This year instead of celebrating Juneteenth on just one busy day (a hump day at that!) I’ve decided to digitally pair one or more TFG-curated Juneteenth recipes to each of the 17 Days o Freedoms identified and showcased at 17:17 (5:17pm EST) each day by the Prospect Park Poster Series creator — my colleague and friend, Grey Jones between June 19th - July 5th. I’ll blogpost the recipes here on the TFG website for each of those 17 days complete with my “Tiny Bites and/or Big Sips” of historical and cultural context PLUS the option for you to secure your own digital download of each recipe. DAY 1: Beet Red Velvet Cupcakes are paired with “The (first) Freedom to Keep and Raise One's Own Children”. Kids of all kinds love cupcakes. Baking together can be a beautiful bonding moment across the generations for families big or small. Early (enslaved and later emancipated) American Black women…
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