Category: Picnic Menus

Picnics and Lemonade Ice Tea

Today is National Picnic Day. And as luck (or as I prefer to think) God would have it, this year National Picnic Day falls on a Sunday. It’s the Lord’s Day of Rest. What can be more relaxing and restful then a picnic?

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Making A Day at the Beach Count

In 1929 the Knights of Columbus in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, launched a National Beach Day as part of their convention plans. It was hoped that Knights across the country would host a day at the beach all across the country on the same day, August 30th. The idea never gained much attention and was soon forgotten.

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Celebrate Picnic Day in Style

Did you know that the word Picnic is from the French word Piquenique? Reaps pris en plein air, dans la natural. In other words Meal taken outdoors, in nature. Picnic. A meal that hearkens back to mid 18th Century al fresco French dining.

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