January 11

How I Celebrated

I used apple cider vinegar instead of alcohol. I didn't follow a recipe so, it kinda has a bite. I used to make myself drink watered down apple cider vinegar because I thought it was supposed to help me regulate my weight. It ended up just being really nasty. Don't drink this on an empty stomach. It makes you really hungry and then when you eat you feel sick (maybe that is why it was supposed to regulate weight?) I definitely would opt for just a hot apple cider than a hot toddy. Too much sour. Happy National Hot Toddy Day!

Diet Helpers 

• Sugar Free

  You can decide what kind of sweetener to use in a hot toddy, if you decide to use any at all.
  Besides lactose, milk does not usually have added sugar.
  Apples also only have their own natural sugars. 

• Gluten Free

  As long as you don't use alcohol with gluten (like beer) you should be good for the hot toddy (or you can be like me and go strictly non-alcoholic!)
  Milk is gluten free and so are apples

• Vegetarian

  All three are super vegetarian!

Recipes

• Feel like reading an article while you make your hot toddy? Check out this recipe from the Guardian.
• I case you just recently acquired a milk cow, here is how to get some milk from it. Enjoy reading about touching teats.
• Learn how to make some dairy free milks here.
• How about a German Baked Apple recipe for the special day?

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History

Punchbowl on Hot Toddy
Germany probably celebrates German apple day because it is one of their most important fruits.

Merchandise

Got milk shirts are pretty cool. Also, I always want that Tony Moly apple cream stuff. It was all the rage on the makeup subreddit I used to read.

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Restaurants

• Zagat made a list of places to get hot toddies around LA
• I think I follow the MILK shop in LA on Instagram. Super food porn.
• Milk Bar is located in NYC, Toronto, and DC
• Milk Farm Restaurant in Dixon, California is a landmark. The building is in storage, but there are no solid plans for what is happening to the property right now.

Other Things to Celebrate Today

• Oatmeal Month
• California Dried Plum Digestive Health Month (Prune Breakfast Month)
• Hot Tea Month
• National Soup Month
• Bread Baking Month
• Candy Month
• Egg Month
• Meat Month
• Wheat Bread Month
• Fat Free Living Month
• Be Kind to Food Servers Month
• Cuckoo Dancing Week
• National Vocation Awareness Week
• Universal Letter Writing Week
• Amelia Earhart Day
• Cigarettes are Hazardous to Your Health Day
• Coming of Age Day
• International Thank-You Day
• Learn Your Name in Morse Code Day
• National Clean Off Your Desk Day
• National Human Trafficking Awareness Day
• National Step in a Puddle and Splash Your Friend Day
• Secret Pal Day