FEBRUARY 18, 2014 – NATIONAL BATTERY DAY – NATIONAL CRAB STUFFED FLOUNDER DAY

                                                         NATIONAL BATTERY DAY
Get a charge out of today, it is National Battery Day!  Celebrated each year on February 18th, this day recognizes and acknowledges a great invention that would be hard to live without.   Batteries are used in many things in our everyday lives.
** IN 1748 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN FIRST COINED THE TERM “BATTERY” TO DESCRIBE AN ARRAY OF CHARGED GLASS PLATES.**
Batteries come in all different shapes, sizes and power capacities. There are tiny watch or hearing aid batteries to large car batteries.
Take a minute to think about how many household items, appliances, electronics, games and etc. that you use each day that require batteries.  This list might have on it everything from computers, cell phones and cameras to children’s toys to hearing aids and medical devices to smoke alarms and flashlights, as well as cars, motorcycles and boats.   This list could go on and on for a few pages.  With this being said, we all know that we need batteries!

Helpful Hint: Remember to store your batteries in a cool, dry location in their original package, until you are ready to use them.

THE FIRST BATTERY: It is said that Alessandro Volta invented the voltaic pile in 1800 thereby producing the first practical method of gererating electricity. “The voltaic pile was made by alternating plates of zinc and copper that had pieces of cardboard soaked in brine between them. The metallic conducting arc was used to carry the electricity over a greater distance. Alessandro Volta’s voltaic pile was the modern world’s first “wet cell battery”.  This first “battery” produced a reliable, steady current of electricity.”

To celebrate National Battery Day, it is a good idea to check all of your smoke alarm batteries!

Happy National Battery Day To You!

 NATIONAL BATTERY DAY HISTORY
Our research has failed to find the origin and creator of National Battery Day, an  “unofficial” national holiday.
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NATIONAL CRAB STUFFED FLOUNDER DAY

Each year on February 18th, seafood lovers rejoice as they celebrate National Crab Stuffed Flounder Day.
Enjoy the following “tried and true” recipe today:
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/crab-stuffed-flounder/