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National Fritter Day

Old-Fashioned Apple Fritters

Ingredients:

1 cup sifted all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 egg, beaten
1/3 cup milk
1 tablespoon melted shortening
1 cup chopped apple
oil for deep frying

Preparation:

Sift together flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt. Combine egg and milk; add to flour mixture; beat until smooth. Add shortening and mix well. Peel, core and chop apples;fold into batter. Fry in 370° oil for about 4 minutes, or until brown.

Mars Landing Day

International Day for the Abolition of Slavery

13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Abolition of Slavery (1865)
Passed by Congress on January 31, 1865, and ratified on December 6, 1865,
the 13th amendment abolished slavery in the United States.

Monroe Doctrine Anniversary

President James Monroe’s 1823 annual message to Congress contained the Monroe Doctrine,
which warned European powers not to interfere in the affairs of the Western Hemisphere.

The Monroe Doctrine is the best known U.S. policy toward the Western Hemisphere. Buried
in a routine annual message delivered to Congress by President James Monroe in December 1823,
the doctrine warns European nations that the United States would not tolerate further colonization
or puppet monarchs. The doctrine was conceived to meet major concerns of the moment, but it
soon became a watchword of U.S. policy in the Western Hemisphere.