Happy National Make Up Your Own National Food Holiday! What Is Yours?

[Floyd R. Turbo]

Mine is National Steak and Guinness Pie Day!😋

[zipplewrath]

1. Bacon and Peanut Butter

On a toasted bagel.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

2. Awesome Day! 😋

[IADEMO2004]

3. Steak and Guinness Pie sounds like the best food ever.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

4. Easily in the top five! 😋

What’s yours!

[IADEMO2004]

9. Fresh bread is my heroin.

Made two loaves Guinness rye bread for a Stormy Daniels on 60 Minutes party last night. None to bring home.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

11. Yum! 😏

[Shrike47]

5. Pan fried pork chop day.

I don’t make them but a girl can dream...

[Floyd R. Turbo]

6. Excellent! 😋

[Glorfindel]

7. I'd suggest National Peking Duck with Egg Drop Soup Day

Yum!

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[Floyd R. Turbo]

8. Love it! 😋

[Thx]

10. Chicken,

asparagus, mushroom casserole day!

(with garlic!)

Thx

[Floyd R. Turbo]

13. Oh wow! 😋

[geardaddy]

12. National xiao long bao day!

小籠包

[Floyd R. Turbo]

14. Nummers! 😋

[dameatball]

29. looks tasty

[geardaddy]

15. National Faggots Day

[Floyd R. Turbo]

16. Oh man! With marrowfat peas! 😋

[geardaddy]

19. Oh, you bet!

[dameatball]

35. dayum!!

[DFW]

17. Oyster Monday

That is, it WOULD be if I liked oysters (I HATE HATE HATE oysters!)

[Floyd R. Turbo]

18. Ill have yours then! 😋

[DFW]

20. Be my guest!

Ironically, I travel all the way to the USA for my summer vacation, and stay in a place where the oysters are supposedly among the best. They come in fresh off the boats in the nearby small towns every day. Luckily for me, so do cod, monkfish, haddock, scallops, lobster and halibut, so I manage not to starve.

On the other hand, I celebrate Artichokence Day every day I can.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

21. Nice!

[csziggy]

22. Cornish Pasties

Not that I or my ancestors were from Cornwall (well, there was that Baron de la Pomeroy who owned part of Cornwall as listed in the Domesday Book) but my father whose parents grew up in Escanaba considered pasties part of his heritage. His mother taught Mom (who was from Alabama) how to make them but she refused to use turnips so I grew up in a non-turnip pasty house.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

23. YES!😋

[csziggy]

24. I need to learn how to make pastry so I can make pasties

Store bought pastry doesn't work at all. Mom used to make pastry that would shame the cooks in the Crisco commercials, but I have never been good at it. So I don't make pasties even though I love them.

That was a PITA to type!

[Floyd R. Turbo]

25. I feel your pain! I suck at pastry too! 😢

[jmowreader]

68. Try this

1.75 cups flour
1 stick butter at room temperature
1 egg

You need a pastry cutter to do this right, and they’re cheap. There are YouTube videos on how to use them.

Cut the butter in eight pieces with a knife. Cut them into the flour one at a time. When all the flour has butter in it, stop cutting.

Add the egg. Mix it in with a fork or your hands.

When it’s a nice doughy consistency, stick it between two sheets of waxed paper and roll it out.

[csziggy]

71. That sounds as if it would be sturdier than pastry made with flour, butter, and water!

I wonder if it would work in a food processor? My hands just don't have the strength they should - and I just made an appointment at the orthopedic clinic with the hand specialist to get treated for my trigger fingers. So I do very little mixing with my hands anymore.

I've been thinking of reviewin Austin Brown's program about pocket pies:

The audio is screwed up, but he has a special pastry for the pocket pies.

[jmowreader]

72. It might but Ive never tried, sorry

[geardaddy]

50. Yes please!

[csziggy]

57. Dad was never clear if the pasties his mother made came from Michigan or Wales

His father's father came from Wales in 1872 so that was a possibility. But Upper Peninsula Michigan has a tradition of pasties and both of Dad's parents grew up there.

There is always the possibility that because both Dad and his Dad were mining engineers they adopted the tradition of Cornish miners of the pasties.

[geardaddy]

58. Yes, the UP is known for its pasties

What's funny is that most of people there now are Finnish-Americans, and they think pasties are traditionally Finnish. It was the Finns who took over iron mining from the Cornish who adopted the pasty. So, here in MN on the Iron Range, Finns will talk about "Traditional Finnish Pasties," which kind of irks me.

[csziggy]

61. Well, meat pies are a very handy way of carrying lunch with you

And existed long before sandwiches did. So they could belong to many cultures!

Someday I need to get up to the UP. I've read lots of the family stories, seen a lot of the family mementos, but never made it that far north.

Here is a photo proving my granddad did real mining:

"Underground in the Cundy mine Quinnesec cold and wet."

He's the one who is circled. That was around 1910 while he was still a student at the Michigan School of Mining.

Later he was hired by Swift & Co. and managed open pit phosphate mining in Central Florida, which some of his classmates from the school did not consider real mining!

[geardaddy]

62. What a cool photo!

My great grandfather was a coal miner from Wales who immigrated to PA.

[csziggy]

69. Mine went to PA first then traveled to the UP because there were more jobs

Then he ended up cutting timber to shore up the mine shafts and for railroad ties. My granddad earned money for college by working in a creosote factory during the summers.

GGF came from Llanfihangel y Creuddyn, near Aberyswyth. Next year I hope to visit there and do more research into the family history. We're going to cruise to Southampton and spend maybe two months traveling around England, Wales, and Scotland, bird watching, sightseeing, and doing genealogical research.

[geardaddy]

70. Aberystwyth has the National Library of Wales

and they have some excellent exhibits of medieval manuscripts on display.
It's a beautiful town.

[csziggy]

73. Yes, I plan to spend at least a week in that area.

Llanfihangel y Creuddyn is only six miles from Aberyswyth and there is a brand new bed & breakfast there so we might stay there. I also want to see the Devil's Bridge, especially since I got great looks at it in the series, Hinterland.

My husband's ancestors came from northern Wales, Caernarfon - according to tradition the father of the immigrant was sheriff there. But the immigrant left around 1700 so he will be much harder to research than mine of only a hundred and not quite fifty will be!

I'll also be looking for textile and needlework exhibits and taking a class of needlework in Suffolk, as well as looking for family in Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, Scotland (Lanarkshire), and maybe an expedition to Northern Ireland.

[geardaddy]

74. Sounds like a great trip!

You should try to see North Wales a bit, too if you can. Lots of castles and you'll hear quite a bit of Welsh spoken on the street (as you will in Aberystwyth).

[csziggy]

76. I'm hoping we can spend a lot of time in Wales

And in Scotland, since those places not only have a lot of our genealogy, they have great history and scenery!

This will be the trip of our lifetimes so I am trying to plan ahead. I've even been using Duolingo to try to learn Welsh, but I doubt I will be fluent in it ever.

[geardaddy]

77. Any little bit you speak of Welsh will be greeted with great pleasure

by Welsh speakers in Wales. They will be very happy that you bothered to learn a few words or phrases.

[geardaddy]

59. There are some Welsh recipes for pasties that I've seen

Like for a rabbit pasty.

[SoCalNative]

26. P-Nuttles day!

Yum!

[Floyd R. Turbo]

27. Oh my aching teeth! 😋

[dameatball]

28. Cuban style pork with black beans and rice works for me

[Floyd R. Turbo]

30. Mmmmmmmm! 😋

[dameatball]

34. I was going to add those twice fried plantains but can't remember the name....do you?

[Floyd R. Turbo]

36. Tostones? 😋

[dameatball]

37. That's it......Tostones.......thanks....:)

[nocoincidences]

52. I just spent a week in Havana and discovered Tostons.

Amazingly tasty.

But Flan.....

I could eat flan all day long and happily get hundreds of pounds fatter!

[yortsed snacilbuper]

31. Scrapple!

Scrapple, also known by the Pennsylvania Dutch name Pannhaas or "pan rabbit", is traditionally a mush of pork scraps and trimmings combined with cornmeal and wheat flour, often buckwheat flour, and spices. The mush is formed into a semi-solid congealed loaf, and slices of the scrapple are then pan-fried before serving.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

43. One day I have to try it!

[Freddie]

79. The true controversy about scrapple

Serve with ketchup or pancake syrup? Ketchup for me, and the scrapple must be pan-fried pretty crisp.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

85. Fried! Mmmmmmmm! 😋

[Major Nikon]

32. Whiskey

[Floyd R. Turbo]

44. Dude! Thats everyday! 🥃

[Major Nikon]

51. Can always use another reason

[jmowreader]

33. National Berlin-Style Doner Kebab Day

The Doner Kebab is a German street food which is based on a Turkish street food that itself was the basis for shawarma, gyros and tacos al pastor. It consists of a quarter of a "fladenbrot" loaf, split for filling, that is stuffed with Doner Mystery Meat (anything except pork can wind up in one of these, but it's officially lamb), fresh vegetables, sometimes feta cheese, anything else you want to stick in there, and one of dozens of yogurt-based sauces. There are as many variations of the doner kebab as there are doner kebab shops in Berlin, and you can't swing a Republican without hitting at least one.

The best date would be April 20.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

45. Id eat that! 😋

[geardaddy]

75. I love Doner Kebab

They have a similar version in the UK.

[3catwoman3]

38. Walker's Shortbread Cookies Day.

The ones in the red tartan packaging from Scotland. Chased with ice cold milk.

[Laffy Kat]

39. I gained five pounds just reading that, 3cw3.

Thanks a lot!

[Floyd R. Turbo]

46. Yes, yes, yes! 😋

[Initech]

40. Mac N Cheese Day!

[Floyd R. Turbo]

47. One of the greats! 😋

I made green chili mac&cheese on Sunday!

[rurallib]

41. National chili cook off day

with dozens of chefs vying for my vote

[Floyd R. Turbo]

48. Awesome! 😋

[LeftInTX]

42. Milkshakes, Strawberry Shortcake, Banana Cream Pie

are all deserving..

[Floyd R. Turbo]

49. Desserting!😋

[CanonRay]

53. Italian Beef Sandwich Day!

[Floyd R. Turbo]

63. Hell yes! Wet! 😋

[Runningdawg]

54. National Fry Bread Day!

[Floyd R. Turbo]

64. Love it! 😋

[pnwest]

55. National Chocolate Gravy Day! Seriously,

it’s a thing! Was introduced to chocolate gravy in Kentucky- served warm, liberally spooned over biscuits and raspberries. Heavenly.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

65. Ill try anything twice! 😋

[cyclonefence]

56. Potato Chip Sandwich Day

Hellman's, soft white bread, as many chips as you can pile on. Squish it down as flat as possible. Enjoy with 1966 Coca-Cola or RC.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

66. Is it okay if I add fried bologna and bread and butter pickle chips?😋

[cyclonefence]

80. ...fried bologna.... drool....

[Floyd R. Turbo]

84. Know! 🤤

[FSogol]

60. Happy Buckwheat Pancakes Day! or Happy Beer and Ice Cream Day.

I know what you're saying, "but FSogol, everyday is beer and ice cream day...."

[Floyd R. Turbo]

67. Brilliant! Ever try beer buckwheat pancakes? 😋

[FSogol]

82. Sounds like I now have an important project for this weekend.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

83. Cool!

Just substitute beer for the water!

[CatMor]

78. Happy Hungarian Chicken Paprikash with Dumplings Day

[Floyd R. Turbo]

87. Yum! 😋

[ghostsinthemachine]

81. Ganja salted caramels

Yummy. Perfect.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

88. Excellent! 😋

[yellowdogintexas]

86. Happy Welsh Rabbit Day!

I should have put this in the thread with all the Welsh references.

This was what we ate on New Year's Eve, and other cold winter nights until we ran out of The Good Cheese.

See, my Grandfather and my dad had a country store which had a fairly creepy cellar, which was a perfect place to age cheese. Every year my dad would get a wheel of cheddar from the local creamery, still in the balsa wood box and put it down in the cellar. When it was 2 years old it came out for selling. Every Christmas, a new wheel came out of the cellar. Damn that was killer cheese!! Extra Extra sharp. We called it Rat Cheese. This was The Good Cheese.

He always brought home about 1/4 of the wheel and sold the rest. It was usually gone pretty quickly.

Welsh Rabbit (ok really it is Rarebit, but we were in KY OK )

butter
flour
1 beaten egg
worcestershire sauce
cayenne to taste.
grated cheese in equal amount to milk
milk
Equal amounts of flour and butter, 1 T for thin sauce, 2 T for medium 3T for thick sauce (for 1 cup of milk)

For a good thick dish, to serve a crowd. 2 cups milk (warm it up; like scalding in the microwave)

Melt 5 T butter, stir 5 T flour and stir until flour has cooked. Do Not Let It Brown.
I used 5 instead of 6 T because it is just the right thickness for this dish
Add the warm milk, increase the heat and let it bubble until nice and smooth.
Add the cheese and let it melt . Temper the egg with a bit of the hot sauce and then add it back in to the sauce. Season with the Worcestershire sauce and cayenne.

Serve immediately. We ladle it onto saltines, and put onion and pickles on top. Whatever your favorite pickle is.

My mom had a knack for making it without making a roux; I never could get mine to work that way. She also used about 2/3 of the good cheese and 1/3 of a good medium cheddar. (make the sharp stuff last longer)

Another thing to do with a good thick cheese sauce is to hard boil a dozen eggs, and cut them up then pour the cheese sauce all over it. Top with crushed saltines and pimento, bake until bubbly. This is so good with ham!!!! But it's not Welsh Rabbit so it has to have its own holiday

[Floyd R. Turbo]

89. Now Im hungry! 😋