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National Themes For July 22nd: National Penuche Fudge Day, National Hammock Day, and National Rat Catcher’s Day.

🍫National Penuche Fudge Day! Penuche (Italian: panucci) is a fudge-like candy made from brown sugar, butter, vanilla, and milk. Lighter in color than traditional fudge, the flavor of penuche is reminiscent of maple thanks to the brown sugar. If you are looking to celebrate, look for this fudge primarily in New England. There they will add pecans and other nuts, especially if making a candy form of penuche. Southerners call it brown sugar fudge candy. Whether it’s homemade or purchased from the candy shop, anyone can savor a bite or two. Don’t forget to share!

⛺️National Hammock Day! A hammock, used for swinging, sleeping or resting, is a sling made of fabric, rope or netting, which is suspended between two points such as posts or trees. ✨Developed by natives of Central and South America for sleeping. ✨Were later used aboard ships by sailors for comfort and to maximize space. ✨Early hammocks were woven out of the bark of trees. Hammocks are a symbol of summer, leisure, relaxation and simple, easy living.

🎼National Rat Catcher’s Day commemorates the story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin. It’s also a day to say “Thank you” to all present-day exterminators. According to the folktale, residents of the German town of Hamelin hired a strangely dressed man to rid their village of rats by playing his flute. Upon finishing the task, the townsfolk refused to pay, so the Pied Piper returned, again played his flute while the children followed him, and he then disappeared with them all.

I'll take a pass on the fudge. It's to hot for a hammock right now. Thank you to present-day exterminators and I don't care for the Pied Piper of Hameli story. It was to scary as a kid.

Warm hugs!💕🐶⛅️⛈🌧