Show Notes: Episode 5 - January 5th - National Whipped Cream Day

Welcome to episode 5 of the Weird and Wacky Holidays Show”. I’m your host, Stephen Carter.

Today’s featured holiday is National Whipped Cream Day!

Before tasting today’s special item on the menu, I would like to revisit an item I mentioned in an earlier episode.

January is “National Blood Donor Month”. I encourage you to schedule a blood donation appointment to give the gift of life. Blood is always needed, but donations drop significantly during December and January.

January is also National Bath Safety Month, National Literacy Month, National Hobby Month, Hot Tea Month, National Oatmeal Month, and National Soup Month.

If we combine all of these together, we can wake up tomorrow morning, take a safe bath, go the breakfast table and have some oatmeal with a lovely cup of hot tea, read the newspaper, and place a can of soup on the counter to fix later for lunch before heading out to the local Red Cross blood donation center.

Back to National Whipped Cream Day!

Today is the birthday of Aaron “Bunny” Lapin. Born in 1914, Lapin would go on to invent Reddi-wip in 1948. His Reddi-wip product made it easy for busy homemakers to add whipped cream to many deserts for added flavor and enhanced presentation.

Some fun facts about whipped cream:

•Whipped cream can be sweetened and flavored with coffee, chocolate, vanilla, orange, and other flavors.

•Recipes calling for whipped cream extend back to the 16th Century.

•The name “whipped cream” first appeared in England in the year 1673.

•Preparing whipped cream by hand can take an hour or longer. This is why Lapin’s Reddi-wip invention was embraced.

•Lapin died in 1999, but his Redi-wip invention will lives on to the delight of homemakers around the globe.

History of National Whipped Cream Day

Who created National Whipped Cream Day and when is was created is a mystery. What isn’t a mystery is adding whipped cream to many deserts is a delicious way to enhance taste and presentation.

Why not make a special desert and add whipped cream as a topping? Aaron Lapin would certainly approve.

When you make that decadent desert, let the world see your handiwork! Use hashtag “#WhippedCreamDay” on social media and encourage others to join the fun.

Tune into tomorrow’s show to learn all about “Cuddle Up Day”. Maybe a serving or two of today’s whipped cream topped desert could be a delightful addition to your “Cuddle Up Day” fun.

To ensure you never miss an episode, subscribe to this, “Weird and Wacky Holidays Show” You can also listen to each episode and subscribe by visiting our website, www.WeirdWackyandTraditionalHolidays.com. You can subscribe on your Apple IOS device, your Android device, and by email.


This is your host, Stephen Carter, reminding you, this day is special, and so are you. Have fun, smile, and enjoy a yummy decadent desert topped with whipped cream!