Sunday is National Cherry Pie Day. Now, if you didn’t know that, don’t feel bad. Saturday is National Chocolate Mint Day, and I didn’t know about that one, either.
No one is sure how Feb. 20 got to be National Cherry Pie Day. More than likely it’s can be traced to the father of our country, George Washington, whose contributions will be recognized next Monday on President’s Day.
Legend has it Washington became the proud owner of a hatchet at the age of 6 and decided to try it out by trimming back the bark on a beautiful young English cherry tree in his parent’s garden. When his father asked what happened to his beloved tree, no one had an answer, until his young son walked into the room.
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