Welcome to the
Frederick Puzzler's Corner!
A monthly event to encourage puzzle solving in the geocaching community.
If you need help with a specific puzzle or puzzling topic, please make note of it in your
Will Attend log so others can prepare to assist.
Join us for the 90th in-person meeting of the Frederick Puzzler's Corner, to do some brainstorming on whatever geocaching puzzle has you stumped. This event is open to all geocachers, no matter what your statistics show. Newbies and addicts, socialites and lone wolves, mark your calendar.
If you don't like puzzles, drop in anyway - there are always interesting conversations happening!
When & Where:
Tuesday, April 2nd 2nd, 2024, 6pm - 8pm
Panera Bread
1700 Kingfisher Drive, Suite 1
Frederick, Maryland
All food and beverage costs are your own responsibility, though no purchase is required.
Bring your questions and whatever tools you might need for your puzzles, including notes, scratch paper, writing instrument, and/or laptop or tablet - free Wi-Fi is available. This is an unstructured gathering, and we continue to see successes at each meeting. Maybe you'll find inspiration to create your own puzzle cache, as well.
Field trips not included. But it's a great time to plan them!
Today is National Peanut Butter & Jelly Day. That's right, that childhood favorite has it's own day to celebrate. But how did this ubiquitous sandwich enter popular culture? Peanut butter made it's debut in 1883 at the Chicago World's Fair, but didn't become popular until the early 1900's when the peanut industry commercialized and made it more affordable for the masses. 1901 saw a sandwich recipe published in a Boston cooking magazine for a PB&J (using currant jelly). A big jump in consumption came in 1928, when pre-sliced bread was introduced, making it much easier to create a cheap yet (somewhat) nutritious sandwich during the Great Depression out of peanut butter and bread. Not only were these treats affordable, but they were easy enough that children could make them for themselves. World War II Army food ration lists included peanut butter, jelly and sliced bread, and those soldiers brought this combination home. So it's possible that the Baby Boomer generation was the first to have a PB&J as a diet staple. What's your favorite jelly? And do you prefer smooth or crunchy PB?
Here's a quirky one - today is also - wait for it - National Ride Your Horse to a Bar Day. This is a new creation (2021), but it's definitely good for a laugh! Though I suppose there'd be nothing unusual if you road your mustang, colt, bronco, or pinto to your local watering hole.
If you drop any trackables into this event, make sure they have all been claimed or reclaimed before you leave. We don’t want them getting lost in the muggle world!