Daily Holidays -April 15

[Sherman A1]

National Glazed Spiral Ham
 Day Americans have become accustomed to serving ham on special holidays like Christmas and Thanksgiving, but there’s no law that says ham can only be served in November and December. When you don’t have to worry about in-laws, five side dishes, three desserts and someone breaking a limb during the annual family flag football game, ham isn’t nearly as threatening to prepare at home.

Most of the hams you will find at the grocery store are cured, meaning they’re already cooked through and the hard work has already been done! These hams can still be glazed at home and usually will benefit from a couple hours in the oven.

There are many ways to do this, but more often than not you’ll see a sugar-based glaze; sugar caramelizes and makes the skin of the ham nice and crispy.

Most glazes contain dark brown sugar, molasses or honey. They might also have mustard or fruit juice or something spicy like a chili pepper in them. Whichever route you decide to take, the ham should be basted with the glaze every 20 minutes or so. http://eatocracy.cnn.com/2013/04/15/national-glazed-spiral-ham-day/

Jackie Robinson Day Jackie Robinson Day is celebrated annually on April 15 with the aim of honoring Jackie Robinson - the first African American to play in Major League Baseball - and reminding younger generation baseball players about a great legend. To remember his brilliant career, in 1962, his name was recorded into the Baseball Hall of Fame. http://holidaysinyear.com/day/jackie-robinson-day/

Rubber Eraser Day On April 15, 1770 an English man named Joseph Priestley officially discovered the erasing properties of Indian rubber – a vegetable gum from North America – and elementary math homework has never been the same. So let’s celebrate National Rubber Eraser Day by stepping away from the computer, picking up a pencil (not the pen! drop it!), scribbling something, and enjoying that lovely eraser on the back of the pencil. https://ayearofholidays.wordpress.com/2012/04/15/april-15-national-rubber-eraser-day/

Take A Wild Guess Day There’s no prize for guessing what we’re celebrating today! As your intuition might just have told you, it’s Take A Wild Guess Day – which does exactly what it says on the tin. The aim is to turn the spotlight on hunches, brilliant leaps of deduction and outright guesswork.

Creator of the day Jim Barber made a lucky guess that it would be a hit – and he proved to be right, as many people have joined in celebrating the occasion. He decided the day should coincide with National Tax Day in the US, when information filed has to be exact. It makes a refreshing change from adding up rows of figures to give your imagination free rein.

A good way to mark the day is to make a fun bet with a friend, or guess the answer for a competition. Do you feel lucky? Then maybe you will be! https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/take-a-wild-guess-day/

That Sucks Day Historically, a lot of bad things happen on That Sucks Day, not least of which is that it’s income tax pay day (this is also the day the Titanic sank and Abraham Lincoln died). https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/that-sucks-day/

World Art Day http://www.dates.abouttravelingtheworld.com/special-holidays/world-art-day/

http://www.famousbirthdays.com/april15.html

[bigwillq]

1. Jackie Robinson.

[femmocrat]

2. We need more art in the world!

And it is Leonardo DaVinci's birthday!

http://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/leonardo-da-vinci.html

[Sherman A1]

3. We most certainly

Do need more art, more flowers and less hate.