Friday, December 24, 2004

TODAY’S QUOTE
“If you mean the demon drink that poisons the mind, pollutes the body,
desecrates family life, and inflames sinners, then I'm against it.
But if you mean the elixir of Christmas cheer, the shield against winter
chill, the taxable potion that puts needed funds into public coffers to
comfort little crippled children, then I'm for it. This is my position, and
I will not compromise!”
A Congressman's response about his attitude toward whiskey.


TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY

* National Egg Nog Day
* St. Adam's Day, patron of gardeners.
* Christmas Eve - Children have visions of sugarplums dancing in their
heads.

1809 Kit Carson, American frontiersman, was born. When he died May 23, 1868,
his last words were supposedly "Wish I had time for just one more bowl of
chili."

1914 John Muir died. Muir was a naturalist who was largely responsible for
the establishment of Sequoia and Yosemite national parks in California in
1890.

1968 'I Heard It Through The Grapevine' by Marvin Gaye is #1 on the charts.

DID YOU KNOW? Food Trivia

* In Queen Victoria's day, oranges were a treasured Christmas gift in
England.
* Early New Englanders gave carrot cookies as Christmas gifts.
* Hiding an almond inside rice pudding is a Christmas custom in Sweden.
Whoever gets it has good luck for the new year.
* Julekaka, Christmas Bread, is a favorite in Norway. It is a sweet yeast
raised bread flavored with cardamom, citron and raisins.
* Tortellini is a speciality of the Bolognese Christmas dinner (filled with
turkey, ham, and sausage forcemeat).





Roy Crockett
www.ricrockett.com
roy@...
Northern Virginia



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