• Today in History - 1886

    From Dave Drum@1:18/200 to All on Sat Jul 2 15:01:00 2022
    03 July 1886 - KARL BENZ PRESENTS HIS BENZ PATENT MOTORWAGEN: A three-
    wheeled vehicle, the Benz Patent Motorwagen is the first automobile
    built to be propelled by an internal combustion engine, and its
    inventor Karl Benz presents it publicly for the first time in
    Mannheim, Germany. Benz will go on to help co-found the Mercedes-Benz
    car company.

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    Title: Turkey Mercedes
    Categories: Poultry, Vegetables, Citrus, Herbs
    Yield: 1 turkey

    3 Heads garlic; cloves peeled
    1 tb Black pepper
    1 tb Ground cumin
    1 tb Dried oregano
    2 tb Salt; to taste
    2 c Fresh lemon juice
    1 c Dry white wine
    6 fl Oz orange juice concentrate;
    - thawed
    16 lb Turkey

    Crush the peeled garlic cloves, and place into a large
    bowl. Season with pepper, cumin, oregano, and salt. Pour
    in lemon juice, wine, and orange juice concentrate;
    whisk together until well mixed.

    Using a sharp paring knife, pierce the turkey breast,
    thighs, and legs; creating holes for the marinade to
    penetrate. Pour the marinade over turkey, and into the
    holes. Finally, stuff garlic pieces into the holes.
    Cover the turkey well, and refrigerate overnight to
    marinate.

    Set oven @ 325+|F/165+|C.

    Roast turkey until the internal temperature of the
    thickest part of the thigh measures 180+|F/80+|C, about 5
    hours. Baste the turkey every 30 to 45 minutes. Once the
    breast has browned, cover loosely with aluminum foil to
    prevent it from becoming burnt.

    RECIPE FROM: https://www.allrecipes.com

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  • From Dave Drum@1:18/200 to All on Sun Sep 4 04:11:00 2022
    04 SEPTEMBER 1886 - GERONIMO LAYS DOWN ARMS AFTER 30 YEARS OF FIGHTING:
    Apache leader Goyalkla, or as he's known to non-Native Americans,
    Geronimo, formally surrenders after the US Army 4th Cavalry relentlessly pursues him and his band of warriors throughout southern Arizona.
    Geronimo will be the last Native American war chief to officially lay
    down arms.

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    Title: Apache Wild Goose
    Categories: Game, Poultry, Fruits, Vegetables, Offal
    Yield: 6 Servings

    8 lb Wild goose; well cleaned &
    - picked, do not skin.
    2 1/2 qt Cornbread crumbs
    1 lg Onion; chopped fine
    2 Jonathan apples; diced
    Salt & pepper
    Sage
    Garlic
    Goose giblets

    Boil giblets until tender, remove skin, and chop fine.
    Combine with cornbread crumbs, onions and apple. Mix well
    and add salt and ppeper, sage, garlic and other seasonings
    to taste. Moisten and stuff goose.

    Place goose in roasting pan and spread with about 2 T.
    butter, and then sprinkle with a little flour. Roast in
    350+|F/175+|C oven until done, which will take about 15
    to 20 minutes per pound. Baste often.

    Source: "Indian Cookin'", compiled by Herb Walker, 1977

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  • From Dave Drum@1:3634/12 to All on Mon May 1 04:32:00 2023
    01 May 1886 - WORKERS STRIKE AND RALLY FOR RIGHTS IN MAJOR US CITIES: Sixty-hour workweeks at poverty wages inspire marchers to mass in
    Chicago, New York, Milwaukee, and other American cities. Among their
    demands are an 8-hour workday and better labor conditions. The strikes
    and rallies will inspire International Worker's Day.

    The Haymarket Affair is generally considered significant as the origin
    of International Workers' Day held on May 1, and it was also the climax
    of the social unrest among the working class in America known as the
    Great Upheaval. According to labor historian William J. Adelman.

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    Title: Haymarket Chocolate Chip Cookies
    Categories: Cookies, Snacks, Desserts, Nuts, Chocolate
    Yield: 12 cookies

    1/2 c Butter; room temp
    1/2 c Sugar
    1 ts Vanilla extract
    1 lg Egg
    1/2 c A-P flour; sifted
    1/4 ts Salt
    1/3 c Chocolate chips
    1/3 c Pecans or walnuts; chopped

    Set oven @ 350ºF/175ºC.

    In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and
    fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg and vanilla. In another
    bowl, whisk flour and salt; gradually beat into creamed
    mixture. Stir in chocolate chips and nuts.

    Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls 3" apart onto
    greased baking sheets. Flatten slightly. Bake 10-12
    minutes or until light brown. Remove from pans to wire
    racks to cool.

    RECIPE FROM: https://www.hillbillyhousewife.com

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  • From Dave Drum@1:3634/12 to All on Mon May 8 04:33:00 2023
    08 May 1886 - FIRST BOTTLES OF COCA-COLA SOLD: Jacob's Pharmacy in
    Atlanta, Georgia, begins offering a bubbly beverage called Coca-Cola, a
    patent medicine said to ease ailments such as dyspepsia, headache,
    impotence, and morphine addiction. The drink will become rather popular
    as time goes by.

    Originally marketed as a temperance drink and intended as a patent
    medicine, it was invented in the late 19th century by John Stith
    Pemberton in Atlanta, Georgia. In 1888, Pemberton sold Coca-Cola's
    ownership rights to Asa Griggs Candler, a businessman, whose marketing
    tactics led Coca-Cola to its dominance of the global soft-drink market throughout the 20th and 21st century. The drink's name refers to two
    of its original ingredients: coca leaves and kola nuts (a source of
    caffeine). The current formula of Coca-Cola remains a closely guarded
    trade secret; however, a variety of reported recipes and experimental recreations have been published. The secrecy around the formula has been
    used by Coca-Cola in its marketing as only a handful of anonymous
    employees know the formula. The drink has inspired imitators and
    created a whole classification of soft drink: colas.

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    Title: Faith Hills Coca Cola Cake
    Categories: Cakes, Desserts, Dairy
    Yield: 15 Servings

    2 c Unsifted flour
    2 c Sugar
    1/2 lb Butter
    2 tb Cocoa powder
    1 c Coca cola
    1/2 c Buttermilk
    1 ts Baking soda
    2 lg Eggs; beaten
    1 tb Vanilla extract
    1 1/2 c Mini marshmallows

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    1/2 c Butter
    3 tb Cocoa powder
    6 tb Coca cola
    16 oz Confectioners sugar

    Sift the flour and sugar in a bowl.

    Heat the butter, cocoa and coco cola in a saucepan to
    boiling point.

    Pour the hot mixture over the flour/sugar mixture.

    Add the buttermilk, baking soda, eggs, vanilla and
    marshmallows. (Batter will be thin and marshmallows will
    float to the top.)

    Pour the batter into a greased and floured 9" x 13" pan.

    Bake at 350ºF/175ºC for 30-35 minutes.

    Frost cake while still hot.

    ICING: Combine all of the ingredients and heat to
    boiling.

    Pour over cake while it is still hot.

    RECIPE FROM: https://www.justapinch.com

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  • From Dave Drum@1:3634/12 to All on Mon Jul 3 05:02:00 2023
    03 July 1886 - KARL BENZ PRESENTS HIS BENZ PATENT MOTORWAGEN: A
    three-wheeled vehicle, the Benz Patent Motorwagen is the first
    automobile built to be propelled by an internal combustion engine, and
    its inventor Karl Benz presents it publicly for the first time in
    Mannheim, Germany. Benz will go on to help co-found the Mercedes-Benz
    car company.

    The Benz Patent-Motorwagen was a motor tricycle with a rear-mounted
    engine. The vehicle contained many new inventions. It was constructed of
    steel tubing with woodwork panels. The steel-spoked wheels and solid
    rubber tires were Benz's own design. Steering was by way of a toothed
    rack that pivoted the unsprung front wheel. Fully elliptic springs were
    used at the back along with a beam axle and chain drive on both sides. A
    simple belt system served as a single-speed transmission, varying torque between an open disc and drive disc.

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    Title: Benz's Gefilte Fish
    Categories: Seafood, Breads, Herbs, Vegetables, Chilies
    Yield: 6 servings

    20 oz Pkg Benz’s gefilte fish;
    - defrosted
    4 tb Matzo meal
    1 lg Egg
    3 tb Chopped parsley
    1/2 ts (heaping) ground cumin
    1/4 ts Ground turmeric
    3 cl Garlic; minced
    2 tb Olive oil
    1 lg Onion; thin sliced
    1/2 Red bell pepper; thin sliced
    1/2 Yellow bell pepper; thin
    - sliced
    1 Carrot; peeled, thin sliced
    6 cl Garlic; peeled; cut in half
    3 tb Tomato paste
    1/2 c Canned chickpeas; rinsed,
    - drained
    15 oz Can diced tomatoes
    15 oz Can tomato sauce
    1 tb Harissa; to taste
    Juice of 1/2 lemon
    4 c Fish or vegetable stock
    Salt & pepper


    In a bowl, mix the fish, matzo meal, parsley, cumin,
    turmeric, garlic, and egg. Place in the frige while you
    prepare the sauce.

    Heat oil in a 6-qt. saucepan over medium-high heat. Add
    onion and cook until translucent. Add garlic, carrots
    and peppers and sauté until softened. Add tomato paste;
    cook, stirring, until caramelized, about 3 minutes. Add
    chickpeas, diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, harissa, lemon,
    stock, salt and pepper and bring to a boil. Form the
    gefilte fish mixture into small balls and slowly add to
    the sauce. Don’t overcrowd the sauce, if there isn’t a
    lot of room, wait for the fish balls to set before
    moving them around to make more space for additional
    balls. Reduce heat and simmer until balls are cooked
    through, about 45 minutes. Serve hot with additional
    parsley for garnish.

    NOTE: You may add a pinch of sugar or a drizzle of honey
    to the sauce if you wish.

    VARIATION: Fish balls have more of a fluffy matza ball
    texture. If you want something more dense, you may fry
    up the gefilte fish into patties instead. Make the sauce
    without the stock, adding only as needed and serve over
    the patties.

    RECIPE FROM: https://busyinbrooklyn.com

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  • From Dave Drum@1:261/38 to All on Sat Oct 28 05:32:32 2023
    28 October 1886 - LADY LIBERTY LIFTS A LAMP OVER NEW YORK HARBOR:
    'Liberty Enlightening the World,' 151-feet of copper neoclassical
    sculpture, is accepted as a gift from France and dedicated by US President Grover Cleveland after hundreds of thousands of revelers throw the world's first ticker-tape parade in honor of the new lady of Liberty Island.

    The statue is a figure of Libertas, the Roman Goddess of Liberty. She holds a torch above her head with her right hand, and in her left hand carries a tabula ansata inscribed JULY IV MDCCLXXVI (July 4, 1776 in Roman numerals), the date of the U.S. Declaration of Independence. A broken chain and shackle lie at her feet as she walks forward, commemorating the national abolition of slavery following the American Civil War. After its dedication the statue became an icon of freedom and of the United States, being subsequently seen as a symbol of welcome to immigrants arriving by sea.

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    Title: Nathalie Dupree's Liberty Cobbler
    Categories: Pies, Desserts, Fruits, Dairy, Citrus
    Yield: 7 Servings

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    1 c Sliced strawberries
    1/4 c Sugar
    6 tb Butter
    1 1/2 c A-P flour
    2 1/4 ts Baking powder
    3/4 ts Salt
    1 1/2 c Milk
    3/4 c Sugar

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    2 pt Blueberries
    1/4 c Water
    1/4 c Sugar
    1 tb Lemon juice
    Whipped cream

    Pour sugar over strawberries and mix well. Set aside and
    let macerate for 20 minutes.

    Set oven @ 350+|F/175+|C.

    Put butter in a 9" X 13" ovenproof serving dish, and
    place in the oven to melt.

    Mix together flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl,
    and stir in milk and sugar to make a batter.

    Remove dish with melted butter from the oven, and pour
    in the batter.

    Arrange drained strawberries over the batter in a single
    layer, then drizzle the juices from the berries on top.

    Return the dish to the oven. Bake until the batter is
    browned and has risen up and around the fruit,
    approximately 45 minutes.

    Meanwhile, make the blueberry sauce. Rinse and pick over
    blueberries. Combine water and sugar in a saucepan, and
    heat to the boiling point. Place 1 pint of blueberries
    in the bowl of a food processor. Process, turning the
    machine on and off about 4 times, until berries are
    coarsely pureed. Add to sugar syrup with lemon juice,
    and bring back to a boil. Cook about 2 minutes more. Add
    remaining pint of whole berries, reserving a few for
    decoration.

    Serve blueberry sauce over the warm cobbler, and top
    with whipped cream and reserved berries.

    By: Nancy Harmon Jenkins

    Yield: 6 to 8 servings

    RECIPE FROM: https://cooking.nytimes.com

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