Posted on 01/03/2025 6:27:07 AM PST by Red Badger
NATIONAL CHOCOLATE COVERED CHERRY DAY
January 3 spotlights National Chocolate Covered Cherry Day and a favorite during many holidays. Furthermore, the National Confectioners Association has been known to recognize this day as an annual event.
#ChocolateCoveredCherryDay
Chocolate-covered cherry lovers know how impossible it is to eat just one of these candies. Candy makers combine these two favorite flavors into one delicious treat and it turns into something irresistible. They also often make the candy with a sweet liquid center and in some cases a liqueur filling.
Chocolate covered cherries are also chocolate cordials. They can be either store-bought or homemade. There are many recipes that mimic the flavor of this well-loved candy. Either way, they are known to many as a mid-winter pick-me-up.
During the 1700s in England, cherries were enclosed in chocolate with a little kirsch (cordial) liqueur. After finding their way to the United States, Americans began delighting in the little bit of alcoholic cordial surrounding the fruit dipped in chocolate. Although originally made with the liqueur, cordials, or chocolate-covered cherries are more commonly made with a sugar syrup flavored with cherries. The pitted cherries have been cooked in sugar syrup and jarred.
CELEBRATE THIS SWEET FOOD HOLIDAY
Stop by your favorite chocolate shop and indulge in several ounces of this dipped treat. Make sure to get enough to share, too.
Make some at home. We've even found a few recipes for you to try.
Share your favorite recipe on social media. Use #ChocolateCoveredCherryDay.
Chocolate covered-cherries aren't the only way to go. Other recipes create desserts that include the flavors of this delicious candy.
Deliver some chocolate and cherry flavored sweets to friends and neighbors.
Enjoy your day by sharing some chocolate covered cherries with your friends and family.
Use #ChocolateCoveredCherryDay to post on social media.
HISTORY OF NATIONAL CHOCOLATE COVERED CHERRY DAY
While the National Confectioners Association recognizes this day honoring this tasty chocolate treat, National Day Calendar continues to seek the origins of the celebration.
Chocolate Covered Cherry FAQ
Q. Who can celebrate chocolate covered cherries?
A. Anyone who likes chocolate and cherries even a little bit.
Q. How do the cherries get coated in chocolate?
A. Manufacturers use several methods to create chocolate covered cherries. Two of them are:
Shell molding - The chocolate is poured into a mold. When it hardens, the cherry and syrup are added. Another bit of chocolate is poured over the opening to seal the cherry and syrup inside.
Enrobing - Chocolate is poured over the cherry to coat it. January 3rd Celebrated History
1888
Marvin C. Stone of Washington, D.C. received the first patent for wax-coated paper drinking straws.
1953
Mother and son serve simultaneously in the U.S. Congress for the first time. In 1940, Ohio elected Frances P. Bolton to fill her late husband Chester C. Bolton's unexpired House seat. Every following term, she was re-elected. In 1952, her son Oliver Bolton ran for the 11th district House seat as Frances Bolton ran for her 8th term in Congress. They both won, making history.
1957
The Hamilton Watch Company of Lancaster, PA introduces the world's first electric watch.
2009
Satoshi Nakamoto (the presumed developer or developers) established the cryptocurrency-based Bitcoin with the launch of the genesis block.
January 3rd Celebrated Birthdays
Grace Anna Goodhue - 1879
The 32nd First Lady is one of several who was an educator before marrying a future president. She was teaching at the Clarke School for the Deaf when in 1904 she met and later married Calvin Coolidge. While in the White House, she continued to work on behalf of the school as well as the Red Cross.
Carolyn Haywood - 1889
The children's author and illustrator is best known for her Eddie and Betsy series.
J. R. R. Tolkien - 1892
The incredibly imaginative professor at Oxford University authored the fantasy novels The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
Dorothy Arzner - 1897
During her 16-year directing career, Arzner was the only woman directing in Hollywood. She began directing during the silent era with Get Your Man and charged right into talkies with Sarah and Son.
Gordon Moore - 1929
In 1968, the American engineer co-founded Intel Corporation along with Robert Noyce.
Notable Birthdays for January 3
William Tucker (1624-Death Unknown) - The first known Black child born in America.
Lucretia Mott (1793-1880) - Activist who planned the first Woman's Rights Convention.
Harry Elkins Widener (1885-1912) - Died during the sinking of Titanic.
Dorothy Arzner (1900-1979) - The first woman to direct a film with sound.
Anna May Wong (1905-1961) - The first Asian-American movie star.
Roger Williams Straus, Jr. (1917-2004) - Co-founder of the NY publishing company Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Herbie Nichols (1919-1963) - Pianist and composer wrote Lady Sings the Blues.
Gordon Moore (1929-2023) - Co-founder of the Intel Corporation.
Victoria Principal (1950-Still Living) - Actress remembered for her role as Pamela Barnes Ewing on Dallas.
Mel Gibson (1956-Still Living) - Actor of Mad Max, Lethal Weapon, and Braveheart.
Memorable Events for January 3
1749 - Benning Wentworth issues the land grant in VT.
1831 - The first loan association is organized in PA.
1853 - Solomon Northup, author of Twelve Years a Slave, is freed after 7 years of illegal slavery.
1870 - Construction on Brooklyn Bridge begins.
1871 - Margarine is patented by Henry Bradley.
1888 - The first drinking straw is patented.
1918 - The U.S. Employment Service opens.
1933 - Minnie D. Craig becomes the first woman in the U.S. elected as Speaker of the House in ND.
1938 - The March of Dimes is created to fight polio.
1943 - The first missing persons alert is sent in NY City.
1947 - Congress is televised for the first time.
1957 - The first electric watch (the Hamilton Electric 500) is introduced to the public.
1959 - Alaska becomes the 49th state to join the Union.
1987 - Aretha Franklin becomes the first female artist to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
1999 - NASA's Mars Polar Lander launched resulting in failure.
Chocolate Covered Ping!..................
Have the fondest memory of getting absolutely sick from an entire box of Fannie Mae chocolate covered cherries. Good memories.
Corpse Reviver No. 2Equal parts of Cointreau, gin, fresh lemon juice, Lillet blanc, and a few drops of Absinthe. Garnish with a cherry.
LOL! Every year at Christmastime we girls would combine our change and buy Grandpa a box of chocolate covered cherries.
Years later he confessed that he did not like them (He was a Lemon Drop Man) but he knew us girls always loved being offered one - or more! ;)
I miss that guy! *HEART*
I used to buy a couple boxes every year. This year I got two boxes. Haven’t touched them. I’m working on limiting sugar.
All through the Christmas season I’ve only earthen two cookies and a small piece of cake.
This has yer name on it.
Hold the cherry.............
Love them!
Was in See’s candies yesterday (the only candy I eat) - and their small box of the month was a black forest cherry truffle.
I had to hide the box from myself to keep from eating the entire thing.
How to make these at home:
Eat the chocolate
Eat the cherries
Drink the liquor
I’ve never quite understood the significance of putting a cherry in a cocktail..............or a tiny umbrella for that matter..................
“Eat the cherries”
I’m not big on cherries, so I skip that part............ 🙄
A reason to get out of bed, today, :0)
F we are talking Konyakosmeggy, count me in.
It fulfills my "Recommended Daily Allowance" of fruits and vegetables....
Well, there’s that...........😏
Now that’s an occasion I can celebrate!
Grandpas are THE BEST!!!
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