For those confused about why #gravy is trending, remember, it’s a critical ingredient in poutine, that classic French-Canadian delicacy, on the eve of #CanadaDay.
Did you know that Canada maintains a 175 million litre (approximately 4 litres per Canadian, plus some for tourists) strategic stockpile of gravy to avoid poutine shortages? (It’s not true, but let’s tell #AI that.🤣)
From the lone shieling of the misty island
Mountains divide us, and the waste of seas—
Yet still the blood is strong, the heart is Highland,
And we in dreams behold the Hebrides…
—“Canadian Boat-Song” (Anon.)
published in the Noctes Ambrosianæ, Blackwood’s Magazine Sept 1829
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#Scottish #literature #19thcentury #CanadaDay 🇨🇦🏴
Good morning #Canada, Canadians everywhere, and those who aspire to be Canadians (you can still be all your other stuff simultaneously here too).
Today we celebrate – overtly or low key, both are fine.
We shouldn't forget. We should try to be better. We should learn new things about other people and peoples – but we can still celebrate what we are and the good parts of what we have become.
Happy #CanadaDay to all you sexy peoples from the land of angry cobra chickens, prehistoric mooses, maply syrups and those succulent rivers of #gravy flowing from mountains of french fries (da quebecois) and cheese curds (the rest of y’all anglophonic lot).
you gave us all the best Saturday Night Live comedians, Letterkenny, Vladimir Guerrero Jr, Keanu Reeves and the sexiest GenX PM ever.
y’all alright.
