December 17 is National Maple Syrup Day.
Maple leaf on sideway
"The Northeastern U.S Indigenous Peoples are noted for inventing maple syrup. They created the method of tapping trees, know as Maple Tapping, along with the process of boiling the sap down into syrup.
This technique is traditionally done by inserting a small spigot into the trunk of a maple tree and collecting the extract in a container.
Learn more here: Maple Syrup Day.
December 17 is also Wright Brother's Day:
The USAF Thunderbirds put on show in the summer of 2017 at Selfridge A. N. G. B. Video taken from our front porch; those jets were LOUD!
"Wright Brothers Day is a United States national observation...and commemorates the first successful flights in a heavier-than-air, mechanically propelled airplane, the Wright Flyer, that were made by Orville and Wilbur Wright on December 17, 1903, near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina."
Learn more here: Wright Brothers Day.
Near Mount Clemens, Michigan, where Eastside Cats reside, Selfridge Air National Guard Base plays a big role in our area.
Named for 1st Lieutenant Thomas E. Selfridge, the first person to be killed in a crash of a powered aircraft. Also injured was Orville Wright, which is why I posted about our base to celebrate today.
Absolutely love real maple syrup. None of that fakey high fructose corn syrup stuff for me thank you.
ReplyDeleteI love a good airshow. How fun. Everyone loves maple syrup.
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I loved learning more about maple syrup. Happy WW!
ReplyDeleteWe tend to favour Canadian maple syrup here, and a good friend brought us some from Prince Edward Island recently. It's delicious!
ReplyDeleteHow odd to have maple syrup day now instead of March. My hubby and his father used to make it. XO
ReplyDeleteThe Thunerbirds are so fun, so is maple syrup!
ReplyDeleteReal maple syrup is SO delicious! And I was always excited as a child that my birthday was on Wright Brothers Day. :)
ReplyDeleteI've not seen the Thunderbirds in person, but I have seen the Blue Angels. They are all amazing.
ReplyDeleteSince today is Wright Brothers' Day, yesterday was the annual meeting of the "Man Will Never Fly Memorial Society."
Little known fact- the Wright Brothers used maple syrup to keep their wings together
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ReplyDeleteJust today I made whipped cream that includes a few tablespoons of real maple syrup. lol Be well!
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