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[IceWizard]

01 Feb 2017

Decorating With Candy Day



I am literally jumping and squealing like a little kid! You heard correctly, it is Decorating with Candy Day! Let your imagination run away today. Put a sprinkle of candy on everything you eat or drink. Enjoy that sugar high as long as it lasts! Perhaps you were thinking of updating your child’s room, today is a great day for inspiration. Decorating with candy could come in the form of pictures, collages or using candy decorated fabrics. The sky is the limit when talking about this. Let your imagination guide you on Decorating with Candy Day.

History of Decorating with Candy Day

Through the ages candy has been used in celebration as well as decoration. Think of the Christmas decorations or even the decorations for Halloween and you can see how candy has woven its way into our lives. There are other holidays too that candy plays a central part in. Valentine’s day may be about love, but there had better be some candy with your flowers right ladies? Easter is another holiday that has a candy-coated vibe. I can see why people would want to have a day dedicated to being creative with those sweet decorations and that’s Decorating with Candy Day!



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National Baked Alaska Day



Thank you, American physicist Mr. Benjamin Thompson, for discovering how to make meringue back in the early 1800’s! For meringue is a key component of Baked Alaska, the spotlighted dish being celebrated on Baked Alaska Day!

Baked Alaska is made by placing slices of sponge cake in the bottom of a pie pan, filling it with vanilla ice cream and then covering completely with a whipped meringue mixture. The whole thing is baked in the oven at a very high temperature for a short period of time to allow the meringue to solidify slightly and brown. The meringue protects the ice cream from melting, thus giving this dessert its distinctive cold/hot sensation and creamy/crunchy texture loved by so many.

This sweet treat was named by the chef at the famous New York Delmonico’s Restaurant in 1876 to celebrate America’s acquisition of its new territory. Its lesser known name of Norwegian Omelette also gives tribute to this dessert’s characteristic appearance of a cold, snow covered mountain. Enjoy!

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February 1 Birthdays



Ray "Eye Patch" Sawyer - 80



Ronda Rousey - 30



Lisa Marie Presley - 49



Brandon Lee - (1965 - 1993) [28]



Clark Gable - (1901 - 1960) [59]



Rick James - (1948 - 2004) [56]



Pauly Shore - 48



Sherman Hemsley - (1938 - 2012) [74]



Elisabeth Sladen - 65






February 1st

1995: Rush’s self-titled debut album was certified Gold by the RIAA twenty-one years after its initial release.

1988: The Cars announced via a press release that after recording six albums together, they were splitting up.

1985: The Eagles’ Glenn Frey made his acting debut with a guest appearance on Miami Vice where he played drug dealer Jimmy Cole.

1978: Bob Dylan’s four hour largely autobiographical movie Renaldo and Clara premiered in Los Angeles.

1977: Led Zeppelin’s North American tour was postponed due to Robert Plant having tonsillitis.

1968: Elvis Presley’s only child, daughter Lisa Marie was born in Memphis exactly nine months after Elvis married Priscilla.

1968: The Doors announced that Universal Pictures offered them $500,000 to star in a future film. Other announcements made included a television special, a group humor book & a book of poetry by Jim Morrison. Only Morrison’s poetry book would be released.

1964: “I Want to Hold Your Hand” by The Beatles reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart for the first of seven weeks.

1963: Neil Young made his on-stage debut with his then-group The Squires at the Riverview Community Club in Winnipeg.



Birthdays:

Ray Sawyer - Singer & guitarist for Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show born in 1937

Mike Campbell - Guitarist for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers born in 1950