April 1, 2015:
• April Fools’ Day (All Fools’ Day)
• Whole Grain Sampling Day (April 1, 2015)
[Whole Grains Council]
• National Sourdough Bread Day
http://www.yummly.com/recipes/sourdough-bread-vegan
This one stands out – made in slow cooker!
http://www.yummly.com/recipe/Slow-Cooker-Sourdough-Bread-770869?columns=3&position=24%2F81
• National Week of the Ocean – (March 29-April 4)
[www.national-week-of-the-ocean.org]
• UK: Canned Food Week: March 30-April 5, 2015
[Canned Food UK] Celebrating the versatility of canned food.
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY
On this day in:
1582 France adopted the new Gregorian calendar. Prior to that, the new year was celebrated on April 1. (The new year actually started on March 25, which fell during Holy Week – so the celebrations were delayed until the first day of April). One explanation of the origin of ‘April Fools Day’ is that those who failed to accept the new start of the year on January 1 became the object of practical jokes. (Pope Gregory XIII introduced the new Gregorian Calendar in 1582).
