4th of July Traditions

[cwcdesign]

I was tracking down recipes to bake a treat for everyone at work - most recipes I find use, cake mix, ground up store bought cookies, or so much red and blue food dye, I would not want to make them. So I've decided (taking an idea from some cookies I saw) to make the Black & White Brownies from KAF and substitute red, white and blue M&Ms for the dark chocolate chunks. If I find them, I'll use red,white and blue sprinkles on top.

Anyway, this got me thinking. When I was a kid and well into my 20s before my dad sold the house, there was an annual 4th of July clambake where we lived - it was always at the beach at the Point (the end of a small peninsula that jutted out into the bay). After the clambake, we would all pile into boats and head across the harbor to the other point to anchor and watch fireworks. And, then head home. Later, while our kids were growing up, the fireworks moved to the public beach a block from our house, so we would invite everyone for hamburgs and hot dogs so they didn't have to worry about getting stuck in traffic.

I forgot to add that we had a wonderful, traditional parade in the morning with floats from local organizations, bands, and always the fire engines from the area at the end including the forest fire truck - my older son hated the sound of the sirens.

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[Mike Nolan]

There was always a parade on the 4th in my small home town, too, although I just heard from the alumni association and this year's parade is on the 3rd. (We'll be there for the gathering of my high school class, which is celebrating its 50th reunion, but not for the parade.)

Lincoln doesn't have a city parade these days (not sure if it ever did, I don't recall one since we moved here in 1977) but it has a city fireworks celebration though it isn't always on the 4th. Our block will have a block party and parade on the 4th, complete with a fire truck escort.

We don't bother with fireworks ourselves any more, but the neighborhoods surrounding us more than make up for it, by 9PM it'll sound (and smell) like a war has broken out!

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