APDG ~ National Blueberry Pancake Day - 1/28

Although pancakes have been made and eaten by people for thousands of years, blueberry pancakes haven’t been around for quite that long. It wouldn’t be until around the turn of the 20th century that people started adding blueberries to pancakes. That’s partially due to the fact that blueberries are a North American wild berry that wasn’t cultivated until after 1911. However, once people discovered the deliciousness of blueberry pancakes, they’ve been loved ever since. That’s probably why people have designated January 28th as National Blueberry Pancake Day.

It’s believed that people have been making and eating pancakes for over 5,000-years. The ancient Greeks are known to have made a dish called tagenias, small discs that were made using wheat flour, honey, olive oil, and curdled milk. These “cakes” were then often served for breakfast. During the Middle Ages, the word pancake would appear in the English language in the 15th century.

If pancakes had been around so long, why hadn’t blueberries been added to them before the early 20th century? That’s because blueberries were growing wild in North America until the 1900s. Sure, the Native Americans used wild blueberries for dishes such as pemmican, it wouldn’t be until Elizabeth White and USDA Frederick Colvill harvested and sold the first commercial crop of blueberries in 1916. Five years prior they had worked together to crossbreed wild blueberry varieties to create the optimal variety. Not long after people got their hands on blueberries they began to end up being used in pancakes.

As we researched National Blueberry Pancake Day we came across some interesting facts about both pancakes and blueberries. We’d like to share some of these facts with all of you reading this right now.

Pancakes were mentioned in quite a few William Shakespeare plays.

The first ready-mix food sold commercially was Aunt Jemima pancake flour in 1889.

The biggest pancake in the world was over 49-feet in diameter and weighed over 6,600 pounds.

A single blueberry bush can produce almost 6,000 blueberries every year.

Humans have eaten wild blueberries for over 13,000 years.

Native Americans called blueberries “star-fruits” because the end blossom of the berry has a five-pointed star shape.

Blodplättar is a Swedish pancake made using pork blood.

Approximately a third of all pancakes consumed in the U.S are eaten in the Southern U.S.

The best way, and maybe one of the only ways, of enjoying this holiday is by making yourself and your family a stack of fluffy blueberry pancakes. While you’re enjoying your blueberry pancakes (with syrup and/or whole blueberries), don’t forget to use the hashtag #NationalBlueberryPancakeDay on your social media accounts to spread the word about it.

Next onto our swap:

Post THREE (or more) pictures and/or gifs to each of your THREE (3) partner’s profiles with the theme “National Blueberry Pancake Day” or blueberry pancakes. The pictures that you choose may be the SAME OR DIFFERENT between all of your partners. Please choose pictures that you think THEY will enjoy!

If you get 3 (or more) pictures from your partner on“National Blueberry Pancake Day” or blueberry pancakes you have to rate them a 5. The heart on the rating is for if you like what they sent.

To leave a photo on someone's profile use this code ! [ ] ( Put image address here ) With NO spaces & paste the picture's link between the curved parentheses.

Practice on your own profile first to be sure it looks good because you can easily delete it there.

Pick images that are size 300 wide or smaller to be sure they fit. I go to Google images to get my pictures.

Hover over images to see their size because there will be some larger sizes there too. If you really like something click on it and go to the words SEARCH BY IMAGE and click on that. THEN go to the word SMALL and see if there is one 300 size. There are other tricks in the group thread; AN EASY way to get a small PIC from a BIG one;-)

You can find moving pictures at http://giphy.com/

Please write the TITLE OF THE SWAP ON YOUR PROFILE DECO MESSAGE too! This makes it easier for partners that are in a lot of these swaps to rate it.

Requirements:

1. A well filled out profile. I will check the night before partners get assigned.
2. You need to login at least two days prior to sign-in date.
3. Your dashboard must be up to date.

Be sure to rate your partner.

Any questions, feel free to contact me.

I want to thank @anrtist for allowing me to borrow SOME of her wording.