Well, it's finally here...

a day I have waited for it seems like an eternity. It was worse than a kid anticipating Christmas. The days the hours the minutes rolling by like molasses in winter. But finally, finally the endless days of anxiousness and anticipation have paid off.

It's National Indian Pudding Day.

It seems appropriate to hold this day in mid November, as we approach Thanksgiving. Native American Indians were very much a part of the first Thanksgiving feast. It is quite likely that these puddings were served, and enjoyed, at that first Thanksgiving.

American Indian puddings are defined as a number recipes of native American Indian origin. Generally, they include molasses and cornmeal. Apples were often an ingredient. They were usually baked.

Make sure to enjoy your American heritage, and a dish or bowl of Indian pudding, as you celebrate National Indian Pudding Day.

How do you like that? Two molasses references in one post. You certainly get your moneys worth here.

I will be out of pocket for a few days. Going to Seattle to the UCLA football game. An annual trek undertaken by my brothers and I. This year Dad and nephew Tod are coming along. We look forward to it with as much anticipation as National Indian Pudding Day.