Fourth of July

Fireworks, parades, barbecues, picnics, fairs, and carnivals OH MY!

Happy Independence Day to all of our United States fans! If anyone knows how to throw a national party, it’s you. We’re excited to hear about what you get up to this weekend and would love for you to share some of your favourite photographs. Join us on facebook/ettukits and let us see what delicious meals you prepared, firework displays, and decorations!

You’re an incredible country and we’ll be celebrating with you in spirit!
Can’t wait to look out onto Lake Ontario on the night of Independence Day and watch the sky light up in red, white and blue!

Here’s some fun facts

More than three-fourths

Amount of the nation's head lettuce production in 2010 that came from California. This lettuce may end up in your ET TU salad or on your burger.
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service 

http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/usda/current/VegeSumm/VegeSumm-01-27-2011.pdf

6.8 billion pounds

Total production of cattle and calves in Texas in 2010. Chances are good that the beef hot dogs, steaks and burgers on your backyard grill came from the Lone Star State, which accounted for about one-sixth of the nation's total production. And if the beef did not come from Texas, it very well may have come from Nebraska (4.6 billion pounds) or Kansas (4.1 billion pounds).
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/usda/current/MeatAnimPr/MeatAnimPr-04-28-2011.pdf

311.7 million

The nation's estimated population on this July Fourth.
Source: Population clock www.census.gov/main/www/popclock.html Eleven places have “independence” in their names. The most populous one is Independence, Mo. (116,830)

Tastefully yours,
The ET TU Team