National Strawberry Sundae Day: July 7

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How To Celebrate this Holiday:

This holiday is celebrated by sharing strawberry sundaes! Make a tube of homemade ice cream and make some up yourself. If that's to much work for you then go to your nearest ice cream parlor and celebrate by eating a huge cold and creamy strawberry sundae.

Host an ice cream social and make homemade strawberry ice cream. Make sure to top with whipped cream and strawberry syrup.

Be sure to get a basket of strawberries and play a few apple related party games.

This day is celebrated with a variety of recipes and preparations of strawberries and sundaes.

There are get-togethers and competitions held to celebrate the day.

Learn the fact about strawberries. Here's a great link

Strawberry pie filling makes a great topping for sundaes.

Have the kids paint pictures of strawberry sundaes.

Pictured Above:

Strawberry ice cream sundae topped with whipped cream and straw cookies.

Origin of this holiday

Our research did not find the creator, or the origin of this day. We did however find that this holiday has been celebrated for years. There is plenty of documentation to support that this holiday does indeed exist. This holiday is referred to as a "National" day. However, we did not find any congressional records or presidential proclamations for this day. Even though we didn't, this is still a holiday that's celebrated.

Now let's learn: Main article: Types of Parfait (food)

The sundae is an ice cream dessert. It typically consists of a scoop of ice cream topped with sauce or syrup, and in some cases other toppings including chopped nuts, sprinkles, whipped cream, or maraschino cherries.

Classic ice cream sundae

The original sundae consists of vanilla ice cream topped with a flavored sauce or syrup, whipped cream, and a maraschino cherry. Classic sundaes are typically named after the canned or bottled flavored syrup employed in the recipe: cherry sundae, chocolate sundae, strawberry sundae, raspberry sundae, etc. The classic sundae is traditionally served in a tulip-shaped, footed glass vase. Due to the long association between the shape of the glass and the dessert, this style of serving dish is generally now known as a sundae glass.

American parfait

This is a sundae served in a tall glass filled with layers of ice cream, gelatine, and flavorings such as syrups, whipped cream, granola, fresh fruit, and/or liqueurs.

► Types of Sundaes

We found recognition about this holiday from:

Calendar sites and personal Internet sites that blog and share information about this holiday.

punchbowl.com tell us "Ice cream, whipped cream and a strawberry on top? These sound like the perfect ingredients for a tasty way to cool down on this summer day. Good thing it’s National Strawberry Sundae Day!...etc"

holidayinsights.com says: "National Strawberry Sundae Day is your opportunity to indulge yourself in this delicious dessert. Strawberries are one of America's favorite fruits. When the strawberries ripen each year, it's time to celebrate. Many communities hold strawberry festivals to celebrate the harvest. At the festivals, strawberries take center stage. They are in the ingredients of hundreds of recipes....etc"

examiner.com says: "To make a simple strawberry syrup, simmer one pint of whole or sliced berries in a shallow pan with water and 1/3 cup of sugar. .....etc"

ahealthiermichigan.org says: "Strawberries are one of America’s most luscious fruits. While packed with Vitamin C, they are also low in calories, high in fiber, and very tasty. According to msnbc.com, strawberries are high in antioxidants and they also contain phytochemicals which helps prevent cancer. So even after national strawberry sundae day is over, continue incorporating this super fruit into your daily diet to stay fit and healthy!...etc"

eatocracy.cnn.com says: "While you're frying up some eggs and bacon, we're cooking up something else: a way to celebrate today's food holiday.....etc"

blog.al.com says: "In a test, subjects who ate nitrate rich foods like strawberries, before exercising burned 100 more calories than those who did not.

kahunaofthekitchen.com says "Not really sure who created the sundae, but do know that it's probably due to one of the blue laws. Blue laws are designed to enforce religious standards, in observance of Sunday as a day of worship or rest, ...etc."

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Ice cream,

American desserts,

This Food Holiday shares July 7 with.......

• Macaroni Day,

• Father-Daughter Take a Walk Together Day,

• Comic Book Birthday,

• National Chocolate Day,

• Tell the truth day,

► More reasons to celebrate July 7

► National Food Holiday Directory

References

"Origin of the Ice Cream Sundae". Evanston Public Library. Retrieved 2010-01-10. "Some ingenious confectioners and drug store operators, in "Heavenston," obeying the law, served ice cream with the syrup of your choice without the soda. Thereby complying with the law. They did not serve ice cream sodas. They served sodas without soda on Sunday. This sodaless soda was the Sunday soda. It proved palatable and popular and orders for Sundays began to cross the counters on Mondays"

Resources, References & External Links

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