Flowers Of April
The Calendars Flowers are
daisies and sweet peas which symbolize curiosity, playfulness and tenaciousness.
English Daisy - The flowers have a mildly bitter taste and are most commonly used for their looks than their flavor. The petals are used as a garnish and in salads.
NOTE: Flowering ornamental sweet peas are poisonous.
Food Holidays Celebrated the month of April
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Food Holidays for the whole month of April.
We all know April is known for April Fool's Day, Tax Day, April showers, daisies and Easter but did you know April has some tasty food observances too? Here's a list that leads to some great food facts, recipes and traditional ways to serve up these delicious foods.
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Observances by week:
1st week in April
National Public Health Week
National Bake Week (begins 1st Monday)
2nd week in April
National Garden Week -
that includes herbs and veggies too!
3rd week in April
National Bubblegum Week
National Week of the Ocean -
(we eat lots of seafood!)
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Day-Long Observances
April 1
Sliced Bread's Birthday (1954)
National Sourdough Bread Day
Dishwasher Released in 1889.
April 2
April 3
National Chocolate Moose Day
April 4
Chocolate Milk Powder Day (Debut 1828)
National Cordon Bleu Day
April 5
National Caramel Day & Raisin and Spice Bar Day
April 6
Fresh Tomato Day
Teflon Birthday (Patented 1938)
TV Dinner Birthday (Released 1954)
National Caramel Popcorn Day
April 7
April 8
Milk in Glass Bottles Day 1879
April 9
Dry or Powdered Milk Birthday (1872)
National Chinese Almond Cookie Day - April 9
April 10
Cinnamon Crescent Day
April 11
April 12
Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day
April 13
National Peach Cobbler Day
April 14
April 15
First Mc Donald's Opened
Glazed Spiral Ham Day
April 16
National Eggs Benedict Day
Day of the Mushroom
Happy Holidays everyone! Food holidays are always a favorite to observe because eveyone loves to celebrate food. All you have to do is cook up the food that is observed for the day and share it with friends and family. Some restaurants will have promotions for these holidays so you may even want to go out to eat to reap the benefits.
Did you know you can make any food observance into a great celebration? Yes-u- can!
Ideas: Host A Pretzel Party
Everybody loves pretzels so in honor of
Soft Pretzel Month why not host a pretzel party. Beer n' Pretzels just go together and it's easy to set up a snack table full of pretzel dipping condiments like mustard, melted cheese, bacon bits & butter. Don't forget sprinckles such as sea salt, sesame, sunflower, poppy, caraway or pumpkin seeds.
If you wan't to turn it into a meal.... go ahead and add cold meats or hot sausage links. You might even think about a bavarian breakfast.
Ideas: Garden Tea Party
National Garden Month means Garden Tea Parties are at the top of the list of things to do. Need a great idea for a party favor? Well it has to be a small starter plant for the garden! A nice added touch is placing a how to plant card with it.
April 17
April 18
National Animal Cracker Day
April 19
Amaretto Day
April 20
Food Day
Pineapples Upside Down Cake Day
Lima Bean Respect Day
April 21
Chocolate-Covered Cashew Truffle Day
April 22
Jelly Bean Day
April 23
Picnic Day
April 24
Pigs-in-a-Blanket Day
April 25
National Zucchini Bread Day
April 26
April 27
Prime Rib Day
April 28
April 29
National Shrimp Scampi Day
April 30
Mr. Potato Head Day
Raisin Day
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Last week in April
- some years this holiday is in the month of March.
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Movable Food Holidays
• National Hot Cross Bun day begins on Good Friday (March or April)
• National Baked Ham with Pineapple Day: Easter (March or April)
Have fun reading as we give you fun food facts, recipes and traditional ways to serve up these delicious foods. Just follow our links!