Daily Holidays - December 29

[Sherman A1]

Pepper Pot Day The winter of 1777 – 1778 was brutal. The Continental Army was fighting for the newly formed country of the United States of America during the Revolutionary War. As they were camped at Valley Forge on December 29th, 1777, George Washington ask the army’s chef to prepare a meal that would boost their moral and warm them. The chef rounded up some peppercorn, small bits of meat, tribe and other ingredients and called it Pepper Pot Soup, also known as Philadelphia Pepper Pot Soup.

The meal was well received and it was nicknamed “the soup that won the war”. http://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/latest-posts/

Tick Tock Day. There are only two days left until the end of the year; have you achieved everything you set out to do, upheld your New Year’s resolutions and made a difference? Tick Tock Day puts the pressure on you to cram in some last-minute work before the end of the year to achieve your goals! https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/tick-tock-day/

http://www.famousbirthdays.com/december29.html

[Divernan]

1. No. DON'T "cram in last minute work". Just relax.

and congratulate yourself for surviving another stress-filled year and accomplishing everything you've already done in 2015. I've made a comforting list of all the things I've done/completed/accomplished this year. There are a few items left over undone, but they just go onto next year's list. I must confess, a few items have been carried over for many years!

For the last few days of this year which has been so horrific for so many people and families around the globe, be kind to yourself.

Courage, mon amis and prepare for once more into the breach.

2016 will be a hella year, for sure!

[bigwillq]

2. Happy Birthday, Patricia Clarkson.

She's one of my fave actresses.

[femmocrat]

3. Tempus fugit.....

[malthaussen]

4. Pepper Pot is traditional in SE PA...

... don't know why they would imply it was first made during the war. Original recipe calls for tripe (not "tribe&quot , but most Americans don't like tripe, so it is usually omitted in P.P. soup today.

-- Mal