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Fruitcake has been around for centuries - from a soldier s snack in ancient Rome, to a mother and daughter baking together in Winnipeg. As fruitcake s popularity has grown, so have the traditions that go along with it.
Fruitcake has been around for centuries - from a soldier s snack in ancient Rome, to a mother and daughter baking together in Winnipeg. As fruitcake s popularity has grown, so have the traditions that go along with it.
Winnipeg Free Press By: Declan Schroeder | Posted: 4:00 AM CDT Sunday, Mar. 14, 2021
Today March 14 is Pi Day. Ostensibly, it is a day to celebrate the mathematical constant “Pi,” the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter.
Today March 14 is Pi Day. Ostensibly, it is a day to celebrate the mathematical constant Pi, the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter.
Of course, given the irrational number that Pi is, it’s not surprising the day is more frequently used as an excuse to bake and eat pies. Even at the very first Pi Day in 1988, organized by San Francisco Exploratorium physicist Larry Shaw, participants ate fruit pies after doing a circular march.