National Chewing Gum Day - September 30

Every year on September 30, the day of chewing gum is celebrated by lovers of chewing gum around the world.

We do not know what the source of the holiday is and why on this date, it's probably because it is William Wrigley's birthday in 1861 (American chewing gum industrialist, the founder and eponym of the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company in 1891).






In honor of the day of chewing gum, get some interesting facts about it:

People used gum 5,000 years ago.  

Different forms of gum have existed since the Neolithic period. In Finland there is something with dental imprints believed to be a 5,000-year-old gum made from shell bark. At that time, it was believed that kelp shell had disinfectant properties and other medical benefits.

Many other cultures chew gum made from the gum tree, plants, weeds and other resins.  

In 1848, John B. Curtis developed and sold the first commercial chewing gum called "The Mint of the State of Maine".  

Around 1850, a gum made of paraffin wax was developed.  

On December 28, 1869, William Sample, a dentist from Ohio, USA, registered a patent (No. 98304) for the chewing gum he invented.

In 1871, Thomas Adams invented modern chewing gum when he tasted the spudilla resin from which he wanted to make toys.

The myth that gum swallows is very dangerous because chewing gum can "talk" to one part of the digestive tract is almost untrue, because the chance of it happening is very small.  

Want to celebrate the day of chewing gum? Buy a pack of your favorite flavored chewing gum, chew and give your friends some.

Gummy Worm Day- July 15

The Gummy worms have many fans and it is only natural that they celebrate a special day for them! July 15 is the birthday of the gummy worms and in honor of this day, go to the nearest candy store and equip yourselves with snakes in various colors. 

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The German Gummi company invented the gummy worms on July 15, 1981, and today it is produced by its subsidiary, Trolli, and it tries to diversify and produce the worms in many different flavors to make it interesting in the mouth. Gummy worms and snakes are sweet gelatin sweeteners and are sourced in the form of worms or snakes and are usually painted in two colors.

 

Happy birthday to Trolli's Gummy Worms!

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The world's largest Gummy worm (link)

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Caramel Day - April 5

National Caramel Day is celebrated every year on April 5th. Caramel lovers celebrate this day in honor of their favorite treat that adds a sweet, creamy flavor to desserts, pastries and candies.

The caramel is made by adding milk and fat to the sugar that has been heated and turned into a syrup and stirring continuously until it reaches a light brown color.

Many bakers and confectioners use caramel to make a variety of desserts as a prominent ingredient, or as a supplement.

The caramel can also be used as a syrup or as a paste that holds nuts and popcorn and also as a coating for candied apples.

The more the caramel is cooked, the deeper the color and the stronger the taste until the sugar becomes bitter and no longer tasty.

There is also a salted caramel sauce that was invented in 1977 by the French pastry chef Henri Le Roux in Quiberon, Brittany, in the form of a salted butter caramel with crushed nuts (caramel au beurre salé), using Breton demi-sel butter. The salted caramel is suitable for ice cream, brownies, baked cakes and muffins.

Interesting facts about caramel

The word "caramel" comes from a Medieval Latin word "cannamella" which means canna 'cane' + mella 'honey', and late Latin word "calamellus" which means 'sugar cane'.

Although the source is unknown, it is speculated that American settlers in 1650 made hard toffee candies from kettles from caramel. Because it was an economical candy to make, it found its way into many recipes.

Around 1850, someone discovered that adding milk and fat product to the cooked sugar mixture created a soft and chewy candy. It is not surprising how quickly soft caramel has become popular.

In 1960, Vito Raimondi, with the help of his uncle William Raimondi, invented and registered a patent for the first caramel apple machine.

Toffee, or in the US "caramel candy", is a soft, dense, chewy candy, produced by boiling a mixture of milk or cream, sugar, glucose, butter and vanilla (or vanilla flavor).

Caramel is also used as a natural food coloring marked as E-150, especially in soft drinks like Coca-Cola.

How to celebrate Caramel Day?

What is your favorite type of caramel? National Caramel Day is today to taste and decide. No matter what your favorite caramel shape, this day is the day when you can celebrate it by sharing with friends, family and co-workers alike. Caramel really blends wonderfully with just about anything. An example of making something easy and delicious in honor of Caramel Day: Prepare a caramel dish and add it to a brownie or chocolate cake like a layer of marble icing, or drizzle it over and sprinkle nuts for a special treat.

Use the hashtag #NationalCaramelDay to post your caramel creations on social media.

Sweetest Day- The third Saturday in October

The sweetest day is a day celebrated in the U.S. every year on the third Saturday in October.

This day was founded by confectioners from Cleveland who came together to mark people's love for sweets and for each other.

The first time the holiday was celebrated, on October 8, 1921, they distributed 20,000 boxes of candy throughout the city, to all passers-by, newspaper boys, the elderly, the poor and orphans, all to ensure they had a "sweet day."

From there the idea spread to big cities like New York and Detroit, where sweet day activities began every year. Many charities have embraced this day, such as the Association for the Prevention of Child Cruelty, which began adopting the sweetest day on October 17, 1940.

How do you celebrate the sweetest day?

It's very simple. You can buy yourself a favorite candy and eat it with pleasure or surprise someone else, like a co-worker or good friend, spouse or relatives, in a pampering candy like heart-shaped chocolate.

You can also buy a packet of candies and distribute to passers-by, children in the class or friends at work. If you work at a service provider, such as a bank or a branch of a communications company, you can sweeten the time of those waiting in line for candy or just put an open and inviting candy box on your desk so that anyone who passes by can take it.

Have a very sweet day!

Sweets and candies coloring pages

National Creamsicle Day- August 14

National Creamsicle Day is celebrated on August 14 each year. It is a day in honor of all the Creamsicles, from the simplest popsicle to the sophisticated creamsicle coated with chocolate of all kinds, nuts, almonds or filled with pop rocks, fruit pieces and more.

The creamsicle, is a delicacy ice cream or frozen juice on a stick.

The ice pop was invented by the American Frank Eperson, who patented it in 1924. Epson founded the Popsicle company and marketed the American ice pops, and to this day Popsicle is the generic name for Arctic ice. Although he was the first to register on this patent, there is evidence that already in the 19th century people were eating frozen juice on a stick.

The creamsicle first appeared in the second half of the nineteenth century in New York and San Francisco. The delicacy consisted of two cookies with ice cream in between. In the early 1920s, ice cream products began to appear in the United States. The chocolate ice-cream arctic first appeared in 1920. It was developed by Harry Burt and he called it Good Humor.

Then an immigrant from Denmark named Christian Nelson invented the Eskimo Pie, vanilla ice cream with a chocolate coating. He patented his invention in 1921 (the patent expired in 1929).

Today there are ice pops that may not content only milk or juice. There are sorbet and yoghurt, soy milk and more. The flavors of the creamsicles are many and different and also the coatings.

Enough talking- in honor of the day of the creamsicle just buy your favorite creamsicle and enjoy!

Milk Chocolate Day- July 28

July 28 is the day we celebrate the existence of the sweet, addictive chocolate, the one that can not be stopped if you start - milk chocolate !!! This is one of the special days devoted to foods in the United States. Do not get confused with the general chocolate day of November 29.
Nutritional value of milk chocolate (100 grams):
Calories -547
Protein - 6.8 grams

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Carbohydrates - 58 grams
Fats - 32 grams
Of which saturated fat - 19.5 grams
Cholesterol - 27 grams
Sodium - 82 grams.

Milk chocolate does not have the nutritional benefits of its brother, the dark chocolate, but it still has some proteins. According to the dietitian's recommendation, it is permissible to eat a bar of chocolate once a week. That's why you can quietly celebrate this day by eating chocolate milk of every kind, from a small chocolate bar or a bonbonniere to a whole pack of Chocolate, Milka, Swiss or whatever you like.