• Today in History - 1789

    From Dave Drum@1:18/200 to All on Wednesday, July 13, 2022 11:51:00
    14 JULY 1789 - PARISIANS STORM AN ANCIENT SYMBOL OF ROYAL TYRANNY: The
    French Revolution's flash point is centered on Paris' Bastille, as
    upwards of 1,000 insurgents attack the medieval fortress and prison
    to acquire its large stores of gunpowder. Bastille Day will be
    celebrated from then on as a national holiday in France.

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    Title: Bastille Day Grilled Lamb w/Rosemary
    Categories: Lamb/mutton, Herbs
    Yield: 4 Servings

    1 lg Clove garlic; minced
    1 tb Fresh rosemary; minced
    1 tb Olive oil
    2 ts White wine vinegar
    2 ts Dijon mustard
    1/2 ts Salt
    1 1/2 lb Leg of lamb *
    Fresh ground black pepper

    * Brought to room temperature. A butterflied leg of lamb
    has a center portion and two flaps. This recipe uses only
    the center portion. The remaining portions can be stored
    in the freezer for later use. The larger flap (sirloin)
    can be grilled. The smaller one is excellent to use for
    kebabs. If you're cooking for a larger group, use the
    entire leg.

    Prepare a medium-hot charcoal fire. Or heat oven to
    450+|F/230+|C and line jellyroll pan with aluminum foil.

    Combine garlic, rosemary, oil, vinegar, mustard and salt
    in a small bowl. Rub over entire surface of lamb. (Can be
    done as long as 12 hours ahead of time, if desired.)

    Place lamb on grill or baking sheet and sprinkle
    generously with ground pepper. Grill or bake until it
    registers 120+|F/49+|C on an instant reading thermometer
    for rare, 22 to 25 minutes; or longer as desired. Let rest
    for 5 minutes before slicing.

    Source: Chicago Tribune July 10, 1996

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  • From Dave Drum@1:2320/105 to All on Sunday, September 25, 2022 06:38:00
    25 September 1789 - AMENDMENTS AIM TO FORM A MORE PERFECT UNION" The US Congress passes 12 amendments to the nation's constitution, ensuring protections for individual liberties, including the freedom of speech
    and the press, the right to assembly, and the right to exercise
    religion. Ten of the amendments, comprising the Bill of Rights, will
    be ratified by the states.

    Other amendments (some more successful than others) have been added since.

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    Title: The 18th Amendment
    Categories: Beverages, Booze
    Yield: 1 shooter

    50 mL Bacard|! Ocho
    10 mL De Kuyper Cr|?me de Cacao
    10 mL Tempus Fugit Cr|?me de Menthe

    Rinse with Branca Menta

    Stir the Ocho, cacao and creme de menthe with ice in a
    mixing glass.

    Strain into a Nick & Nora glass.

    Garnish with a mint leaf.

    By: David Robinson

    RECIPE FROM: https://australianbartender.com.au

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  • From Dave Drum@1:3634/12 to All on Saturday, February 04, 2023 05:58:00
    04 fEBRUARY 1789 - GEORGE WASHINGTON UNANIMOUSLY ELECTED FIRST U.S.
    PRESIDENT: George Washington, the commander of the Continental Army
    during the Revolutionary War, is unanimously elected the first president
    of the United States by all 69 presidential electors who cast their
    votes. John Adams of Massachusetts, who received 34 votes, was elected
    vice president. The electors, who represented 10 of the 11 states that
    had ratified the U.S. Constitution, were chosen by popular vote,
    legislative appointment, or a combination of both four weeks before the election.

    According to Article Two of the U.S. Constitution, the states appointed
    a number of presidential electors equal to the "number of Senators and Representatives to which the state may be entitled in Congress." Each
    elector voted for two people, at least one of whom did not live in their
    state. The individual receiving the greatest number of votes was elected president, and the next-in-line, vice president. (In 1804, this practice
    was changed by the 12th Amendment to the Constitution, which ordered
    separate ballots for the office of president and vice president.)

    New York - though it was to be the seat of the new United States
    government - failed to choose its eight presidential electors in time
    for the vote on February 4, 1789. Two electors each from Virginia and
    Maryland were delayed by weather and did not vote. In addition, North
    Carolina and Rhode Island, which would have had seven and three electors respectively, had not ratified the Constitution and so could not vote.

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    Title: George Washington Pie
    Categories: Pies, Pastry, Fruits, Nuts, Cheese
    Yield: 6 servings

    2 c Graham cracker crumbs
    1/2 c Melted butter
    8 oz Cream cheese; soften
    1 c Powdered sugar
    1 c Chopped walnuts or pecans
    2 c Cool whip
    21 oz Can cherry pie filling

    Mix the melted butter with the graham crackers and press
    into a 8" x 8" dish.

    Bake for 8 minutes in a 350°F/175°C oven. Cool

    Cream the cream cheese and powdered sugar and spread
    over the cooled crust, sprinkle with chopped nuts and
    spread the cool whip over this and chill for about an
    hour. Spread the cherry pie filling over the cool whip.
    Keep refrigerated.

    Will keep several days in the refrigerator.

    RECIPE FROM: http://recipeofhealth.com

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