DIRECTIONS: 1  Pour water into saucepan and add elderberries, ginger and cinnamon. 2  Bring mixture to a boil. 3  Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for about 40â45 minutes or until the liquid has reduced by about half.  Remove from heat and mash the 1  berries. Pour through a strainer or cheesecloth into a glass bowl.
In 1924, President Calvin Coolidge recognized Fatherâs Day as the third Sunday in June of that year and encouraged states to do the same. Congress officially recognized Fatherâs Day in 1956 with the passage of a joint resolution.
There are many different stories as to the origins of Father's Day. Some of the possible scenarios telling the story of the first Father's Day are: 1. It started in 1908 during a church service in West Virginia. 2. Vancouver, Washington was where the first Father's Day celebration occurred. 3. Harry Meek, president of the Lions' Club branch in Chicago, created the first Father's Day with his organization. It was celebrated in 1915 on the third Sunday of June, since that was a date very close to his birthday.