Shine On..

One night after the Harvest Moon, the last of the so called "super moons" of our summer in the north. Did you know:

Yesterday's Harvest Moon was on a Monday. The name of Monday is derived from Old English Mōnandæg and Middle English Monenday, which means "moon day".

The moon is being pushed away from Earth by 1.6 inches (4 centimeters) per year.

"Shine on, Harvest Moon" is a popular early-1900s song credited to the married vaudeville team Nora Bayes and Jack Norworth. It was one of a series of Moon-related Tin Pan Alley songs of the era. The song was debuted by Bayes and Norworth in the Ziegfeld Follies of 1908 to great acclaim. It became a pop standard, and continues to be performed and recorded even in the 21st century.

The history of "Mooning" can be read here. Apparently showing off one's backside as a matter of disrespect has been going on for centuries. Who knew?

Moonshine is used to describe high-proof distilled spirits, generally produced illicitly. Moonshine is typically made with corn mash as the main ingredient. The word "moonshine" is believed to derive from the term "moonrakers" used for early English smugglers and the clandestine (i.e., by the light of the moon) nature of the operations of illegal Appalachian distillers who produced and distributed whiskey. The distillation was done at night to avoid discovery.

You can make your very own Southern Moon Pies by following this link to the recipe!! Woo Hoo!

Off to Corvallis. See you later...(There will be a back blip, I'm sure.)