April 18

How I Celebrated

Simple, addicting animal crackers from the dollar store. You know, I didn't see much variety in animal shapes.

Diet Helpers 

• Sugar Free

  This recipe for animal crackers is gluten free and sugar free

• Gluten Free

  See the above recipe

• Vegetarian

  Yes

Recipes

• All Recipes animal crackers
• Williams-Sonoma animal crackers
• Food Network animal crackers
• Cheese making
• Wiki How on how to make raw milk cheese

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History

 Punchbowl
Ah yes, the toddler treat that turned into toddler crack when they dipped it in frosting and sprinkles. Have you tried circus cookies lately? So waxy. Not at all as good as I remember. Punchbowl says there were 37 different animals, but I swear at one time the most I have ever seen is probably 5.

Merchandise

Yes! The animal merch!
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Restaurants

• There are heavier regulations here for raw milk cheese which could be the reason I do not see restaurants popping up. Here is one food blogger that got a sampler plate in Japan
• Animal Crackers is in CA
• There is an Animal Crackers Cafe in the National Zoological Park in DC

Other Things to Celebrate Today

• National Pecan Month
• National Florida Tomato Month
• National Soft Pretzel Month
• National Soy Foods Month
• National BLT Sandwich Month
• National Grilled Cheese Month
• National Garlic Month
• National Food Month
• Cleaning for a Reason Week
• Global Youth Service Days
• Holocaust Remembrance Week
• International Dark Sky Week
• Money Smart Week
• National Animal Control Appreciation Week
• National Animal Control Officer Appreciation Week
• National Garden Week
• National Infants Immunization Week
• National Library Week
• National Oral, Head, and Neck Cancer Awareness Week
• National Park Week
• National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week
• National Volunteer Week
• Week of the Young Child
• World Laboratory Animal Liberation Week
• Adult Autism Day
• Auctioneers Day
• International Amateur Radio Day
• International Day for Monuments and Sites
• International Juggler's Day
• National Columnists Day
• National Golf Day
• National Lineman Appreciation Day
• National Wear Your Pajamas to Work Day
• Pet Owners Independence Day
• Record Store Day