The month of July celebrates not just the birth of a nation but also summer’s favorite foods.
It’s National Ice Cream Month, but July also fetes the hot dog and cookouts in general. Not only is it National Hot Dog Month. July also steaks a claim as National Grilling Month, Picnic Month, Baked Bean Month, Peach Month and Blueberry Month.
In the spirit of grilling and picnics, Hiram’s Grille will throw a party celebrating 50 years at 25349 Airport Road for Punta Gorda Masonic Lodge 115. On July 4 from noon to 6 p.m. they’ll grill burgers, hot dogs and Italian sausage, with a bounce house, games, music, snow cones, cotton candy and popcorn.
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The National Dairy Foods Association reports that nearly 60% of all ice cream is churned and packed in July.
No wonder it’s National Ice Cream Month all month long — even in Florida, where cone contents run down your arm three minutes after you step outdoors.
And today, the first day of that special month, applauds ingenuity with National Creative Ice Cream Flavors Day.