Posted on 10/07/2024 6:11:05 AM PDT by Red Badger
Founded in 2019 by National Day Calendar® and Fatty Sundays®.
NATIONAL CHOCOLATE COVERED PRETZEL DAY
October 7 officially marks the sweet and salty goodness of National Chocolate Covered Pretzel Day. Whether they’re dipped in dark, milk or white chocolate, be sure to celebrate every mouthwatering pretzel bite!
#ChocolateCoveredPretzelDay
Salty, crunchy pretzels and chocolate are the gold mine of the snack world, and their combination is the epitome of the oh-so-popular sweet and salty flavor craze. Change up the chocolate from white to milk to dark chocolate, and they satisfy even a mild sweet tooth.
Historical Look at Chocolate Covered Pretzel
Many creative stories have been shared to explain how pretzels and chocolate came together. One tale tells of a German baker joining forces with his chocolatier neighbor in the 1500s to dip pretzels. However, this idea is purely imagination. Dipping into the history of pretzels and chocolate, the story might become a little clearer.
Historians document the story of chocolate quite well. However, anyone dipping pretzels into chocolate back in the 1500s would have had a soggy mess. Why? Because only drinking chocolate existed in those days. Nearly 300 years later, Casparus van Houten Sr. developed a process to separate the cocoa solids from the butter. Then, in 1828, his creation brought on a candy revolution which led to the development of the most amazing, versatile ingredient we have today: chocolate!
The first commercial hard pretzels, the kind that makes the combination with chocolate so irresistible, came along in 1861. Julius Sturgis opened a bakery in a house built around 1784 in Lititz, Pennsylvania. He used a recipe given to him by an unnamed friend. How long people had been making hard pretzels before then is unknown.
The marriage of two delicious treats, chocolate, and pretzels, came along sometime after that. However, the point is that the celebration starts now! We celebrate all shapes and sizes of chocolate covered pretzels, too. Beyond the twists, rings, and rods, there are pretzels perfectly decorated with sprinkles and infused with flavors that will put your favorite coffee shop to shame. Chocolate covered pretzels adorn cakes, bars, and ice cream, too. As unique favors, who wouldn't want to find an assortment of their favorite sweet and salty snack in a party bag?
EAT ON NATIONAL CHOCOLATE COVERED PRETZEL DAY
Pick up your favorite combination of pretzels, chocolate, and toppings. Share a few, gift a few (and don’t forget to treat yourself, too!) Add chocolate covered pretzel pieces to popcorn or dip them into Nutella or ice cream. Then share your favorite indulgences by posting #ChocolateCoveredPretzelDay photos on social media.
HISTORY BEHIND NATIONAL CHOCOLATE COVERED PRETZEL DAY
Fatty Sundays® founded National Chocolate Covered Pretzel Day in 2019 to celebrate the most delicious treat of all time! With so many inventive ways to savor and enjoy chocolate covered pretzels, we really wonder why it took so long to discover them in the first place.
In 2019, the Registrar at National Day Calendar® proclaimed National Chocolate Covered Pretzel Day to be observed annually on October 7th.
About Fatty Sundays®
Fatty Sundays is a Brooklyn-based gourmet chocolate covered pretzel business co-founded by 2 sisters, Ali Borowick Zmishlany and Lauren Borowick. Inspired by their Mom Karen’s famous sprinkles pretzels, the sisters set out to reinvent and modernize everyone’s favorite sweet and salty treat. Since 2012, their fun flavor list and family business have been growing as they share their unique pretzels and gifts with the world.
All of Fatty Sundays pretzels are dipped in high-quality, milk, dark or white chocolate and then decorated with different flavored toppings. Some of their best-selling flavors include: Toffee, Birthday Cake, Salted Caramel and the oh-so-classic rainbow Sprinkles. In addition to the standard flavor pretzels, Fatty Sundays specializes in completely custom chocolate covered pretzels, where customers can pick the sprinkle colors and design their own packaging. Their custom pretzels and gifts are perfect for any special events or holidays. Year-round, Fatty Sundays ships all products throughout the USA and Canada.
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS FOR OCTOBER 7
George Mason (1725-1792) - American lawyer and politician.
John Woolman (1720-1772) - American preacher and abolitionist.
Caesar Rodney (1728-1784) - Fourth Governor of Delaware.
William Billings (1746-1800) - American composer and educator.
Solomon Sibley (1769-1846) - First Mayor of Detroit.
Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) - American short story writer, poet, and critic.
Ann Eliza Smith (1819-1905) - American author and patriot.
Richard H. Anderson (1821-1879) - American general.
Charles Crozat Converse (1832-1918) - American lawyer and composer.
Clarence Birdseye (1886-1956) - Founder of Birds Eye Seafood, which later changed its name to Birds Eye.
Harvey Williams Cushing (1869-1939) - American neurosurgeon and academic.
Uncle Dave Macon (1870-1952) - American old-time country banjo player, singer and comedian.
Christy Mathewson (1880-1925) - American baseball player.
Claud Ashton Jones (1885-1948) - American admiral and recipient of the Medal of Honor for his bravery during an explosion on ship in 1916.
Martha McChesney Berry (1866-1942) - Founder of the Berry School for Children.
Henry A. Wallace (1888-1965) - Politician who became the 33rd US Vice-President of the US and founder of the Progressive Party.
Edna Meade Colson (1888-1985) - American educator and activist.
Robert Z. Leonard (1889-1968) - American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter.
Grim Natwick (1890-1990) - American animator who worked with Walt Disney creating characters.
Dwain Esper (1892-1982) - American director and producer.
Elijah Muhammad (1897-1975) - American religious leader.
Chuck Klein (1904 -1958) - American baseball player.
Herblock (1909-2001 ) - American cartoonist and author.
Henry Plumer McIlhenny (1910-1986) - American art collector and philanthropist.
Vaughn Monroe (1911-1973) - American singer, trumpet player, and bandleader.
Arthur Berger (1912-2003) - American composer and educator.
Alfred Drake (1914-1992) - American actor and singer.
Herman Keiser 91914-2003) - American golfer.
June Allyson (1917-2006) - American actress during the Golden Age of Hollywood.
Irving Penn (1917-2009) - American fashion photographer.
Harry V. Jaffa (1918-2015) - American historian, philosopher, and academic.
Henriette Avram 91919-2006) - American computer scientist and academic.
Harry W. Brown (1921-1991) - American colonel and pilot who helped defend Pearl Harbor.
Grady Hatton (1922-2013) - American baseball player, coach, and manager.
William Zinsser 91922-2015) - American journalist and critic.
George O. Abell (1927-1983) - American astronomer who created a list of galaxy clusters.
Al Martino (1927-2009) - American singer and actor.
Allan Bloom (1930-1992) - American philosopher and educator.
Curtis Crider (1930-2012) - American race car driver.
Cotton Fitzsimmons (1931 -2004) - American basketball player and coach.
Amiri Baraka (1934-2014) - American poet, playwright, and academic.
Chet Powers (1937-1994) - American singer-songwriter and guitarist with The Band.
John Hopcroft (1939-Still Living) - American computer scientist and author.
Bill Snyder (1939-Still Living) - American football player and coach.
Joy Behar (1942-Still Living) - American talk show host and television personality.
Oliver North (1943 -Still Living) - Iran-Contra Figure and Political Commentator.
Catharine MacKinnon (1946-Still Living) - American lawyer, activist, and author.
Diane Ackerman (1948-Still Living) - American poet, essayist, and natural historian.
Stephen Rucker (1948-Still Living) - American composer.
Dave Hope (1949-Still Living) - American bass player and priest.
Terry Burnham (1949-2013) - American actress.
Dick Jauron (1950-Still Living) - American football player and coach.
John Mellencamp (1951-Still Living) - American musician.
Tico Torres (1953-Still Living) - American drummer for Bon Jovi.
Ralph Johnson (1955 -Still Living) - American computer scientist and author.
T Lavitz (1956-2010) - American keyboard player, composer, and producer.
Anna Politkovskaya (1958-2006) - American-Russian journalist and activist.
Kevin Boyle (1960-Still Living) - American historian and author.
Tony Sparano (1961 -2018) - American football player and coach.
Sherman Alexie (1966-Still Living) - Native American author and filmmaker.
Toni Braxton (1967-Still Living) - American R&B musician.
Bobbie Brown (1969-Still Living) - American model and actress.
Omar Benson Miller (1978-Still Living) - American actor.
Jake McLaughlin (1982-Still Living) - American actor.
Evan Longoria (1985-Still Living) - American actress.
Chase Daniel (1986-Still Living) - American football player and quarterback.
Lee Nguyen (1986-Still Living) - American soccer player.
A. J. Price (1986-Still Living) - American basketball player.
Aiden English (1987-Still Living) - American WWE wrestler.
Sam Querrey (1987-Still Living) - American tennis player.
HISTORICAL EVENTS FOR OCTOBER 7
1691 – The Province of Massachusetts Bay charter is issued.
1777 - Americans defeat British soldiers forces in the Second Battle of Saratoga near Saratoga, NY, marking a turning point in the American Revolution.
1780 – American militia defeat royalist irregulars led under the British at the Battle of Kings Mountain in South Carolina, giving the Americans the upperhand in the revolution.
1816 - The first double decked steamboat arrives in New Orleans.
1826 – The Granite Railway begins operating and is the first chartered railway in the U.S.
1864 – A US Navy captures Confederate raider in a Brazilian seaport.
1868 – Cornell University opens with 412 students enrolled.
1871 - A Chicago fire lasting 16 hours injures 30 firefighters.
1913 – Ford Motor Company opens its first assembly line to build vehicles.
1940 - Japanese begin an attack on the US after the US considers entering WWII.
1942 - The US, alongside the UK, announce creation of the United Nations.
1950 - The US invades North Korea.
1952 - Bandstand broadcasts for the first time.
1960 - The TV series Route 66 airs for the first time on CBS.
1963 - President John F. Kennedy signs ratification for nuclear test ban treaty.
1965 - President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act intended to protect voting rights for Blacks.
1967 - The Summer of Love begins in San Francisco as thousands of young people gathered in Haight-Ashbury.
1969 - The Apollo 11 Astronauts return to earth after landing on the moon.
1972 - The Watergate scandal is published in the NY Times.
1974 - President Richard Nixon resigns.
1982 - Cats opens on Broadway in New York.
1985 - Lynette Woodward become the first female to join the Harlem Globetrotters.
1988 – Three gray whales are trapped under the ice near Alaska thanks to a hunter, prompting a worldwide effort to free the whales.
1993 – After 103 days, the Mississippi River in St. Louis, Missouri, finally falls before flood level.
1996 – Fox News Channel begins broadcasting for the first time.
1998 – Matthew Shepard, a gay student at the University of Wyoming, is found tied to a fence. He dies five days later.
2001 – The U.S. enters the war in Afghanistan.
2008 - Spotify is launched by Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon.
Chocolate Ping!......................
bkmk
Works for me. Totally addictive! :)
Betcha can’t eat just one!...................
had one...yuk...good way to ruin good chocolate.
Pretzel M&Ms are surprisingly good.
I’ll take the chocolate. You can have my pretzels.
Ing 2 cups Choc/Chips semi-sweet or milk or combo 8 graham squares 12-14 chp Andes Candies
Steps Micro chocolate 1 min. Stir thoroughly. Overheating causes chocolate to seize. Dip grahams coating both sides. W/ fork place on parchmented sheetpan. Top w/ chp Andes. Set at room temp or fridge 10-15 min.
Tips Add 1-2 tsp canola oil to thin chocolate if it's super thick. Can also top grahams with sprinkles or seasonal candies like peppermint.
Andes topped chocolate covered grahams----recipe above.
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