Great British Pea Week - July 5, 2021

DIANE'S CORNER .. 

Celebrate Great British Pea Week

Peas… when you were younger, your parents probably told you that you couldn’t leave the table until you had eaten all of them, right? They were part of the green veggie gang that most children despise! However, when we get older, we start to realize just how incredible this ingredient is! After all, what would be classic fish and chips without some mushy peas on the side? We’ve also seen peas used in fine dining recipes, with scallops and pea puree springing to mind! If you’re a lover of this tiny green vegetable, you’re going to love Great British Pea Week! That’s right; a full week to celebrate peas!

• Did you know that the first-ever television commercial in the United Kingdom was for BirdsEye Frozen Peas in 1969?
• In 1984, Janet Harris of Sussex, set the record for the highest number of peas eaten one at a time with chopsticks in one hour. She managed 7,175! Maybe you could try and beat this to celebrate? 
• Eric ‘Badlands’ Booker holds the record for pea-eating, consuming 9.5 one-pound bowls of peas within 12 minutes.
• The average person consumes almost 9,000 peas per year in Britain. 
• At least 37 types of peas were grown by ancient Romans. 
• The first known reference to mushy peas was in 1968, according to the Oxford English Dictionary.
• The word pea came about in the 1660s. They were originally called ‘pease’ in English.

History Of Great British Pea Week

Great British Pea Week aims to enhance understanding and awareness of the heritage and provenance of peas, giving us all a reason to celebrate the little green nutritional wonders! The celebration was launched by the pea-vining industry and the Yes Peas! Campaign. The British Growers Association runs the Yes Peas! The campaign, which is funded by machinery companies, freezers, and growers in the vining pea sector. The campaign seeks to promote the nutritional benefits, provenance, and versatility of frozen peas, engaging with consumers and inspiring them to use peas in their meals. TV chef, Rachel Green, has supported the campaign, with hundreds of her recipes being used as part of it.

In the early times, peas were mainly grown for their dry seeds. In the early third century, BC, Theophrastus discusses this vegetable as being one of the legumes that are sown later in the winter because of their tenderness. Peas are also mentioned in De re Rustica by Columella in the first century AD. This is when wild peas were gathered by Roman legionaries from the sandy soils of Judea and Numidia to supplement their rations. Field peas were also constantly mentioned throughout the Middle Ages. this is when they were an important staple that kept famine at bay. This little ingredient has had a key role to play throughout many different eras in history. In fact, in Early Modern Europe, it was deemed an innovative luxury to eat green peas fresh and immature.

Vintage Circus Posters

JOKE OF THE DAY

thanks, Carol

How many sheep does it take to make a blanket?

None - sheep can’t crochet.

WORD OF THE DAY

papier-mache

MEANING:

noun:	A mixture of pulped paper, glue, etc., used in making sculptures, boxes, ornaments, etc.
adjective:	1. Made of papier-mache.
	2. Fragile; temporary; false; illusory.

ETYMOLOGY:

From French paper-mâché (chewed paper). Earliest documented use: 1753.

USAGE:

“It will be more capable, respected, and durable than the papier-mache facade of power ... in Brussels.”
Walter Russell Mead; Europe for Realists; The Wall Street Journal (New York); Oct 1, 2016.

TODAY'S ARTIST 

thanks, Natalie

László Paál (30 July 1846, Zám, Transylvania, Austrian Empire - 4 March 1879, Charenton-le-Pont, France)

was a Hungarian Impressionist landscape painter.

IDIOM OF THE DAY

What does 'Bad Apple' mean?

Meaning: A person who is bad and makes others bad is a bad apple.

DAILY SQUEEK

If You Were Born Today, July 5

You are excellent at business and tend to have what many people think is "good luck" because you are typically successful in whatever you set out to do, but you do work hard. You tend to seek out relationships and feel incomplete without them. You are accomplishment-oriented, and you tend to attract success with a powerful, even if quiet, aura around you. While not feeling content with what you have does keep you moving forward, developing patience will benefit you greatly. Famous people born today: 

1810 P. T. [Phineas Taylor] Barnum, American circus promoter and showman (Barnum & Bailey), born in Bethel, Connecticut (d. 1891)

1867 A. E. Douglass, American astronomer and inventor of dendrochronology (tree-ring dating), born in Windsor, Vermont (d. 1962)

1968 Susan Wojcicki, American businesswoman and CEO of YouTube "the most important person in advertising", born in Santa Clara County, California

1985 Megan Rapinoe, American pro soccer player (American co-captain), born in Redding, California

1996 Dolly the Sheep, first mammal to be cloned from an adult cell, born in Scotland

(Not So) TOTALLY USELESS FACTS OF THE DAY

Fish eggs can survive and hatch after passing through a duck, which may explain how seemingly pristine, remote bodies of water can become populated with fish.

"Never odd or even" spelled backward is still "Never odd or even".

The U.S. Constitution is the only 18th-century constitution
that's still in use today.

READERS INFO

1.

1937 -

On this date in 1937, SPAM was unveiled by Hormel Foods.

There’s no consensus on what the name actually stands for; 

one theory is that it’s a combination of “spiced meat” and “ham.” 

2.

July 6, 2002 -

American tennis player Serena Williams defeated her sister Venus to win her first Wimbledon singles title.

3.

Coronavirus Style by Sylvia, CAN DO Correspondent

The purpose of the Peel Hunger Relief Network is to ensure inclusive, coordinated and effective collaboration among all relevant stakeholders involved in the collection and distribution of food to those experiencing hunger in Peel. Also to provide a platform to address the sector’s needs and priorities as they evolve.

COFFEE

thanks, Ella

PICTURES OF THE DAY

A thunderstorm is a form of severe weather involving lightning and thunder. Thunderstorms have had a lasting and powerful influence on mankind. Romans thought them to be battles waged by Jupiter. Thunderstorms were associated with the Thunderbird, held by Native Americans to be a servant of the Great Spirit.

Apollo at Rest (Italy)

Every summer a colony of between 50 and 100 Apollo butterflies in the pre-Alps in the Veneto region of Italy. On this day, low cloud covered the meadow, and the Apollos were sheltering among the grasses, waiting for the sun to warm them up. 

knit .. Christmas in July
thanks, Nancy

Decorated Christmas Stocking Pattern

knit .. Christmas in July
thanks, Millie

Sleepy Santa Sweater

knit

Diamond Lattice Ballband Variation pattern by Katherine Chapman

knit

Colorblock Puppy

knit

Zen Pillows, Two Color

KNIT PATTERNS OF THE DAY .. Christmas in July

thanks, Valerie, Canadian Correspondent

Noel Knit Sweater Ornaments

Cozy Rudolph Slippers

crochet .. Christmas in July
thanks, Bertha

1916 Filet Christmas Tree Scene

crochet
thanks, Doris

Rusty Road Crop Top

crochet

Country Cord Cuddlers

crochet

Shoulders in the Sun Top

crochet .. Christmas in July

Christmas Ornaments

RECIPE

thanks, Shelley, New York Food Correspondent

Lightened Up Spinach and Artichoke Macaroni and Cheese

PANTRY RECIPE

thanks, Sally

Vegan Hashbrown Potatoes

CROCKPOT RECIPE

thanks, Debbie

Slow Cooker Enchiladas

VEGAN/ VEGETARIAN RECIPE

Both vegetarian and vegan diets may provide health benefits, including reduced body weight, lower cholesterol levels, and decreased risk of cardiovascular disease. However, it is important for vegetarians and vegans to ensure that they are meeting all of their nutritional requirements.

thanks, Alice

Vegan Nachos

COPYCAT RECIPE 

thanks, Jenny

KFC Coleslaw recipe - just like the Colonel!

RETRO RECIPE

thanks, Ann

New England Style Three Vintage Bread Recipes

SWEETS RECIPE

thanks, Mindy

Salted Chocolate Halva

ICE POP

thanks, Michelle

Rainbow Brownie Ice Cream Sandwiches

ADULT COLORING

FUN

thanks, Wren

Solve artistic puzzles

Puzzle Party

CRAFTS

thanks, Zoey

Weathervane Cross Stitch Pattern

CHILDREN'S CORNER

thanks, Joanne

How to Make Paper Plate Wind Spinners

PUZZLE

Fern on Brick Jigsaw Puzzle

WORD SEARCH

alone beach bees below blame bonus boredom

caste core cruise curve decade deem discussion drift

fish harbor heard hers incomplete island library

night nurse parish period publish reward rile rose round

screen sector share soar surmise tribe tusks verse woman

SUDOKU .. easy

solution:

ICE BREAKER

thanks, Kris

You can use 'ice breaker questions' to build a rapport, enabling strangers to engage in back and forth conversion. With a little practice and possibly a beer or two, you’ll be breaking more ice than the Titanic. 

How Do You Evaluate Success?

QUOTE

thanks, Bev

CLEVER 

thanks, Judy

 This sweet flower with it’s heart shaped leaves are an easy one to love. In the early 20th century, queer women would often exchange the flower with one another as a flirty gesture. Aside from its love-lore, its been used for culinary purposes for its richness of minerals and has a long history of being a cough suppressant as well as having anti-inflammatory properties. Use in spritzers, in an icing, or even a dollop in tea:

Ingredients:

• 3–4 cups violets, loosely packed, green leaves and stems removed
• 1 cup water, boiling
• 2 cups granulated sugar, white
• squeeze of lemon- optional

1. Place violets in a sterilized glass jar and cover with boiling water, cap, and allow to infuse for 24 hours.
2. After the infusion, strain water through a mesh fine strainer.
3. Add violet water and sugar to a saucepan and heat over medium.
4. Stir occasionally and boil for 5 minutes or until the desired consistency. It will thicken once settled.
5. Add lemon juice.
6. Store violets in a glass jar for up to 6 months.

EYE OPENER 

thanks, Ella

12-year-old from NJ becomes world's youngest chess grandmaster

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

We must believe in luck. For how else can we explain the success of those we don't like? -Jean Cocteau, author and painter (5 Jul 1889-1963)

OPTICAL ILLUSION

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