Welcome to our series sharing Food Holidays: November 22nd, 2022. Would you take a look at the Holidays being celebrated today and let me know which holiday you most want to celebrate and why you choose that holiday.
Everyone knows the sweetness of Cranberry Sauce during the Thanksgiving holiday. Did you know adding Horseradish to Cranberries may not sound good, but National Cranberry Relish Day is all about celebrating this unusual but tasty side dish.
History of National Cranberry Relish Day
Originally it is believed that Cranberry Relish began in the early 1900’s in New England. However, Cranberry Relish recipe didn’t come into full light until the early 1950’s. The Splendid Table, a radio program hosted through American Public Media, has helped originally broadcast the recipe to the world. The show has been around since the 1950’s, and its original host, Lynne Rossetto Kasper, helped bring in Chefs from all over to share unique and delicious recipes to their audiences.
However, one day during its morning edition of the broadcast, Susan Stamberg called in to share her recipe to the Splendid Table audience. Both her and Kasper discussed the recipes in detail, describing what they would do to make the idea tasty and out of the ordinary. Hence, Mama Stamberg’s Cranberry Relish was born.
Although Cranberry Relish recipe itself doesn’t sound tasty, Cranberry Relish can shake things up during the Thanksgiving holiday and surprise people. What makes Cranberry Relish different from any other Cranberry Sauce is the addition of Horseradish alongside other ingredients including Onions and Sour Cream.
Cranberry Relish recipe itself has since inspired this holiday and now many people who are looking for a way to change up their Thanksgiving routine can do so through Cranberry Relish alongside their Turkey.
How to Celebrate National Cranberry Relish Day
Why not make Mama Stamberg’s Cranberry Relish recipe. No, matter what you think of Cranberry Relish recipe, share your thoughts on Social Media and use the hashtag #cranberryrelishday to let your friends know that it’s Cranberry Relish day.
Five facts about Cranberry Relish:
Did you know a barrel of Cranberries weighs 100 pounds. Give or take a few, there are about 450 cranberries in a pound. With 4,400 Cranberries in one gallon of Juice.
Contrary to popular belief, Cranberries do not grow in Water. A Perennial Plant, Cranberries grow on low-running vines in Sandy Bogs and Marshes.
If you strung all the Cranberries produced in North America last year, they would stretch from Boston to Los Angeles more than 565 times.
Legend has it that Pilgrims served Cranberries, along with Wild Turkey and Succotash, at the first Thanksgiving in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
Did you know n the 1880s, a New Jersey grower named John “Peg Leg” Webb discovered that Cranberries bounce.
We don’t much care what you call the Cashew which is one of Nature’s true delights. Cashew needs a little care to be able to achieve its greatest properties, like all good things, but when you finish harvesting and roasting Cashews there are few things in life as delightful as a Cashew Nut. National Cashew Day encourages you to go out and enjoy Cashews in any of its forms.
History of National Cashew Day
The world’s largest Cashew Tree can be found in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, and covers well over 81,000 sq ft. To put that into perspective that’s a Tree that covers 1.8 acres, or nearly 70 times that of a normal Cashew Tree. Truly a monumental Tree dedicated to providing delicious Cashew Nuts to the people of the world. Cashews are used in all sorts of creations, from Nut Butter to toppings for Ice Cream, and anything in between.
Cashews are roasted and salted for a handy snack. Cashews are often put inside Cookies. There’s even research that shows that the Cashew Seed may, in fact, be an effective antidepressant, were one to consume two handfuls of Cashew Seeds a day. National Cashew Day was established to encourage us to enjoy this Nut any way you want to!
How To Celebrate National Cashew Day
How about picking up a container of Cashew Butter and start the day with a piece of Toast? Pick up a package of Cashews and munch on them throughout the day. Keep Cashews in the car to help stave off the munchies. Cashews can serve as an excellent addition to a dinner Salad, or you can sprinkle them on Ice Cream for dessert. If you can’t think of ways to enjoy Cashews it’s time to get family together and brainstorm a Cashew themed day of feasting! The only thing better than delicious food is food with friends!
Cashews are Seeds because they grow out of Apples, so they are technically a Seed not a Nut.
Cashews are native to Costa Rica and most of Central America.
Did you know a freshly picked Cashew Nut is highly flammable and can even be explosive?
Pistachio, Mango, Cashew and Poison Ivy come from the same family.
Raw Cashews are green before the seed is roasted.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
