Aloha Fruitcake Friday!
Fruitcakes have long been tied to the holiday season, whether as a treat, or as target of jokes and ridicule. The earliest recipes for them date to Roman times, where pomegranates, pine nuts, and raisins mixed with barley hash were used. Fruitcakes became popular in Europe, where the fruits and nuts used in them were a delicacy. The mail order fruitcake business began in 1913. Fruitcakes are also often sold from catalogs by charities for fundraisers. Beginning in the twentieth century, fruitcakes began being maligned. They have been referenced in negative ways in various television shows, most notably by Johnny Carson, who once said, "The worst gift is a fruitcake. There is only one fruitcake in the entire world, and people keep sending it to each other."
Fruitcakes have long been tied to the holiday season, whether as a treat, or as target of jokes and ridicule. The earliest recipes for them date to Roman times, where pomegranates, pine nuts, and raisins mixed with barley hash were used. Fruitcakes became popular in Europe, where the fruits and nuts used in them were a delicacy. The mail order fruitcake business began in 1913. Fruitcakes are also often sold from catalogs by charities for fundraisers. Beginning in the twentieth century, fruitcakes began being maligned. They have been referenced in negative ways in various television shows, most notably by Johnny Carson, who once said, "The worst gift is a fruitcake. There is only one fruitcake in the entire world, and people keep sending it to each other."
Proposed
changes would allow more logging on federal land in Northwest
Logging would be allowed in millions of acres of national forest in Washington, Oregon and California, including older trees currently off-limits to cutting, under proposed amendments to the Northwest Forest Plan.
Logging would be allowed in millions of acres of national forest in Washington, Oregon and California, including older trees currently off-limits to cutting, under proposed amendments to the Northwest Forest Plan.
Tahlequah, mother orca made famous after death of calf, has a new baby
A new calf has been born to J pod, spotted for the first time just last Friday — swimming with Tahlequah, or J35, as she is scientifically known. She is the mother orca who captured the world’s attention by carrying her dead calf for 17 days and 1,000 miles.
A new calf has been born to J pod, spotted for the first time just last Friday — swimming with Tahlequah, or J35, as she is scientifically known. She is the mother orca who captured the world’s attention by carrying her dead calf for 17 days and 1,000 miles.
Nature Wrapped: wins for the environment across B.C. in 2024
Salmon habitat was restored in the Fraser Valley, old-growth forests were protected on Vancouver Island and caribou habitat was conserved in the northeast.
Salmon habitat was restored in the Fraser Valley, old-growth forests were protected on Vancouver Island and caribou habitat was conserved in the northeast.
The E.P.A. Promotes Toxic Fertilizer. 3M Told It of Risks Years Ago.
The agency obtained research from 3M in 2003 revealing that sewage sludge, the raw material for the fertilizer, carried toxic “forever chemicals.”
The agency obtained research from 3M in 2003 revealing that sewage sludge, the raw material for the fertilizer, carried toxic “forever chemicals.”
Bird flu roars through sanctuary in Washington, kills 20 wild cats: ‘We are heartbroken’
The Wild Felid Advocacy Center of Washington in Shelton, about 36 miles southwest of Bremerton, announced it is under quarantine and will be closed to the public until further notice to protect the remaining animals and stop the spread.
The Wild Felid Advocacy Center of Washington in Shelton, about 36 miles southwest of Bremerton, announced it is under quarantine and will be closed to the public until further notice to protect the remaining animals and stop the spread.
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