Good evening, welcome to our series sharing Unique Holidays: January 21st, 2022. I would like to ask you to take a look at the Foods being celebrated today and let me know which one you most want to celebrate and why. As for Charlie he says Granola as long as he can have a Granola Bar. Would you like to share one with Charlie?
National Granola Bar Day
HISTORY OF NATIONAL GRANOLA BAR DAY
The first Granula, was invented in 1863 by Dr. James Caleb Jackson. The doctor ran a health spa, Jackson Sanitarium, which operated on a hillside in Dansville, New York. Jackson made Granula by crumbling Graham Flour and baking Granola. Dr. James Caleb Jackson later formed Our Home Granula Company to sell the Cereal and trademarked the name Granula.
In the late 1870s, somewhere in Michigan, John Harvey Kellogg formulated a recipe like Jackson’s Granula. Kellogg was also running a Sanitarium and was looking to reinvent the Whole Grain Diet into something more appealing for his patients. Kellogg made the Cereal from Wheat and Oat Flour, then hammered this dish into chunks and soaked it in Milk. John Harvey Kellogg named this cereal Granula but later changed it to Granola to avoid a lawsuit with Jackson.
A few years later, Granola faded off the scene before Granola was revived in the 1960s. The revival was made possible by Charles W. Post, who reinvented the original Granola recipe and introduced Grape Nut as an ingredient.
However, other individuals, around the same time, attributed the revival and reinvention to their efforts. One such individual is the renowned Hippie Wavy Gravy, who used Granola to feed a large festival attendee. Another such individual is Layton Gentry, the person behind Layton Gentry’s Original Crunchy Granola, which was made using Oats as the main ingredient.
With the growing success of Granola, companies started making their variants and selling them commercially. The first company was Pet Incorporated, which introduced the first major commercial Granola, Heartland Natural Cereal, in 1972. Quaker Oats Company quickly followed in its Pet Incorporated footsteps by introducing Quaker 100% Natural Granola. But the company had to change it to Harvest Crunch after Gentry threatened a lawsuit.
A year later, Kellogg and General Mills introduced Country Morning and Natural Valley, respectively.
The first person to invent Granola Bars is Stanley Mason. The variant of Granola has become the most dominant and most popular among Outdoorsy people and Sports enthusiasts.
NATIONAL GRANOLA BAR DAY ACTIVITIES
- Adding a twist to the Granola Bar recipe is quite easy once you get the hang of the essential ingredients and baking instructions. If you don’t know how to make Granola bars, you can watch a YouTube video.
- If your tired of Homemade Granola Bars and would like to try something fresh, then you should check a Grocery Store for Granola Bars. Some restaurants serve Granola bars. Search online for the restaurants nearest you.
- Many people think Granola Bars only come in boxes and cannot be made at home. If your friends are among those people, use National Granola Bar Day to show them how simple it is to make Granola Bars at home.
5 INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT GRANOLA
- Granola bars are known as Muesli Bars in Australia and New Zealand, and Flapjacks in the U.K., Ireland, and the Isle of Man.
- The name ‘Granola’ is a trademark owned by the Sanitarium Health Food Company.
- Matzo Granola is a Jewish variant eaten during the Passover Holiday.
- Granola and its first variant, granula, were registered as trademarks in the U.S.
- It will cost 10% more to make a Granola Bar at home than to buy one at a Grocery Store.
WHY PEOPLE LOVE NATIONAL GRANOLA BAR DAY
- When you go for the right Granola Bar you can obtain many health benefits. That includes improved Blood Pressure Gut Health, reduced Blood Sugar and Cholesterol levels, and a rich number of Antioxidants.
- The North Americans have Granola Bars, the Swiss, Australians, and New Zealanders have Muesli Bars, and the English, Irelanders, and Scottish have Flapjacks. Even the Jewish have Matzo Granola, eaten only during the Holiday of Passover.
- If you are having a busy day at work, or need something that doesn’t require much preparation, Granola Bars are your Go-to Meal. When it comes to hiking and sporting activities, you want to stock up on as many Granola Bars as you can.
National New England Clam Chowder Day
National New England Clam Chowder Day is celebrated on February 25 every year. We are getting ready to lose ourselves in a warm bowl of Clam Chowder which is one of the most famous Shellfish Stews that’s loved by millions all across the Planet. Originating in New England, New England Clam Chowder has a variety of variations including the New England Clam Chowder, Manhattan Chowder, and Rhode Island Clam Chowder.
HISTORY OF NATIONAL NEW ENGLAND CLAM CHOWDER DAY
Clam Chowder has been around for almost 200 years. The Soup acts as a great comfort food to serve during the harsh Winter. If you’re looking for a filling dish that enriches the soul, then Clam Chowder is the way to go!
The history of National Clam Chowder Day remains a mystery, though the origins of the dish are well known. Clam Choder was to have originated in the Coastal Fishing villages of the French, Nova Scotian, and Southwestern England in the 1700s. This commoner’s Stew was made as a water-based Fish Soup thickened with Crackers and Croutons.
Clam Choder was made in a large cooking pot called ‘Chaudière’, French for Cauldron, which later evolved into ‘chowder’. The soup started to gain popularity after it was introduced in America, like a Soup of Pork, Onions, Fish, Herbs, and Biscuits.
By the early 1800s, Clam Chowder had become a staple diet for sailors. Since then, Clam Chowder has taken on a variety of forms, with several regional variants all across the U.S. Today, Clam Chowder has become one of the most popular staples in restaurants all over the Country. Many companies even introduced Clam Chowder in a Soup Can, helping Clam Chowder grow in popularity and become more accessible.
National New England Clam Chowder Day gives us a opportunity to enjoy a perfectly Creamy Bowl of Clam Chowder. Being a fan favorite, it comes as no surprise that Clam Chowder has its own Holiday.
Five Finds about Clam Chowder
- An old French word chaudière, pronounced “chowda”, is a large pot for cooking. This is the likely origin of the word.
- New England Clam Chowder is a Milk- or Cream-based Chowder, commonly made with Potatoes, Onion, and Clams. Tomatoes is shunned and in 1939 a bill making Tomatoes in Clam Chowder illegal was introduced in the Maine legislature.
- New England Clam Chowder is usually accompanied with Oyster Crackers.
- Clam Chowder is often served in restaurants on Fridays in order to provide a Seafood option for those who abstain from Meat every Friday. Which used to be a requirement for Catholics before liturgical changes in Vatican II.
- Though the period of strict abstinence from Meat on Fridays was reduced to Lent, the year-round tradition of serving Clam Chowder on Fridays remain.
NATIONAL NEW ENGLAND CLAM CHOWDER DAY ACTIVITIES
- The best way to observe National New England Clam Chowder Day is to head over to a restaurant that is famous for Clam Chowder and celebrate.
- You even can try out some recipes from different regions and prepare Clam Chowder for your family. Or ask your friends to bring their Clam Chowder. This way you and your friends will get to taste the many variations.
- If you want to keep the celebrations low-key, then you can get a can of Clam Chowder for dinner. While the Soup heats up you can celebrate using the hashtag #NationalClamChowderDay on Twitter or other Social Media.
5 FACTS ABOUT CLAM CHOWDER
- New England Clam Chowder enthusiasts vehemently oppose the use of Tomatoes in Clam Chowder.
- The first known written Fish Chowder recipe was printed in the “Boston Evening Post and it was a poem.
- Clam Chowder is an American favorite. Second only to Chicken Noodle or Tomato Soup, according to the “Huffington Post.”
- The lifespan of most Clam species is between three and five years.
- EOut of 15,000 species of Clams, only 150 are edible.
WHY PEOPLE LOVE NATIONAL NEW ENGLAND CLAM CHOWDER DAY
- Clam Chowder has been around for many years. With the recipe evolving into different versions as Clam Chowder made its way across different regions. This means that there is a Clam Chowder version that suits your unique tastes. Whether you like Clam Chowder with Milk or with Tomatoes or even a Clam Chowder without either, there is a Clam Chowder for everyone.
- Clams are a great source of vitamin B12, Chlorine, Iron, and Omega-3 Fatty Acids. Clams are loaded with nutrients, are low in fat, and have lots of Iron and Protein. Considering these health benefits, you will have one more reason to love a hot bowl of Clam Chowder.
- Clam Chowder serves as great comfort food, making Clam Chowder one of the most popular dishes in America. Apart from being comforting, the Potassium in Clams also helps to regulate Blood Pressure. If you’re looking to relax after a stressful day at work, a bowl of Clam Chowder is the perfect dish.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
