BeaverTails Pastry Day

BeaverTails. ErinJ3700 / wikimedia / 2015 / CC BY 4.0

The first Friday in June is BeaverTails Pastry Day.

A BeaverTail pastry® is a large, flat, sweetened pastry that is deep-fried, then garnished with various toppings, either simply with sugar, or more elaborate choices.

#BeaverTailsPastryDay

Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/BeaverTails/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/BeaverTails

Website: BeaverTails

BeaverTail kiosk. A. Hunt / wikimedia / 2008 / Public Domain

Activities for today

• some locations may give out free samples;
• look for special offers;
• good excuse to wander some markets or tourist areas looking for some BeaverTail® food trucks;
• look for special flavours on this day;
• try making at home (see video below).

History

BeaverTails Pastry Day started in 2018:

• “The first-ever National BeaverTails Pastry Day will be taking place this Friday, June 1st 2018.” ^[1]National Beavertails Pastry Day. Welland, Ontario: Welland Tribune. 1 June 2018. Accessed May 2021 at https://www.wellandtribune.ca/events/8636259–national-beavertails-pastry-day/
• “BeaverTails celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2018 and the Canada-wide chain of deep-fried pastry makers is launching the first-ever National BeaverTails Pastry Day to celebrate!” ^[2]You can get FREE BeaverTails in Toronto this June. Toronto, Canada: Daily Hive. 1 May 2018. Accessed May 2021 at https://dailyhive.com/toronto/free-beavertails-toronto-june-2018

Sources

Cadieux, Michelle. BeaverTails Montreal Will Be Giving Away Unlimited FREE Pastries For Their 40th Anniversary. Montreal Blog. 3 May 2018. Accessed May 2021 at https://www.mtlblog.com/news/beaver-tails-montreal-will-be-giving-away-unlimited-free-pastries-for-their-40th-anniversary

BeaverTail pastry. Shawn Cozart / wikimedia / 2007 / Public Domain