National Book Lovers Day “Once you learn to read you will be forever free.” ---Frederick Douglass

National Frozen Custard Day “You eat, in dreams, the custard of the day.” ---Alexander Pope

National Raspberries in Cream Day “Put cream and sugar on a fly and it tastes very much like a raspberry.” ---E.W. Howe

National Root Beer Float Day “...root beer floats are the stuff that toasts are made of.” ---Sandra D. Bricker, If the Shoe Fits

National Couscous Day “One of the biggest dishes in Sicily is couscous, and there's always been a North African influence on Italian culture, culinary culture there.” ---Jonas Carpignano

National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day “In the cookie of life, friends are the chocolate chips.” ---Salman Rushdie

National Watermelon Day “When one has tasted watermelon, he knows what the angels eat.” ---Mark Twain

National Ice Cream Sandwich Day “Ice cream is good for the soul.” ---Adrienne Posey

National Raspberry Pie Day “The world was her oyster; except she didn’t care for oysters. Better yet, the world was her raspberry. She liked raspberries.” ---Kevin J. Anderson

National Avocado Day “I love things that are indescribable, like the taste of an avocado or the smell of a gardenia.” ---Barbara Streisand