“Don’t cry because it’s over, Smile because it happened.”

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On Mar 2, 2018
Listed in Goldsboro Area Real Estate News

It’s Dr. Suess Birthday! Dr. Suess was born March 2, 1904. He has published over 60 children’s books! Here are some fun facts about one of the greatest children authors!

He Wasn’t Really A Doctor

Born Theodor Seuss Geisel, he began using the title while still in college in order to be taken more seriously and lend his writing more credit.

He Wrote “Green Eggs And Ham” On A Dare

Challenged by his publisher to write a book using only 50 different words, Dr. Seuss decided to tell the story of a picky eater (like many of the children reading his books) who continues to refuse the colorful food offer.

He Was The First Person To Use The Word “Nerd”

He may have been first, although it meant something completely different in If I Ran the Zoo. Instead of referring to a brainiac, the “nerd” was described as a white-haired, red-and-yellow “sourpuss.”

He Had A Large Collection Of Hats

Reports claim that he had over 300 hats at one point during his life.

He Wrote ‘Yertle the Turtle’ About Hitler

After some speculation, Seuss admitted that he did base the story of ‘Yertle the Turtle’ on Hitler. (The power-hungry turtle was a direct representation of the dictator. )

He’s an Academy Award Winning Filmmaker

He won his first Oscar for writing an animated short called ‘Gerald McBoing-Boing’ in 1951.

Try this delicious Dr. Suess Cookie Recipe from deliciously Declassified.

 

INGREDIENTS

  • 2 1/2 cups cake flour
  • 2 tsp cornstarch
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup salted butter, at room temperature
  • 1/4 cup all vegetable shortening (unflavored), at room temperature
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 large egg white
  •  2 tsp vanilla or almond extract
  • Neon/electric food coloring (preferably gels)
  • Nonpareil sprinkles
Directions:
  • Sift flour, cornstarch, baking powder and salt into a large bowl
  • In the bowl of an electric stand mixer, on medium speed, whip together butter, shortening and sugar until very pale and fluffy, about 4 minutes, scrapping down the sides of the bowl as needed
  • Add in egg and mix until combine, then add egg white, vanilla or almond extract and mix until combine
  • With mixer running, slowly add in dry ingredients and mix just until combined
  • Divide your dough evenly into 4-5 bowls (I only used 4 colors but you could use as many as you want)
  • Take one ball of dough and put it back into your mixing bowl and add in desired food coloring – repeat with the remaining cookie dough and then refrigerate for 1 1/2 – 2 hours
  • Preheat oven to 375°F during the last 10 minutes of refrigeration
  • When your dough is done chilling, you’re ready to roll – take a grape-sized ball of each color of dough and press them together into a ball and roll it between your palms really fast (it’ll look like a small beach ball)
  • Then take that beach ball and roll it out into a cylinder (mine were about 10 inches long) – at this point, I cut it in half to make two cookies but you could make larger cookies as well
  • Coil the cylinder into a round cookie shape and then roll the edge of a cookie in a bowl of nonpareils
  • Bake on a parchment paper lined sheet pan for 10-12 minutes

Check out these great events around Wayne County!

~ March 2 6pm to 8:30pm First Friday Exhibit Opening at the arts Council of Wayne County. The exhibit will feature Steve Simmerman and Wayne Count Public Schools. Light refreshments will be served. Free. Information 919-736-3300

~ March 3 Blue Dragon Festival 10am to 1pm sponsored by the Arts Council of Wayne County will be held at Cliffs of Neuse State Park from 10pm to 1pm. It’s a colorful and creative children’s festival celebrating Chinese tradition. Free. Information 919-736-3300

~ March 5th 6pm to 8pm Learn about NC and Wayne County through discovery, creativity, and connecting with others. This program is free and open to 4th-8th graders. Please register at the Goldsboro library children’s department or call us at 919-735-1824, ext. 2.

~ Disney’s Little Mermaid at the Paramount Theater. Tickets $15-$18 http://www.goldsboroparamount.com/the-little-mermaid/

March 2, 2018 at 7 p.m.
March 3, 2018 at 1 p.m. (Understudy Performance)
March 3, 2018 at 7 p.m.
March 4, 2018 at 3 p.m.

~ Goldsborough Bridge Battlefield will host a Living History / Battalion Drill by members of the 1st NC Battalion on March 3, 2018. The event is free and open to the public to attend. Camps will open at 10:00 am. At 11:00 and 2:00 there will be drill and firing demonstrations by infantry and artillery units. The site will close to the public at 4:00.

 

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