May Bizarre Holidays and Famous Birthdays
Bizarre May Holidays
May 1
May Day
Mother Goose Day
May 2
Brothers and Sisters Day
Fire Day
May3
May 4
Lumpy Rug Day
World Press Freedom Day
May 5
Oyster Day
National Hoagie Day
May 6
Beverage Day
No Diet Day
May 7
National Tourism Day
International Tuba Day
May 8
Iris Day
No Socks Day
May 9
Clean Up Your Room Day
National Train Day
May 10
Lost Sock Memorial Day
National Train Day
May 11
Twilight Zone Day
Eat What You Want Day
May 12
International Nurses Day
Limerick Day
May 13
Frog Jumping Day
Leprechaun Day
May 14
Dance Like A Chicken Day
Have a Coke Day
May 15
Police Officers Memorial Day
National Chocolate Chip Day
May 16
Wear Purple for Peace Day
Love a Tree Day
May 17
Pack Rat Day
National Sea Monkey Day
May 18
Visit Your Relatives Day
International Museum Day
May 19
Frog Jumping Jubilee Day
Boy's Club Day
May 20
Eliza Dolittle Day
Be a Millionaire Day
May 21
National Waiters and Waitress Day
National Memo Day
May 22
Buy a Musical Instrument Day
No Dirty Dishes Day
May 23
Lucky Penny Day
Pick Strawberries Day
May 24
National Escargot Day
Renewal Day
May 25
National Missing Childrens Day
Tap Dance Day
May 26
Sally Ride Day
Grey Day
May 27
Sun Screen Day
Body Painting Arts Day
May 28
National Hamburger Day
Amnesty International Day
May 29
International Jazz Day
End of the Middle Ages Day
May 30
My Bucket's Got a Hole In It Day
Water a Flower Day
May 31
Save Your Hearing Day
National Macaroon Day
Famous May Birthdays
May 1
Tim McGraw - musical artist
Glenn Ford - actor
May 2
Benjamin Spock - pediatrician
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson - pro wrestler
May 3
Golda Meir - political leader
Doug Henning - magician
May 4
Audrey Hepburn - actress
Lance Bass - musical artist
May 5
Will Arnett - actor
Karl Marx - philosopher
May 6
Sigmund Freud - neuroligist/psychologist
Orson Welles - writer
May 7
Gary Cooper - actor
Eva Peron - political leader
May 8
Harry S. Truman - US President
Alex Van Halen - musical artist
May 9
Billy Joel - musical artist
Candice Bergen - actress
May 10
Fred Astaire - dancer/actor
Paul "Bono" Hewson - musical artist
May 11
Irving Berlin - composer
Katherine Hepburn - actress
May 12
Daphne Du Maurier - author
Burt Bacharach - musical artist
May 13
Stevie Wonder - musical artist
Darius Rucker - musical artist
May 14
Bobby Darin - musical artist
Cate Blanchett - actress
May 15
Ellen Wilson - First Lady
Anna Maria Alberghetti - actress/singer
May 16
Liberace - pianist/performer
Pierce Brosnan - actor
May 17
Frank Capra - film director
Jordan Knight - musical artist
May 18
Perry Como - singer
George Strait - musical artist
May 19
Dolley Madison - First Lady
Malcolm X - activist
May 20
Jimmy Stewart - actor
Cher - musical artist/actress
May 21
Harold Robbins - writer
Leo Sayer - musical artist
May 22
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - writer
Naomi Campbell - model
May23
Drew Carey - comedian/performer
Rosemary Clooney - singer
May24
Bob Dylan - songwriter
Patti LaBelle - musical artist
May 25
Sally Kristen Ride - astronaut
Connie Sellecca - actress
May 26
John Wayne - actor
Lenny Kravitz - musical artist
May 27
Vincent Price - actor
Henry Kissinger - diplomat
May 28
John Fitzgerald Kennedy - US Presdient
Ian Fleming - writer
May 29
Bob Hope - actor
Benny Goodman - conductor/musician
May 30
Mel Blanc - voice specialist
Wynonna Judd - musical artist
May 31
Clint Eastwood - actor
Joe Namath - athlete
Escargots a la Bourguignonne
Ingredients
- 1 shallot, finely chopped
- 1/4 cup chopped parsley
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 cup red wine
- 1 1/2 cups (12 ounces or 3 sticks) softened butter
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 48 cleaned snail shells
- 1 (28-ounce) can escargots, drained, rinsed, and patted dry (or, 48 fresh snails, prepared as directed below)
Directions
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
In a bowl combine shallot, parsley, garlic, red wine, butter, salt, and pepper and mix well to thoroughly combine. Place a small amount of the butter inside each prepared snail shell. Add one snail to each shell, then fill each shell with more of the garlic-butter mixture. Place each prepared shell in the well of a snail dish and bake until butter is melted and bubbly and just beginning to brown.
If using fresh snails, follow the procedure below for cleaning and preparing the shells:
- 48 fresh snails in their shells
- White vinegar
- Salt
- Dry white wine
- 1 onion, coarsely chopped
- 2 carrots, coarsely chopped
- 1 stalk celery, coarsely chopped
- 1 bouquet garni
- 10 cloves garlic, mashed
- Salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
Allow snails to fast for at least one day. Rinse snails under cold running water and then transfer to a large bowl and cover with white vinegar and a handful of salt. Cover snails with a heavy plate to keep them submerged and allow them to purge for at least 3 hours. Rinse again under cold running water and clean thoroughly to remove all traces of mucous. Place snails in a small saucepan and cover with water. Boil for 10 minutes. Drain and remove snails from their shells. Transfer shells to another saucepan and cover with salted water and boil for at least 30 minutes. Remove shells from the water, clean thoroughly and let them dry completely before proceeding. Clean shelled snails again and remove the black part at the end of the tail. Place snails in a saucepan and cover with a mixture of half water and half dry white wine. Add onion, carrots, celery, bouquet garni, 10 cloves garlic, salt, and pepper. Partially cover saucepan and bring to a boil. Simmer for 2 hours, or until tender, and allow snails to cool in cooking liquid. Drain snails (discard poaching liquid) and pat snails dry. Proceed with recipe as directed.
NOTE: This recipe by Emeril Lagasse was included in honor of Escargot Day, May 24. No one makes escargot better than Emeril.
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