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.
Father's Day 2015: how the celebration began. Father's Day is not as recent a creation as many suspect. Plus last-minute gift ideas for dads. Father's Day doesn't have a fixed date, falling on the third Sunday of June every year â in 2015, that means 21 June. Most countries follow this convention, although some Catholic countries â notably Italy, Portugal and Spain â choose to celebrate the day on 19 March, the feast of St Joseph.