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NATIONAL FOOD HOLIDAYS IN APRIL!!

   Depending on the year.  Easter may or may not fall in April, if it doesn't, that doesn't mean there aren't other holidays to celebrate.  In fact, there is a food holiday for every day in April. National Sourdough Bread Day, April 1st - Sourdough bread makes a wonderful patty melt.  ON this national food holiday, try making a patty melt with sourdough, your favorite meat and a cheese that you love. National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day, April 2nd - Every kid, and kid at heart, will love this food holiday.  Grab your some peanut butter and your jelly or jam of choice and make yourself a couple. National Chocolate Mousse Day, April 3rd - This is one of the best national food holidays of the month.  Try making your own or purchase one of the many different brands available at your local store. National Cordon Bleu Day, April 4th - Celebrate this food holiday by heading to Arby's for a Cordon Bleu sandwich and some curly fries. National Caramel Day, April 5t

TOP APRIL FOOL'S HOAXES!

  April Fool's Day is the one day of the year that serious minded people can go crazy without criticism.  Over the years there have been many great hoaxes that have occurred on or around this day of the year.  The  Museum of Hoaxes  put together a list of 100, this is a list of the top 15. In 1982, the  Daily Mail  reported that a local manufacturer had sold  10,000 "rogue bras"  that were causing a unique and unprecedented problem, not to the wearers but to the public at large.  Apparently the support wire in these bras had been made out of a kind of copper originally designed for use in fire alarms.  When this copper came into contact with nylon and body heat, it produced static electricity which, in turn, was interfering with local television and radio broadcasts.  The chief engineer of British Telecom, upon reading the article, immediately ordered that all his female laboratory employees disclose what type of bra they were wearing. In 1974

BAKEWELL CHEESECAKE!

This almond and cherry baked cheesecake is a heavenly marriage of two amazing desserts Recipe uploaded by Difficulty and servings Serves  10 Preparation and cooking times Prep 1 hr Cook 45 mins plus cooling and chilling Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Line the base and sides of a 23cm springform tin with baking parchment. Bash the biscuits and 75g of the flaked almonds to crumbs - try double-bagging in food bags and crushing with a rolling pin. Mix with the almond extract and melted butter, then press into the base of the prepared tin and bake for 10 mins. Set aside to cool while you make the filling. In your largest bowl, whisk the cheese with an electric whisk until creamy. Add the sugar and whisk to combine. Whisk in the flour, then the vanilla, the eggs, one at a time, and finally the soured cream. Dollop spoonfuls of mixture into the tin, dotting in tbsps of jam as you go. Smooth the top as gently as you can. Carefully place tin o