In the U.S. it's National Deviled Eggs Day.

[andiesenji]

It seems we here in the US have way too many "days" and some are downright weird. 

Deviled eggs are a popular holiday food all year long and can range from the plain and homely to the extremely fancy, topped with caviar or flavored with black truffle.

Here's a link to a site with a long list of special "holidays" - - Gone-ta-pott.com  (dontcha just love that name?)

I love deviled eggs and am especially partial to those with just a hint of curry or with the addition of a tiny portion of an Indonesian sambal. 

What odd foodie holidays do you all celebrate or, if not celebrate, at least recognize - vaguely...?

[Cuilidh]

I never realised there were so many "special days / weeks" and "special holidays", Andie.  Glad to see National Hug Week is hidden away somewhere during my birth month, June!  I'd love to know who made all of this up - and compiling the list must have taken ages. 

I haven't had devilled eggs for so long; they remind me of our parties back in the '70s when they were always a mainstay on the table for eating during the course of the evening - along with grapefruits sliced in half with toothpicks sticking out all over with cheese and pineapple threaded on to them.

[johnro]

So interesting, Andie you keep our minds so alert with your never ending and amazing info - thank you   

[judydawn]

I'll come back and browse that link when I have more time but it is very interesting thanks Andie.  Love the green eggs for St Patrick's Day.

Marina you show your age when referring to the 70's - cubed cheese stuck in fruit like that always looked nice though.  You never see it these days but I remember when my Aunty was asked to take a cheese platter to her DIL's for some event and she was terrified she would not be able to present it right.  She was going to cut the cheese in cubes but I told her how to do it the modern way, whole pieces of different cheeses, some fruit, nuts, crackers (would have added quince paste if it had been today but this was many years ago before that was even thought of).  She was so grateful, never had daughters to keep her up to date with how things changed and obviously didn't go to many parties to see for herself.

[maddy]

Ahhh yes, retro food......I just LOVE IT!
The pineapple centerpiece - with toothpicks holding nibbles
The deviled egg.....perfect when you have chooks.....and I just bought a book recently of modern day D.E. versions 
.......making a day dedicated to them.....LOL......well why not   

[andiesenji]

I hosted a lot of parties all through the '60s as my then husband (#2) was an exec and we had to entertain company guests and other execs. 
I did have help but did much of the food myself.  Good training for later years when I began catering to earn extra money.

Yes, pineapples (symbol of hospitality) were stuck with skewers threaded with cheese and fruit chunks.  Large watermelons were carved into basket shapes and held melon and fruit salads.  Fondue pots, one for cheese and one for meat, were usually present. 
Sliced meats and cheeses were formed into rolls and sliced, formed into pinwheels, cut with garnish tools into stars and crescents and other shapes.   My Jewish friends expected chopped chicken liver and a brisket...

I did offer cheese boards but too often people did not know what to do with it, unless they were from the UK or New York or Boston. 
So Calif folks wanted mostly grab and go snacks and using a cheese knife seemed to be too difficult a task.
The drinks were not as sophisticated either.  Highballs, martinis, manhattans, G&Ts and mai tais were the usual requests.  The daquiri was just beginning to become popular and it didn't seem to be sweet enough for most. 
Sangria was very popular and cheap!  Now with the cost of fresh fruit, it would be more expensive than most mixed drinks...

I don't miss those days even a little.   My third (and last) husband was not a big fan of entertaining except at holiday time and then it was only family and close friends. 

[Frozzie]

interesting link andie...im sure there is a holiday for pretty much everything 

[andiesenji]

I have guests arriving soon but here are photos of the deviled eggs I started yesterday, fixed a couple for my supper but most were for today's luncheon.

Bright yellow yolks.


That's a cheese knife and the yolks won't stick to the blade - as they do with regular knives.


Finished with some herbs from my garden that have not yet been touched by frost.

[Cuilidh]

Gosh they look appetising, Andie.  I am very tempted to mix up a batch very soon (might make grapefruit with sticks of cheese and pineapple as well and have my very own nostalgia day!).

[Frozzie]

lol marina

love that plate andie..the eggs look perfect on it...im sure its a special plate just for devilled eggs 

[Cornish Cream]

Those eggs look lip smacking good Andie

[maddy]

I have the same plate Andie 
what did you mix in with your yolks?

If anyone interested, look at ebay/etsy.com......and you can find all sorts of wonderful egg plates and dishes.

RETRO FOOD IS BACK   

[Halex]

Retro cooking accessories are back too
 

[judydawn]

I had the same plate too girls - maybe it was the only one available in our day    Mine has long gone to goodness knows where     How easy would it be to return to retro maddy, no recipes needed - it would still all be in our heads as it was so simple back then.

[andiesenji]

Yep, it's the Anchor Hocking Fire King milk glass egg plate, easily found on eBay.  The plate was made from 1947 to early 1960s in white the most common, turquoise, both with gold trim.  Clear glass plates same design, no gold trim were made beginning in the 1930s, often "premiums" in bags of flour (50 and 100 pound).  

I've got red and green ones that I use at Christmas.