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Saturday 24 Sep 2016

Cherries Jubilee Day



There are many special days that celebrate different types of food but it is quite rare to find a day that is devoted to just one particular dish.

Cherries Jubilee Day is set aside to celebrate a dessert that takes cherries and turns them into something spectacular. Fresh cherries are cooked in a sweet sauce into which warmed liqueur, usually kirsch or fruit brandy, is mixed and set alight before being spooned over a chilled bowl of vanilla ice-cream while still burning with a blue flame.

This show-stopping flambéed dish is credited to the famous chef, Auguste Escoffie, who created it for the 1897 Diamond Jubilee celebrations of Queen Victoria.

Cherries Jubilee became a big hit across the Atlantic and was a favourite in American restaurants of the 1950s and 60s. Today it has come back into fashion and Cherries Jubilee Day is the ideal time to discover this dramatic and delicious dish.



And



International Rabbit Day



Poachers and cosmetic manufacturers beware: International Rabbit Day is definitely not for you!

Held on the fourth Saturday or Sunday of September, this annual celebration of the long- eared, short-tailed mammal is not just in the name of the millions of bunnies kept as pets across the Western world, but aims to promote a serious message about animal welfare.

On International Rabbit Day we are encouraged to consider, not only the companionship offered by our favourite hutch-dwellers, but the various ways in which rabbits are harmed by medical and cosmetic testing, hunting, fur farming and, of course, casseroling.

Yes, there is a serious side to International Rabbit Day but you may not be surprised to learn that events are somewhat sporadic – so let your bunny out of its hutch and give it an extra carrot or two (and be sure to plan chicken for the family roast).

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September 24 Birthdays


Jim Henson - (1936-1990)



Joe Greene - 70



F Scott Fitzgerald - (1896-1940)



Kevin Sorbo - 58






September 24th

1998: Steven Tyler threw out the first pitch at the Montreal Expos-St. Louis Cardinals baseball game at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.

1998: Former Guns N’ Roses drummer Steven Adler was sentenced to 150 days in jail for two counts of battery and probation violation from a conviction the previous year.

1994: Eric Clapton was the musical guest on the season premiere of Saturday Night Live where he performed “I’m Tore Down” and “Five Long Years”.

1993: Former Guns N’ Roses drummer Steven Adler collected $2.5 million from his former band after suing them for wrongful dismissal. He claimed that he was thrown out due to his heroin habit after they encouraged him to start using it.

1991: Nirvana released Nevermind a record many say was responsible for bringing alternative rock to a large mainstream audience. It would enter the Billboard 200 Album Chart at 144, peaking at number one in January 1992.

1989: The group Chopped Liver performed on the L’Chai-To Life telethon in Los Angeles, which featured Bob Dylan on the recorder alongside actor Harry Dean Stanton.

1979: The Eagles released their sixth studio album The Long Run which would go to reach number one on the Billboard 200 album chart and sell seven million copies in the U.S.

1977: Styx released “Come Sail Away” which went on to peak at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart making it their second top ten single in the U.S.

1966: Jimi Hendrix arrived in London along with his manager Chas Chandler, formerly of The Animals. On the flight from New York City, Hendrix changed the spelling of his name from Jimmy to Jimi.





Birthdays:

Linda McCartney born in 1941

Jerry Donahue - Guitarist for Fairport Convention born in 1946