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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsDaily Holidays - January 17
Hot Buttered Rum Day This cocktail was born when American colonists began adding molasses and butter to their hot toddies. Today, brown sugar often fills in for the molasses.Hot Buttered Rum
Hot Buttered Bourbon (with Nutmeg Butter)
Nee's Hot Buttered Rum Cake
Hot Buttered Rum Crescents
Tropical Hot Buttered Rum Sauce
Celebration Cake with Hot Buttered Whiskey Glaze
http://www.food.com/food-holidays/hot-buttered-rum-day-0117
Cable Car Day On this very date in 1871, the first cable car railway patent was bestowed upon Andrew Smith Hallidie. Legend has it that Hallidie invented the cable car after he saw a horse-drawn streetcar slip and fall on San Franciscos steep roadways (unfortunately resulting in the death of 5 horses). http://gondolaproject.com/2012/01/17/happy-cable-car-day/
Hot Heads Chili Days Hot Heads Chili Days (17-18) I searched everywhere, and other than finding the name of this day on the list of bizarre holidays, I dont know why, when it started or what the originator intended. But I do know that it sounds like it could be a great day for testing the stamina of your taste buds and trying out some hot chilis! I can handle some hot stuff, but Im a bit of a heat wimp when it comes to the big time heat. I have a jar of salsa with ghost peppers in it hanging out in the pantry. Im afraid . . . very afraid. Whats the hottest pepper YOU can handle? http://www.celebrateeverydayblog.com/?p=547
Kid Inventors' Day Those of us who have children, or have ever spent any time around them, know that kids are doggone smart. What many of us might NOT know is that some of our most common and everyday household items were invented by kids! I know! I was surprised too! Today is a day to recognize the accomplishments of these amazing kids and appreciate the cool stuff they have created for us.
* At the age of 15, Louis Braille invented Braille, an alphabet for the blind that uses a system of raised dots.
* 15-year-old Chester Greenwood invented the earmuffs in 1873 to keep his ears warm while ice skating.
* In 1930, 16-year-old George Nissen, a member of his high school gymnastics and diving teams, invented the trampoline in his parents garage. http://www.celebrateeverydayblog.com/?p=547
Popeye Day On this day in 1929, Popeye, the Sailor Man, renowned comic-strip character, first appeared in print. The Victoria Advocate is credited as the first newspaper in the nation to run Elzie Crisler Segar's comic strip, originally called "Thimble Theatre," which starred the spinach-eating hero. Segar (1894-1938) was born in Chester, Illinois, and worked as a moving-picture machine operator, a house painter, and a photographer before his first cartoon effort was rejected by a St. Louis paper. Segar became a popular cartoonist in the 1920s. Popeye was probably inspired by Frank "Rocky" Feigle of Segar's hometown. By 1932 Popeye was the undisputed star of "Thimble Theatre," as evidenced in fan mail, toys, games, novelties, and jokes. Segar himself called the Victoria Advocate Popeye's "hometown." In gratitude he contributed a special cartoon for the Advocate's historic 1934 anniversary issue. Speaking to the newspaper's editor through Popeye, Segar wrote, "Please assept me hearties bes' wishes an' felitcitations on account of yer paper's 88th Anniversity....Victoria is me ol' home town on account of tha's where I got born'd at." Crystal City, Texas, also claims a special relationship to Popeye. The spinach industry credited Popeye and Segar with the 33 percent increase in spinach consumption from 1931 to 1936, and in 1937 Crystal City, the "Spinach Capital of the World," erected a statue to honor Segar and his sailor. http://www.tshaonline.org/day-by-day/30992
http://www.famousbirthdays.com/january17.html
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Daily Holidays - January 17 (Original Post)
Sherman A1
Jan 2015
OP
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)1. Not a fan of Hot Buttered Rum
But don't be mad at me just because I yam what I yam.
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)2. I've never tried one but I've thought about it.
Especially when I can't sleep.
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)4. Haven't myself in years
it was a favorite of my "Charming Ex-Wife, The Dragon Lady" in what now seems to be a previous life.
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)6. I tried it once...it made me Bluto
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)3. Hmmmmm
It's is also judgment day, but I left that one out of the list... I wonder should I "judge" you for your lack of appreciation of hot buttered rum????
Nay, I shall not.....
Just watch the chili peppers on that spinach! you may need something to put out the fire!
Nay, I shall not.....
Just watch the chili peppers on that spinach! you may need something to put out the fire!
betsuni
(25,711 posts)5. Happy Birthday to dancer Moira Shearer
Of "The Red Shoes" fame. Here she is in "The Tales of Hoffmann":
bigwillq
(72,790 posts)7. Happy Birthday to Tiesto and Calvin Harris!!
femmocrat
(28,394 posts)8. Lots of great birthdays today! Three great women to celebrate:
Michelle Obama, Betty White and Anne Bronte!
Which Bronte sister are you? http://rumandmonkey.com/widgets/toys/testgen/7197/#.VLp4Tlp-8fE