GOT SOME HOT DATES LINED UP!

Between now and the end of July, there are a lot of hot dates on the calendar. Join with us as we take a quick look at the summer calendar.

JUNE 2-5 Darn! We missed this one! Brattleboro, Vermont celebrates the Strolling of the Heifers. 75 cows, each bedecked with a garland of flowers, stroll down the main street of town, followed by horses, oxen, water buffalo and, most important of all, pooper scoopers dressed in cow costumes.

JUNE 9 The anniversary of that most American of food concepts (nope, not cheez whiz) the AUTOMAT, specifically the Horn and Hardart Automat. The first one opened in Philly in 1902. In 1991, the last Automat (in Manhattan of all places) closed its doors. The end of an era!! Know why there were never any kosher ones? Because Jews won’t eat where there is no one to complain to!!

JULY 3 LE MARCHE AUX FRUITS ROUGES
In the French town of Noyon, farmers present their red food crops- cherries, strawberries, and raspberries.

JULY 3 PORTLAND JERK FESTIVAL
We thought this one was a guy our sister once dated, but we were way wrong! First of all, the Portland here is Portland, Jamaica. Second it means Jamaican Jerk spice- in this case put on just about every conceivable type of trefe food you can imagine. We listed it only because we thought the name was so cool!

JULY 6-10 THE SHEDIAC LOBSTER FESTIVAL(New Brunswick, Canada)
Ok, good question- why would a kosher blog list a lobster festival? Because they have a contest that must be a hoot to watch: Contestants must eat THREE lobsters in three minutes using no tools other than hands, feet, and teeth.

We have a few more, but we shall save them for another time! In the mean time, laugh a little, sing a little, and slow down to smell the flowers.
(RJR)