Jan 25, 2021
Recipes that Rock: January 25 is National Irish Coffee Day! Here are some great recipes and variations, plus a chance to win a $150 Gift Card to Big Y!
By Amelia
Jan 25, 2021
Today is National Irish Coffee Day. It happens to coincide with a Monday, so of course, this will be the best way to get through the day for all of us working from home. Don t worry, I won t tell anyone.
According to Delish.com The Irish Coffee was created in the winter of 1943 by Joe Sheridan, a humble chef at Foynes Port near Limerick, Ireland. Why? Well, passengers would often need to spend the night in Foynes and a hub of new accommodation, bars, and restaurants was created to service the travellers. One day, after a plane abandoned its trip and turned back to Foynes, Joe whipped up something to help the passengers forget about the cold and their disappointment. Legend has it that everyone drank their drinks in total silence, savouring the unique taste as it passed through their lips. One person eventually spoke up, asking Joe if they were drinking Brazilian coffee, to which he heartily replied: “No, that’s Irish Coffee.” Irish Coffee became a
Oskaloosa News Recap For January 25th, 2021
Local News
Neatly three dozen missing kids were rescued by authorities in Southern California during a human trafficking investigation.
Of the 33 children rescued, eight were being sexually exploited when authorities swooped in to save them, according to the FBI. One arrest was made and multiple investigations were launched as part of the probe.
In 2020, the FBI conducted 664 human trafficking investigations across the country, leading to the arrest of 473 traffickers.
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New York State lost 1 million jobs during the COVID crisis last year due to lockdowns and lack of tourism and business activity.
According to the state Labor Department NYC alone lost nearly 600k jobs from Dec. 2019 to Dec. 2020 that’s about 1 in 8 jobs or about 12%.
The Sprout: Feds give food-inspection agency extra $163M over 5 years By Kelsey Johnson. Published on Jan 25, 2021 11:30am Seeds (Pexels photo)
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Good morning and welcome to the Sprout, where it’s National Irish Coffee Day – a beverage that may be required for some as Parliament gets set to resume following its winter break.