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NATIONAL ANISETTE DAY | July 2
National Day Calendar ^ | July 2, 2024 | Staff

Posted on 07/02/2024 6:25:51 AM PDT by Red Badger

NATIONAL ANISETTE DAY | JULY 2 On July 2 we recognize a liqueur derived from aniseed on National Anisette Day. Aniseed from the anis herb gives anisette its licorice or fennel flavor. While usually a dry, dry liqueur, distillers sometimes add a sugar syrup for a sweeter result. Spain, Italy, Portugal, and France lead the world in drinking this licorice-tasting drink.

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The herb of the aniseed, usually the main ingredient in anisette, is considered to have medicinal qualities. Sweeter than other anise-flavored liqueurs, anisettes' association with various cures dates back to ancient Egypt. As a liqueur, distillers create a dryer anisette in Europe than they do in the United States.Distillers add other spices such as coriander and fruit to distill anisette, too.

While most enjoy anisette by sipping it, the liqueur can be mixed as a cocktail, too. However, pure anise extract should not be drunk straight. Since its alcoholic content is high, it irritates the throat. However, mixing it in with coffee, gin, bourbon, or water will bring out a bit of a sweet flavor. The solution? Bake some anise cookies!

If you're the one who eats all the black jelly beans, you will likely savor a shot with anisette. The licorice flavor comes from the same anise plant that we make some of our licorice candies from.

HOW TO OBSERVE NATIONAL ANNISETTE DAY

Anisette mixes well with other liqueurs, juices, and sodas for a variety of cocktails and shooters. Sip some anisette for a toast to the licorice flavor you love! You can also make anise cookies or spiced bars. Another way to celebrate is by exploring 100 Years of Prohibition History. Post on social media using #NationalAnisetteDay.

NATIONAL ANISETTE DAY HISTORY National Day Calendar is researching the origins of this distilled holiday.

July 2nd Celebrated History 1881

At the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., Charles J. Guiteau shoots President James A. Garfield in the back. The President would die a long and painful death months later.

1938

Amelia Earhart and her navigator Frederick Noonan disappeared over the Pacific Ocean near Howland Island in her attempt to fly around the world.

1962

Sam Walton opens the first Wal-Mart store in Rogers, Arkansas.

1964

Lyndon B. Johns signs the 1964 Civil Rights Act outlawing discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin.

1979

The U.S. issues the Susan B. Anthony coin. The one-dollar coin is the first to honor a woman on its face.

July 2nd Celebrated Birthdays

Thurgood Marshall - 1908

The grandson of a slave, Thurgood Marshall became the first African American Supreme Court Justice. Leading up to his nomination, Marshall prevailed in Brown v. Board of Education resulting in the end of school segregation. He was named Chief Counsel to the NAACP where the attorney was legal counsel for civil rights cases. President John F. Kennedy appointed Marshall to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit followed by a 1965 appointment by President Lyndon Johnson to the office of U.S. Solicitor General. In 1967, he was nominated to the Supreme Court.

Medgar Evers - 1925

World War II veteran and civil rights activist, Medgar Evers, is most noted for his efforts to desegregate the University of Mississippi. He was murdered by Byron De La Beckwith in 1963.

Richard Petty - 1937

Known as The King in the NASCAR world, Richard Petty began racing when he was 21 years old. Petty, along with Dale Earnhardt and Jimmie Johnson, has won the NASCAR championship seven times. He was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2010.


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1 posted on 07/02/2024 6:25:51 AM PDT by Red Badger
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To: Red Badger

National Absentee Day?

O.K., I’m outta here!


2 posted on 07/02/2024 6:27:20 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: Red Badger

Pernod is better! IMHO.


3 posted on 07/02/2024 6:31:11 AM PDT by ronniesgal (have you even tried to mind your own business?)
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To: Red Badger

“National Anisette Day”

I swear, I thought it read “National Antisemite Day”, which seems to be almost as popular now, as any other ‘national day’.


4 posted on 07/02/2024 6:46:18 AM PDT by BobL (I eat at McDonald's and shop at Walmart, I just don't tell anyone)
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To: Red Badger

I like the flavor - in very small doses.

My Italian mother-in-law made the most wonderful anisette flavored cookies.


5 posted on 07/02/2024 6:47:45 AM PDT by Bon of Babble (You Say You Want a Revolution?)
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6 posted on 07/02/2024 6:52:33 AM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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To: Red Badger
ALSO, on this day-

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Resolution

OFFICIALLY, July 4 is Independence Day.

UNOFFICIALLY, July 2 1776, technically, is our Independence Day.

Also, I turn 70 today.

7 posted on 07/02/2024 6:53:55 AM PDT by telescope115 (I NEED MY SPACE!!! 🔭)
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To: telescope115

Happy Birthday!

I’m just six months away from 70.............


8 posted on 07/02/2024 6:56:32 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: telescope115

I’ll just stick to July 4 as Independence Day. Forget the Anisette...or antiseptic or whatever that crap is. I’ll celebrate by remembering what Independence day means. Maybe attend a picnic or something.


9 posted on 07/02/2024 6:59:12 AM PDT by oldtech
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To: telescope115

Happy birthday!


10 posted on 07/02/2024 6:59:52 AM PDT by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TPetty)
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To: Red Badger

Thanks! I thank God for every single day!


11 posted on 07/02/2024 7:12:59 AM PDT by telescope115 (I NEED MY SPACE!!! 🔭)
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To: oldtech

I’m good with that!


12 posted on 07/02/2024 7:13:28 AM PDT by telescope115 (I NEED MY SPACE!!! 🔭)
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To: FamiliarFace

Thanks!


13 posted on 07/02/2024 7:13:42 AM PDT by telescope115 (I NEED MY SPACE!!! 🔭)
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To: Red Badger

Also, along with Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan disappearing on this day, another tragedy- Earnest Hemingway died by his own hand in 1961.
What a great writer he was.


14 posted on 07/02/2024 7:18:10 AM PDT by telescope115 (I NEED MY SPACE!!! 🔭)
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To: oldtech

Somehow over the years, I’ve managed to acquire 3 bottles of that stuff. I think they’re still around somewhere. I don’t drink anymore, anyway.


15 posted on 07/02/2024 7:21:35 AM PDT by telescope115 (I NEED MY SPACE!!! 🔭)
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To: Red Badger

If you fish, fish are attracted to the scent of anise essential oil. So bring some anisette along when you go fishing.


16 posted on 07/02/2024 9:51:01 AM PDT by lastchance (Cognovit Dominus qui sunt eius.)
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To: lastchance

I don’t want drunk fish. I think that’s illegal in Florida.....................


17 posted on 07/02/2024 9:52:38 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Red Badger

Drunk fish is fine. I mean we are in Florida. It’s when you throw dynamite in the water that you get people all huffy.

PS> I would never do that. Just so you know.


18 posted on 07/02/2024 10:10:35 AM PDT by lastchance (Cognovit Dominus qui sunt eius.)
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To: lastchance

Heard it from a friend?..................


19 posted on 07/02/2024 11:05:00 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Red Badger

We were just messing around.


20 posted on 07/02/2024 1:03:28 PM PDT by lastchance (Cognovit Dominus qui sunt eius.)
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