The Memorable Adventures Sweet Pics (Continued) of a Moose and Squirrel The Like Us! Hokey smoke! This month marks the anniversary of one of television’s most beloved animated duos, Barrington Rocky and Bullwinkle. Created by Jay Ward and Alex Anderson, Rocket J. Squirrel and Bullwinkle J. Moose made their debut on “Rocky and His Friends,” which premiered Nov. 19, 1959. Best friends and residents of Lifestyle Frostbite Falls, Minn., the unlikely pair consistently Assisted Living found themselves in the midst of various 901 Seminole Blvd. • Largo, FL 33770 • 727-585-5900 • www.barringtonseniorliving.com November 2016 adventures, armed only with Rocky’s flying skills and Bullwinkle’s “mighty moose muscle.” Most of the time, their troubles were caused by villains Boris and Natasha, spies from the fictional Greetings Barrington Family and Friends nation of Pottsylvania. Each serial episode also The Holidays are upon us at the Barrington. We have a warm and traditional Thanksgiving meal included other recurring cartoon segments, such as Dancers! “Peabody’s Improbable History,” “Fractured Fairy planned for family, friends and of course, our very special residents on Saturday, Nov. 19, starting at Tales” and “Dudley Do-Right of the Mounties.” 11 a.m. for the first seating and 12:30 p.m. for the second seating. Marked by a clever and lovable brand of humor Holidays are a time to reflect on family, getting together, having fun and eating traditional tasty foods that appealed to both kids and adults, the show that evoke memories of holidays past. was also known for its satires on historical and current events, parodies, and instances of breaking the fourth wall, in which characters spoke directly to the audience and the show’s narrator. A Slice of Pie History Sweet Pics The cartoon switched networks and was renamed “The Bullwinkle Show” before ending in 1964, Pies, with their sweet fillings and flaky crusts, are popular desserts then became known as “The Rocky and Bullwinkle at Thanksgiving dinner, but pie hasn’t always been the dish we Show” in reruns, where it gained new generations know today. of fans. Dating back to ancient civilizations, the first pies were filled with meat, fish and other savory foods. Crusts, made from various grains, were created to hold the filling, but not eaten. The Greeks were the Three Resident Veterans Are Mom and Son Dance! Check out my hat! first to combine flour and water to make a pastry shell. Historians say pie made its way to England in the 12th century, where Chosen For Honor Flight it was called pye. Beef, lamb and duck often made up the filling, held together by a thick, inedible crust. At royal banquets, “surprise pies” were used to provide entertainment: Live frogs, rabbits, birds and even people were encased in baked pastry and emerged when the crust was cut open. English settlers brought their meat pies to Colonial America. Colonists later used local berries and other fruits to make sweet pies. As pioneers moved to the West, new pie recipes were created using regional foods. Then the 20th-century innovations of shortening, canned fillings and ready-made crusts made pie-making easier. Contrary to popular belief, there was no pumpkin pie at the first Thanksgiving in 1621. The Plymouth Colony had no butter or wheat Three Resident Veterans are chosen for Honor Flight to flour for making a crust, and ovens had not yet been built. Pumpkin King and Queen of the ‘80s Washington, D.C. Birthday Queen and Family pie didn’t become a staple of Thanksgiving dinners until the 1800s. 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