National Ice Cream Day or "Sundae Sunday" -- July 19th

Shh_ImReading@evpl — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 21:50:00 GMT

I have a lot of fond memories when it comes to ice cream. My brother and I used to help my grandpa make homemade vanilla ice cream every 4th of July. As a teenager, I worked in an ice cream shop, which never made me tired of ice cream, in fact it made me love it even more. So learning of a holiday for this delicious cold treat made me smile.

National Ice Cream Day is the the 3rd Sunday in July each year. Think of all the ways you could celebrate! You can keep it simple and enjoy a scoop or two of your favorite flavor. If you're going out for ice cream, get creative and order a milkshake with a flavor combination you haven't tried before. Have you ever had one made with chocolate ice cream and caramel syrup? How about coffee ice cream and chocolate syrup? Those are two of my personal favorites! You might gather your family, friends and some tasty toppings and have a sundae party! You can even make your own ice cream! There's a simple way to make ice cream at home with two coffee cans.

You can tell everyone about your favorite ice cream treat or your favorite ice cream memories in the comments below!

Ice Cream: 52 Recipes for Year-Round Frozen Treats by Sally Sampson; pictures by Alexandra Grablewski

Ice Cream and Frozen Desserts by Peggy Fallon

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Homemade Ice Cream by Dick Warren with Bobbi Dempsey

Ben & Jerry's Homemade Ice Cream & Dessert Book by Ben Cohen and Jerry with Nancy J. Stevens; design & illustration by Lyn Severance

Happy May Day!

PotionsMaster@evpl — Fri, 01 May 2009 13:59:00 GMT

Today is May 1st, or 'May Day' for those who enjoy whimiscal pieces of not well known history and holidays. When people think of May Day, no doubt will someone think of the traditional May Pole with children running around it with ribbons and flowers, usually wrapping the May Pole with the ribbons or garlands of flowers. This frivolous attitude that embodies the coming of summer was unfortunately frowned upon by the Puritans, which is why Americans don't celebrate it as much as Great Britian does.

So give your sweetie a nice flower or tie a ribbon around a tree in honor of May and summer months with sunshine. Even though it isn't a major card-company holiday, it still is an excuse to throw a barbeque for all your family and friends and be happy.

For those who want to know more about how the holiday came to be, click here for a pleasantly brief (yet informative) explanation.

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National Ice Cream Day or "Sundae Sunday" -- July 19th

Happy May Day!