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December 19: National Hard Candy Day, and National Oatmeal Muffin Day.

🍬National Hard Candy Day! Most hard candies are 100% sugar with flavoring and colors added. To achieve a hard candy, confectioners boil a sugar syrup to 320°F. Once the temperature is reached, the hot, pliable sugar is poured into molds or rolled and folded into shapes and left to cool. Once cool, the solid sugar becomes hardened and brittle. The first hard candies such as lemon drops and peppermints were likely prescribed as a remedy for stomach ailments. Hard candy became popular in the seventeenth century as sugar prices fell. Previously, hard candy was something that only the well-to-do could afford. By the mid-1800s, over 400 companies were manufacturing this popular treat. Werther’s Original was the best selling hard candy until 2015 when Jolly Ranch surpassed them. Other popular hard candies include Dum Dum Pops, Life Savers, Tootsie Roll Pops and Charms Blow Pop.

🍰National Oatmeal Muffin Day! Known for its health benefits, millions of people start each day with an Oatmeal Muffin. The American muffin is similar in size and shape to a cupcake. Recipes for Oatmeal Muffins began to appear in American cookbooks in the mid-1800s. Oatmeal Muffins are often complemented by raisins, bananas, blueberries and other healthy fruits.

Hard rock candy, I love my Jolly Ranchers green apple. Oatmeal would not be my first choice for a muffin.

Hope your giving our boy lots of hugs and reassurance that he's okay. Don't want Bixby boy to be scared.🐶💕

Sending hugs!🐶💕🎄💕