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CHRISTMAS CARD DAY

Each year around this time, friends and families begin mailing their holiday cards. Christmas Card Day on December 9th serves as a reminder to get your stamps, envelopes, and cards together so you can share your holiday cheer.

Sending a card during the holidays hasn’t always been a tradition. In Victorian England, sending Penny Post was inexpensive and frequent. It was also considered rude to ignore a written message. One particularly popular Victorian invented the holiday card out of necessity. Sir Henry Cole received frequent letters, and it left him little time for other responsibilities. In 1843, he asked his friend J.C. Horsley to illustrate a design he had in mind. Soon, Cole was off to the printer, and he mailed the first Christmas card in the Penny Post to friends, family, and many acquaintances.

LUTEFISK DAY

On December 9th, Lutefisk Day reminds residents in Norway, Finland, and Sweden to begin preparing their lutefisk for Christmas. The day is also referred to as Anna’s Day.

In case you’re not Scandinavian, lutefisk is basically cod that gets soaked in lye. After the cod is caught, it’s dried to the point of becoming firm and leathery. To tenderize the fish and bring it back to its former condition, it gets soaked in lye. Once it’s nice and tender, the lutefisk is skinned and boned.

Finally, the fish is boiled until it reaches a gelatinous consistency. Another way to prepare lutefisk is to season it and bake it in the oven.
Some say that lutefisk tastes mildly fishy with a soapy aftertaste. Many people would say that lutefisk doesn’t smell so good. To make it more edible, some people coat the fish in beer batter and deep fry it. Despite its taste and smell, many die-hard Scandinavians still eat lutefisk. It is a Christmas tradition, after all.

WEARY WILLIE DAY

Weary Willie Day on December 9th recognizes the art of clowning and the impact it has on our lives. This holiday was named for the character made famous by Emmett Kelly, who was born on this day in 1898.

Amen

NATIONAL PASTRY DAY

National Pastry Day celebrates one of the world’s most favored baked goods. On December 9th, visit your local bakery and pick up one or two of your favorite kinds.

The pastry is a name given to a large variety of baked goods which are made with ingredients such as flour, sugar, milk, butter, shortening, baking powder, and eggs. Pastry dough is rolled out thinly and then used as a base for different baked products. A few of the more common bakery items include pies, tarts, quiches, and pasties. Bakers create both savory and sweet dishes from the doughs they create. Additionally, they continue to develop new and delicious creations all the time!

Good Morning Peeps and welcome to the HSN Community. 😎🎈

Happy Holidays to all in our Community stay safe out there.

@taci

Just saw your note. I tried to see hubby, but by the time I was dressed and ready to go, felt weak. Thus I stayed home. I am eating very light and need to do some serious shopping in the next few days. Again, not pushing. Our microwave died last weekend and the replacement should be here sometime this week or next. I was able to purchase the exact same one.

I used to love the snow. In my mind I still do. When hubby is able to travel the 1350 miles to the North I will be watching the weather, especially from North Carolina and Northward. I try not to take the I-95 corridor because of DC and a few other areas. Our route is more scenic through mountains. It adds some mileage, but all so worth it. It actually makes the ride feel shorter. Bad news is that we cannot use this area during the winter months. The roads have a steep uphill and going down in bad weather is not conducive. But, for now, we are a long way off from making that decision.

Hope all is well with you. You and Sheba are helping me get into the walking phase. I need to exercise and this will help strengthen the legs. Not so sure about the back, but will see. Not to worry. I won’t be doing the three mile walk when I start. LOL.

Have a great evening. .

Sheba, Well, I think I am done honing down my belongings. Cleaned my closet, and also some places in the house today. Went to the gym in the afternoon for an easy walk on the treadmill. Just a nice low key day. My son is busy working but hopefully he has some snowboarding in mind in the upcoming months.
How is your SIL doing?
Cats are crazy cute.

Oodie, Hello. Hope you and hubs are doing well. Glad you aren’t in snow conditions.