern by Andi Satterlund

knit

Love Pecan pattern by Karen Broz

knit

Stomp on Coronavirus Socks pattern by Cheryl Molnar

knit

Frog Face Mask Knitting pattern by Stana D. Sortor

Knit Pattern of the Day: 

thanks, Valerie, Canadian Correspondent

Macaron Wash Cloths by Universal Yarn Design Team

Knit a Summer Washcloth and Soap Sack

crochet
thanks, Julia

Face Mask

crochet
thanks, June

Amigurumi Sweet Dolls

crochet

Lilac Sunhat

crochet

DIY Crochet Slippers

crochet

Pink Doily T Shirt Rug

RECIPE

thanks, Shelley, New York Food Correspondent

Roast Chicken With Maple Butter and Rosemary Recipe

CROCKPOT RECIPE
thanks, Cora

Slow-Cooked Vegetables

SWEETS

thanks, Carol

Healthy No-Bake Chocolate Crunch Brownies That Taste Super Indulgent

ADULT COLORING

FUN

FIND THE ERROR IN THE PICTURE

answer:

CRAFTS

thanks, Kathy

Google Eyes Bowl Tutorial Home Decor Idea

CHILDREN'S CORNER ... art project

thanks, Bella

MAKE YARN DOODLES

PUZZLE

Bee Hover Pink Jigsaw Puzzle

WORD SEARCH

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hang happiness heal hutch ignoramus learn leisurely

mount nuance present rating recipient report role

slim spelt start style teat thing tile tilt words

SUDOKU ... 

solution:

QUOTE

thanks, Abby

CLEVER 

thanks, Marge
How to Make a DIY Face Mask - 8 Easy Methods

EYE OPENER 

Kinda sad, but cool - TRAVEL LIVE CAMERA

Webcams showing live shots of famous places around the globe. Kinda sad because they're all empty. Cool because you can see famous places from your computer.

A village in northern Italy, on the border of Austria

Live Cam Innichen - South Tyrol

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

How simple life becomes when things like mirrors are forgotten. -Daphne du Maurier, novelist (13 May 1907-1989)

OPTICAL ILLUSION

thanks, Valerie, Canadian Correspondent

Optical Illusion Makeup Art by Dain Yoon

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