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[IceWizard]

14 Sept 2017


Gobstopper Day

”There may be a prevalence of commercials asking “do you need a minute” and someone snacking on a Kit Kat, but the gobstopper was the original ‘I should shut up now’ candy, as is evidenced by its name.”

There are things that stand out as a part of every childhood, whether that is the smell of cookies baking in a winter kitchen, or rich aroma of barbecue surrounded by the joyous voices of friends and family. For many, the gobstopper candy stands out as one of those beacons of childhood, and have been one of the most popular candies throughout the Americas and UK since World War I and II. Gobstopper Day celebrates these candies and the history they share with generations of children.

History of Gobstopper Day

Gobstoppers have been an institution of many people’s childhoods for decades now, and are created through an interesting (to us) process called sugar panning. It takes an impressive amount of time for these delicious candies to be made, as each individually flavored layer has to be deposited on the candy over a series of week through an intensive process. The pans in which these candies are made rotate, taking advantage of a candy making process called hot panning.

While delicious, there is a particularly dangerous bit of history to the gobstoppers. The techniques involved in its creation result in a particular set of properties that can render the gobstopper into something resembling a low-grade explosive. The different layers can heat at different rates, resulting in inner layers of the candy being molten while the exterior layers are still solid, creating a pressure differential that can result in the candy popping open. While current designs have helped to minimize these effects, the show Mythbusters demonstrated that it is still possible for it to occur under the right circumstances.


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Cream Filled Doughnut Day

“Let me tell you, I’m not sure if America runs on donuts, but I sure do! Nothin’ like a little simple sugar icing to get the blood pumping at 9:00 A.M.”
~ Chris Benz

They sit amongst the others, crowned kings among the more plebian cake doughnuts and simple glazed. Cream-filled Doughnuts are truly the treasure trove of doughnut kind, the one true doughnut, the hopes and dreams that all other doughnut-kind aspire to be. Cream-Filled Doughnut Day holds this truth to be self-evident, and celebrates these wonderful confections by encouraging everyone to consume them until they burst! (Just kidding, eat responsibly kids!)

History of Cream-Filled Doughnut Day

Cream-Filled Doughtnut Day was established to raise these incredible doughnuts to the place they deserve, a day dedicated to their delicious construction and the dreamlike consistency of their fillings. While it may seem overly simplistic to refer to simply ‘Cream-Filled Doughnuts’ as being supreme, that just means that an education is in order. Cream is not just a white substance sweetened and flavored like vanilla, that is but the foundation of the mounts of glory these doughnuts can achieve.

In the mood for something citrus? Something with a bit of zing? There are lemon-creme filled doughnuts that contain potent little flecks of lemon zest, enough to brighten up the sweetness of the doughnut and render them positively up-lifting. Prefer the tart sweetness of raspberries? Raspberry creme exists as well, and those doughnuts filled with it are a delight for those who love this berry-laden fruit.

Cream-Filled Doughnut Day reminds you that there is ever so much more to a doughnut than a cakey-consistency an da sugary glaze. Sometimes the best part of a doughnut is what’s inside, just like with people. Perhaps we should all aspire to find the cream-filled doughnut in the people around us. Who knows what secrets they hold!

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September 14 Birthdays




Amy Winehouse - (1983 - 2011) (27)




Ashley Roberts - 36




Terry Dubrow - 59




Sam Neill - 70




Pete Agnew - 71




Steve Gaines - (1949 - 1977) (28)




Paul Kossoff - (1950 - 1976) (25)








September 14th


1997: Pete Townshend unveiled an English Heritage Blue Plaque at 23 Brook Street in London to mark where Jimi Hendrix had lived in 1968-1969. Among those in attendance included Hendrix’s old girlfriend Kathy Etchingham and Noel Redding, the bassist for The Jimi Hendrix Experience.

1984: The first annual MTV Video Music Awards were held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City with hosts Dan Aykroyd and Bette Midler. The Cars won Video of the Year for “You Might Think” and there were performances by Rod Stewart, David Bowie, Tina Turner & ZZ Top.

1981: Genesis released their eleventh studio album Abacab which went on to reach number seven on the Billboard 200 album chart making it their first top ten album in the U.S. & it became their first platinum album in the U.S.

1979: Quadrophenia the movie based on The Who’s 1973 rock opera was released in theatres in the U.K. The film featured Sting’s acting debut where he played Ace Face. It would be released that November in North America.

1976: Bob Dylan’s Hard Rain television special aired on NBC. The special was not well received.

1974: Eric Clapton reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart for the first and only time with his cover of Bob Marley’s “I Shot the Sheriff” which spent one week on top.

1969: Genesis performed their first paid concert in Surrey, U.K. at a cottage owned by Peter Gabriel’s former Sunday School teacher Mrs. Balm. They received 25 British pounds for four sets.

1968: Peter Townshend revealed in an interview with Rolling Stone that The Who’s next album would be a rock opera about a deaf, dumb and blind boy. This album would go on to become Tommy.

1968: Roy Orbison’s home in Hendersonville, TN burned to the ground while he was on tour in the U.K. His sons Anthony & Roy Jr. died in the fire.




Birthdays:

Pete Agnew - Bassist for Nazareth born in 1946

Steve Gaines - Guitarist for Lynyrd Skynyrd born in 1949

Paul Kossoff - Guitarist for Free born in 1950