National Chocolate Ice Cream Day “When I have bad days, I just eat lots of chocolate ice cream and dance to the Lion King soundtrack. It’s really odd, but it’s true.” ---Blake Lively

National Best Friends Day “Friendship improves happiness, and abates misery, by doubling our joys, and dividing our grief.” ---Marcus Tullius Cicero

National Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie Day “I don’t want to spend my life not having good food going into my pie hole. That hole was made for pies.” ---Paula Deen

National Iced Tea Day “Iced tea is too pure and natural a creation not to have been invented as soon as tea, ice, and hot weather crossed paths.” ---John Egerton

National Corn on the Cob Day “I have a love affair with tomatoes and corn. I remember them from childhood. I only had them in the summer. They were extraordinary.” ---Alice Waters

National Jerky Day “You might be a redneck if you think that beef jerky and moon pies are two of the major food groups.” ---Jeff Foxworthy

National Cucumber Day “It’s funny how cucumber water can taste so much better than pickle juice, even though they come from the same source.” ---Ellen DeGeneres

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National Strawberry Shortcake Day “Anyone who imagines that all fruits ripen at the same time as the strawberries knows nothing about grapes.” ---Paracelsus

National Lobster Day “A lobster roll and a few glasses of fizz and I’m happy.” ---Zawe Ashton