October 26: Pretzel Day!
In addition to PRETZEL Day, October 26 is also Pumpkin Day and Mince Meat Pie Day. What is mince meat, anyway? I’M GLAD YOU ASKED, because I just looked it up! I knew it was meat in pie form (I’m smart!) but I DID NOT know it was SWEET. GROSS. I could maybe handle some bits of beef and a flaky crust. Uh, no. It’s “a mixture of minced meat, suet (raw beef or mutton fat), a range of fruits, and spices such as cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg.” Blehhhhh. It’s no surprise that this is a traditional British dish, is it?
Anyway, I’m obviously not going to eat a mince meat pie if I can help it, but I was also happy to avoid PUMPKIN day. Do I hate pumpkin? No. Do I love pumpkin? No. Pumpkin is just… there. I could live without squash in my life. I feel like people eat squash because they feel it’s AUTUMNAL and, therefore, necessary to eat. Squash is to winter what melon is to summer (which I will also avoid if I can help it). Pumpkin pie is fine, I will eat it (and I will on Christmas in honor of National Pumpkin Pie Day… which is annoying.), but it’s sort of babyish, right? It’s like, pumpkin baby food on a crust. It does not deserve to be called a pie.
Instead I chose to celebrate Pretzel Day! It was a low key celebration in my tiny kitchen, in my bathrobe, with a towel on my head.
Tomorrow: National Potato Day
