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February 25: National Chocolate Covered Nut Day, and National Clam Chowder Day.

🍫🥜National Chocolate Covered Nut Day! The possibilities are endless as there are so many different types of nuts, as well as different types of chocolate. For thousands of years, nuts have been a staple of the human diet. The walnut was a favorite of the ancient Greeks and Romans, while the pecans were a favorite of the Native Americans. Both chocolate and nuts can be good for you. Dark chocolate seems to possess a substantial amount of antioxidants, while the nuts contain the essential fatty acids and linolenic acids. The fats in nuts, for the most part, are unsaturated fats, including monounsaturated fats. Nuts also provide arginine, a substance that may help make the walls of the arteries more flexible and less prone to blockage from blood clot formation. Many nuts are good sources of vitamins E and B2 and are rich in protein, folate, fiber and essential minerals, such as magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, copper and selenium. The first chocolate covered peanut candy were Goobers which were originally sold in 1925. The word “Goober” was a common slang word for peanut. One of the more recognized chocolate covered nuts is the M & M. These chocolate covered peanuts or chocolate covered almonds have become a favorite of many. The peanut M & M was introduced in 1954. They were tan until 1960 when the colors red, yellow and green were added to production.

🍲National Clam Chowder Day! A clam chowder in its simplest form is a soup or stew containing clams or fish. The most common type of chowder includes milk or cream as well as potatoes, though the Manhattan clam chowder has tomatoes. In chowder, along with the clams, it is common to find diced potatoes, onions (often sautéed with pork or bacon drippings) and celery. Following is a list of the basic clam chowder variants: 🍁New England clam chowder, 🍁Manhattan clam chowder, 🍁Rhode Island clam chowder, 🍁Delaware clam chowder, 🍁New Jersey clam chowder, 🍁Hatteras clam chowder, 🍁Minorcan clam chowder, 🍁Long Island clam chowder, 🍁Puget Sound clam chowder.

Those sound good Lidewey!

I sure could use some good clam chowder about now little chilly tonight. With some chocolate covered nuts for dessert.

Meet Bear, Saint, Titan, Raven, and Colt. Theses are the rest of Chiefs sisters and brothers.

Sending warm hugs!🐶💕❄️☃️💕 Hopefully they stayed on course it's still a little windy here. Last night it's was really bad. I'm glad I wasn't out in it.