Never been a salt and vinegar fan. Iâll definitely make some spicy popcorn tonight if my stomach settles down.
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Specifically the Salt and Vinegar seasoning that Ster Kinekor uses. Iâm drooling just thinking about it!!
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Makes the jaws selavate.
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Butter salt . . . .
I cant stand salt and vinegar
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It also dissolves the tongue
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Good morning! 
Itâs Wednesday, 20 January 2021 (W3/D20)
Today is:
Hey Mr. DJ, put a record on, I wanna dance with my baby!
DJs are fairly unappreciated until you realize how difficult it is to pick and mix the right songs to please the crowd. If they get it wrong, theyâll be booed off the stage and go home feeling awful. However, if they manage to please the crowd and get them moving, theyâll be hailed as the hero of the night. Respect needs to be paid to this creative profession, and thatâs why disc jockey day exists.
One of the most influential early radio disc jockeys was Albert James Freed, also known as Moondog on air. As one of the pioneering disc jockeys, he pushed the medium and even popularized the term ârock ânâ rollâ to describe an up-and-coming music genre that weâve all come to love and appreciate today. His influence was so great that Disc Jockey Day is observed on the day of his death to celebrate the art of DJing and to remember legendary pioneers such as Freed.
Have a dance filled Wednesday! 
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Good morning!
Itâs Thursday, 21 January 2021 (W3/D21)
Today is:
For those working from home or in lockdown and isolation, itâs the perfect day. You get to wear what youâve been wearing for the last year anyway, only today you can justify your sartorial choice.
Cooler weather (at least here in Joziburg) would be better to appreciate the comfort and warmth of a good pair of sweatpants, but donât let the heat stop you from showing your love for the comfy clothing item that has its own day today. Besides, itâs not just about the sweatpantsâŠ
The first pair of sweatpants was introduced in the 1920s by Ămile Camuset, the founder of Le Coq Sportif. The first sweatpants to be made were simple knitted gray jersey pants that allowed athletes to stretch and run comfortably.
International Sweatpants Day was created to show people that wearing sweatpants doesnât necessarily have to be embarrassingâafter all, why should anyone be embarrassed of being comfortable? Life is too short to be wearing uncomfortable clothing all the time.
International Sweatpants Day is not just about spending the day wearing sweatpants or something equally comfortable, although that is definitely part of the fun involved. International Sweatpants Day is also about giving yourself a break from the often stressful and rushed lives many of us live. Wearing sweatpants means we want to be good to ourselves for a change, put our own comfort before our worries of what other people think of of us. And thatâs how we should spend this whole day: being good to ourselves, enjoying our lives without paying attention to what other people think about what we do, wear or say.
So, spoil yourself and have a comfy and carefree Thursday!
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Good morning!
Itâs Friday, 22 January 2021 (W3/D22)
Today is:
Coming soon after Spicy Foods Day, hereâs another celebratory day that I know a good number of MEWbs will appreciate - Hot Sauce Day.
Whether you use it to make Bloody Marys, use it in your cooking, or put it on your foods as a condiment, hot sauces, and their uses, are plentiful. And while there are a huge number of variations and brands of hot sauce available these days, many hot sauce lovers -including some of you I think- make their own.
Hotter peppersâthose that are higher on the Scoville scaleâare used to make hotter sauces, although pure capsaicin extract and mustard oil can increase the heat of a sauce as well. Ingredients vary by region, as does how hot sauces tend to be.
Habanero, cayenne, jalapeño, and chipotle peppers are commonly used to make hot sauce in America. Habanero and scotch bonnet peppers are favorites for hot sauce in the Caribbean, while chipotles are a favorite to make the sauce in Mexico. Raw chiles are often used instead of hot sauce in Thailand, although Sriracha is a hot sauce made there, and it has become popular around the world.
I mentioned my inability to deal with spicy foods recently, so I have zero knowledge of which hot sauces top the hot parade. What are your favorites? Whatâs the highest heat you can handle and still enjoy? And whatâs the hottest sauce youâve tried called? (Hot sauce names amuse me).
Whether you opt for a Tabasco, a Sriracha, a locally made craft sauce, or go with your own private recipe and homemade sauce, have a hot and spicy Friday!
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Iâm sure some of these are expired. Iâll double check by how much before putting stuff back in the fridge. Can always use more bottles!
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I regret nothing!
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Good morning!
Itâs Saturday, 23 January 2021 (W3/D23)
Today is:
Calligraphers of the world, you write! 
Another fine day that may be appreciated by many in these parts - Handwriting Day.
With computer keyboards as the new writing method, we often forget the good old pen and paper method. Today you are encouraged to put pen to paper, and show off your skills!
There is no official reason to celebrate Handwriting Day, but it is there so that people can appreciate the art of handwriting. Getting the chance to appreciate the art of handwriting is what this day is all about. In a generation of computers and electronics, it is important not to forget the importance of handwriting and how much we would be relying on this form of communication should technology cease to work!
Handwriting Day was started in 1977 when educators began to feel that the art of handwriting was getting lost as a skill. The Writing Instrument Manufacturers Association (WIMA) decided to do something about this, and that is how Handwriting Day came about.
There are already some examples of fine penmanship on the board. Anyone else keen to share a picture or two of their scrawl? Also, curious to know if anyone has ever had their handwriting analysed by a graphologist?
Have a superb Saturday!
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Good morning! 
Itâs Sunday, 24 January 2021 (W3/D24)
Today is:
Peanut butterâs divisive love-it-or-hate-it nature has been around since before the recipe for peanut butter much as we know it today was patented-yes, I said patented-in 1922 by Joseph Rosefield (who later went on to found the Skippy Peanut Butter brand).
Peanut butter was first introduced to the public at the 1904 Universal Exposition in St. Louis at C.H. Sumnerâs concession stand. But it was only in 1922 when, through homogenization, Rosefield was able to keep the peanut oil from separating from the peanut solids.
Since then, weâve been spreading on our sandwiches, mixing it into our baking, using it in our cooking, and even eating it straight out of the jar as an energy snack.
Whether creamy or chunky, mixed with chocolate spread or with jam, peanut butter deserves a little annual recognition.
Have a nutty and chilled Sunday!
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Iâll definitely have some today. I have it most daysâŠ
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There are only two ways to enjoy peanut butter: smooth spread on bread, and as an ice cream flavour.
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I thought peanut butter was originally invented/designed as a source of protein to those who had such bad teeth they couldnât bite or chew meats.
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Partially. That was Kelloggâs marketed contribution to things. Two others, Edson and Straub, are also credited with creating peanut butter.
However, modern peanut butter, its process of production and the equipment used to make it, can be credited to at least three inventors.
In 1884 Marcellus Gilmore Edson of Canada patented peanut paste, the finished product from milling roasted peanuts between two heated surfaces. In 1895 Dr. John Harvey Kellogg (the creator of Kelloggâs cereal) patented a process for creating peanut butter from raw peanuts. He marketed it as a nutritious protein substitute for people who could hardly chew on solid food. In 1903, Dr. Ambrose Straub of St. Louis, Missouri, patented a peanut-butter-making machine.
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I mentioned Rosefield though specifically because heâs the one who figured out how to stop the paste separating from the oil, and created a brand thatâs still around today.
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Good morning! 
Itâs Monday, 25 January 2021 (W4/D25)
Today is:
I kid you not - today is Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day. Celebrated on the last Monday in January, this popping day allegedly began when a local radio station once inadvertently unwrapped bubble wrapped microphones on air. Listeners loved it, and the tradition stuck.
Bubble Wrap Âź was originally formed in 1957 from two shower curtains being sealed together. The inventors, engineers Marc Chavannes and Alfred Fielding, tried to market this as wallpaper. Then they tried to market it as greenhouse insulation. Thankfully for bubble popping appreciators both of these efforts were largely unsuccessful.
Then, in 1960, the inventors established the Sealed Air Corporation, and perfected the Bubble Wrap manufacturing process. A year later the IBM Corporation, sensing an opportunity, became the first major company to use the product to protect their IBM 1401 computers during shipment.
Since, the largely unchanged product has been used to protect countless products in transit and storage in its air-cushioned embrace. And of course, itâs provided thousands of people hours of pointless, yet somehow therapeutic, popping fun.
I hope you donât need too much Bubble Wrap to get through Monday. Have a great day!
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