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December 9, 2009 Today is...National Pastry Day National Pastry Day is a day of celebration for the wonderfulness that is pastries! With the many different types of pastries including shortcrust, flaky, puff, choux, and phyllo, it is evident that pastry chef use a varity of culinary creativity and flavorings to create these amazing treats. Pastries were originally created by the Egyptians around 2600 B.C. They would make doughnut-like pastries out of crude flour and honey and then dip them in wine. Though it was not until the 7th century in the Middle East that pastries developed into a culinary art form. After the Crusaders brought these tasty recipes back with them to Europe during the Medieval Ages, Roman and Italian chefs were able to perfect the recipes and create many new ones. Celebrate this rich history with a trip to your favorite pastry shop! Happy Birthday to... 1886 - Clarence Birdseye, frozen vegetable king (Birdseye) 1898 - Emmett , Sedan KS, circus clown (Weary Willie) 1909 - Fairbanks Jr, NYC, actor (Ghost Story) 1912 - P "Tip" O'Neill, (Rep-D-Mass 1977-86)/Speaker of the House 1916 (or 1918) - Kirk , American actor 1922 - Redd Foxx, St Louis Mo, comedian (Sandford & Son, Redd Foxx Show) 1941 - Beau Bridges, LA Calif, actor (Hotel New Hampshire, 5th Musketeer) Moments in Time1907 - 1st Christmas Seals sold (Wilmington Del post office) 1960 - 1st broadcast of "Coronation Street" on British ITV 1963 - Sinatra Jr is kidnapped 1965 - "A Charlie Brown Christmas," premieres Daily Aphorism Reaching out to bless others helps bind up our own wounds and purge our heart of the seeds of bitterness. Soul Food I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death. Philippians 3:10 (Read all of Philippians 3) Useless, yet interesting, Facts The most played song on American radio during the twentieth century was You've Lost That Loving Feeling which was written by Barry Mann, Phil Spector, and Weil. Although recorded by different artists, the song is the only one in history to be played over 8 million times on the radio. That amounts to about 45 years if the song was played back to back! Three songs were played 7 million times: Never My Love, Yesterday, and Stand By Me (in that order). "Weird" Al Yankovic received a Bachelor's degree in Architecture in 1981. He also served as valedictorian of his high school at age 16. There are approximately ten million bricks in the Empire State Building. From space, the brightest man-made place is Las Vegas, Nevada. -- GOD wouldn't allow dogs to be banned from Heaven. After all, HE created them to be man's companions in life, why would he separate them in death?" Author Earl HamnerDon`t forget to save a dog or cat life get the spayed or neutered today.