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Bake gingersnaps for National Gingersnap Day, July first. Here’s a gingersnap recipe from pâtissier and chocolatier Michael Recchiuti.

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July 2005
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Food Holidays: July

Beyond Independence Day Barbecues, There’s A National Food Holiday Every Day!

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When you celebrate Independence Day, be thankful for this great country that welcomes people from every land on earth—who come bringing their culinary heritage. That’s what has made the United States the most exciting place to learn world cuisines. Among all our national food holidays, July celebrates food holidays that are as American as apple pie (except apple pie is a European invention, and it’s Apple Turnover Day that gets celebrated this month). Pick your food holiday and plan a celebration!

National Canned Luncheon Meat Week is the first week of July.
Sparkling Wine Week is the first week of July.
International Cherry Pit Spitting Day is the first Saturday in July.
National French Fry/Fries Day is the second Friday (FRI-day).
National Hot Dog Day is the third Wednesday.
National Dole Whip Day is the third Thursday.
National Ice Cream Day is the third Sunday.
Sundae Sunday is the third Sunday.
National Shiraz Day is the fourth Thursday.
National Chili Dog Day is the last Thursday.

July 1: Creative Ice Cream Flavor Day
July 1: International Fruit Day
July 1: National Gingersnap Day
July 1: National Madeira Day†
July 2: National Anisette Day
July 3: National Chocolate Wafer Day
July 3: National Eat Your Beans Day
July 4: Independence from Meat Day
July 4: National Barbecued Spareribs Day
July 4: National Caesar Salad Day
July 5: National Apple Turnover Day
July 5: National Graham Cracker Day
July 5: National Jam Day
July 6: National Fried Chicken Day
July 7: National Macaroni Day
July 7: National Strawberry Sundae Day
July 7: World Chocolate Day
July 8: National Blueberry Day
July 8: National Chocolate with Almonds Day
July 8: National Freezer Pop Day
July 9: National Sugar Cookie Day
July 9: National Don’t Put All Your Eggs In One Omelet Day*
July 10: National Pick Blueberries Day
July 10: National Piña Colada Day
July 11: Make Up Your Own Sundae Day
July 11: National Blueberry Muffin Day
July 11: National Mojito Day
July 11: National Rainier Cherry Day

July 12: National Eat Your Jell-O Day
July 12: National Michelada Day
July 12: National Pecan Pie Day
July 13: National Beans ‘n’ Franks Day
July 14: Bastille Day (eat
something French)
July 14: National Macaroni & Cheese Day
July 14: National Grand Marnier
Day
July 15: National Gummy Worm
Day
July 15: National Tapioca Pudding Day (there’s also a National Tapioca Day on June 28)
July 16: National Cherry Day
July 16: National Corn Fritters Day
July 16: National Fresh Spinach Day
July 16: National Ice Cream Day
July 17: National Peach Ice
Cream Day and also National Ice Cream Day
July 18: National Caviar Day
July 18: National Sour Candy Day
July 19: National Daiquiri Day

On National Pecan Pie Day, July 12, you can bake a delicious pecan pie in minutes with Pecan Pie-In-A-Jar from the Great San Saba River Pecan Company (read the review). Photo courtesy Good Eggs.

July 20: National Fortune Cookie Day
July 20: National Lollipop Day
July 21: National Junk Food Day
July 21: National Lamington Day (Australia)
July 22: National BLT Day
July 22: National Penuche Fudge Day
July 23: National Peanut Butter & Chocolate Day
July 23: National Refreshment Day
July 23: National Vanilla Ice Cream Day
July 24: National Tequila Day
July 25: National Culinarians Day
July 25: National Hot Fudge Sundae Day
July 25: National Wine And Cheese Day
July 26: National Coffee Milkshake Day
July 26: National Bagelfest Day**

July 27: National Crème Brûlée Day
July 27: National Scotch Day
July 28: National Milk Chocolate Day
July 28: National Shiraz Day (fourth Thursday, date varies)
July 29: Cheese Sacrifice Purchase Day
July 29: National Chicken Wing Day
July 29: National Lasagna Day
July 30: National Cheesecake Day
July 31: National Avocado Day
July 31: National Raspberry Cake Day
July 31: National Cotton Candy Day
July 31: National Jump For Jelly Beans Day
July 31: National Spam Day
July 31: National Shredded Wheat Day

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There are no more magnificent cheesecakes than those from Elegant Cheesecakes. They make you wish that National Cheesecake Day was celebrated more often than every July 30th. Everything you see here is edible (except the plate and forks). The ribbon is white chocolate.

*Not really a food holiday; it’s a play on “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.” The holiday advises people to think against concentrating all of their efforts/hopes into one venture.

**More bagel holidays:
National Bagel Day is January 15th. National Bagels & Lox Day is February 9th. National Bagelfest Day is July 26th.

†National Madiera Day actually was established to mark the date that Portugal granted independence to the island of Madeira. However, we in food circles also use it to celebrate the wine from the island.