JULY 19, 2014 – NATIONAL STRAWBERRY RHUBARB WINE DAY – NATIONAL DAIQUIRI DAY – TOSS AWAY THE “COULD HAVES” AND “SHOULD HAVES” DAY – NATIONAL WOODIE WAGON DAY NATIONAL STRAWBERRY RHUBARB WINE DAY The registrar of National Day Calendar has designated the third Saturday in July of each year as National Strawberry Rhubarb Wine Day. This day celebrates the smooth and fruity taste, you will find, in a glass full of some delicious, chilled, Strawberry Rhubarb Wine. In July of 2010, Maple River Winery in historic downtown Casselton, North Dakota, proudly accepted the Double Gold Award at the Indy International Wine Competition for it’s Strawberry Rhubarb Wine. Rhubarb, although known as a tart fruit to most, is actually a vegetable and when combined with strawberries has a unique flavor that some consider the perfect balance of tartness and sweetness. It was decided in a New York court in 1947 that since rhubarb was used in the United States as a fruit, that it was to be counted as a fruit for the purposes of regulations and duties. More information can be found at mapleriverwinery NATIONAL STRAWBERRY RHUBARB WINE DAY HISTORY Based on the popularity of the Strawberry Rhubarb Wine and the significance of the Double Gold Award being presented in July, the registrar at National Day Calendar has declared the 3rd Saturday in July as National Strawberry Rhubarb Wine Day, an “unofficial” national holiday. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NATIONAL DAIQUIRI DAY Each year on July 19, people across the United States fill their glasses with a rum-based cocktail and celebrate National Daiquiri Day. So today, raise your glass and join all of the others in this celebration! Daiquiri is a family of cocktails whose main ingredients are rum, citrus juice (typically lime) and sugar. American mining engineer, Jennings Cox, who was in Cuba at the time of the Spanish-American War, is supposedly the inventor of the Daiquiri. The original drink was served in a tall glass which was packed with cracked ice. One teaspoon of sugar was sprinkled over the ice and then the juice of one or two fresh limes was squeezed over the sugar, followed by two to three ounces of white rum. It was at a later date that the Daiquiri evolved to be shaken in a shaker using the same ingredients substituting shaved ice. There is a beach near Santiago, Cuba and an iron mine also in that area that are named Daiquiri. The drink is believed to be named after them. In 1909, Admiral Lucius W. Johnson, a U.S. Navy medical officer, tried Cox’s drink and subsequently introduced it to the Army and Navy Club in Washinton, D.C.. The popularity of the Daiquiri then increased over the next few decades. The Daiquiri was one of the favorite drinks of writer Ernest Hemingway and President John F. Kennedy. This drink is sometimes served frozen: combined and poured from a blender eliminating the need for manual pulverization. Drinks such as the frozen Daiquiri are often commercially made in machines which produce a texture similar to a smoothie and come in a wide variety of flavors. Yet another way to create a frozen Daiquiri is by using frozen limeade, which provides the required texture, sweetness and sourness all at one time. Enjoy National Daiquiri Day gathered together with your friends and a glass of regular or frozen Daiquiri! (Remember to always drink responsibly and never drink and drive!) NATIONAL DAIQUIRI DAY HISTORY Within our research, we were unable to find the creator of National Daiquiri Day, an “unofficial” national holiday. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TOSS AWAY THE “COULD HAVES” AND “SHOULD HAVES” DAY Across the United States, the third Saturday in July of each year recognizes Toss Away the “Could Haves” and “Should Haves” Day. Created by author and motivational speaker Martha J. Ross-Rodgers, this day is intended for all to let go of the past and live for the present. To help with this venture, find a paper and pen, write down your “could haves” and “should haves” and then through it away. Once you have thrown your “could haves” and “should haves” in the trash, make the following resolution: “From this day forward, I choose not to live in the past, the past is history that I can not change. I can do something about the present, I choose to live in the present.” Now….. take care of yourself and your health by living for today, do your best and make the best of each and every day! Read more: answers/topic/toss-away-the-could-haves-and-should-haves-day#ixzz37tda21Ps HAPPY TOSS AWAY THE “COULD HAVES” AND “SHOULD HAVES” DAY! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NATIONAL WOODIE WAGON DAY The third Saturday in July has been designated as National Woodie Wagon Day and each year people across the nation are celebrating this special day.
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