• Today In History - 1770

    From Dave Drum@1:18/200 to All on Sun Mar 5 06:11:01 2023
    05 March 1770 - AMERICAN PATRIOTS GUNNED DOWN IN BOSTON: The Boston
    Massacre (known in Great Britain as the Incident on King Street was a confrontation in Boston on March 5, 1770, in which a group of nine
    British soldiers shot five people of a crowd of three or four hundred
    who were harassing them verbally and throwing various projectiles. The
    event was heavily publicized as "a massacre" by leading Patriots such as
    Paul Revere and Samuel Adams. British troops had been stationed in the
    Province of Massachusetts Bay since 1768 in order to support
    crown-appointed officials and to enforce unpopular Parliamentary
    legislation.

    Amid tense relations between the civilians and the soldiers, a mob
    formed around a British sentry and verbally abused him. He was
    eventually supported by seven additional soldiers, led by Captain Thomas Preston, who were hit by clubs, stones, and snowballs. Eventually, one
    soldier fired, prompting the others to fire without an order by Preston.
    The gunfire instantly killed three people and wounded eight others, two
    of whom later died of their wounds.

    The crowd eventually dispersed after Acting Governor Thomas Hutchinson
    promised an inquiry, but they re-formed the next day, prompting the
    withdrawal of the troops to Castle Island. Eight soldiers, one officer,
    and four civilians were arrested and charged with murder, and they were defended by future U.S. President John Adams. Six of the soldiers were acquitted; the other two were convicted of manslaughter and given
    reduced sentences. The two found guilty of manslaughter were sentenced
    to branding on their hand.

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    Title: Branding Iron Chilli
    Categories: Pork, Beef, Chilies, Beer, Booze
    Yield: 12 Servings

    3 lb Sirloin; coarse ground
    2 lb Pork; coarse ground
    4 c Stewed tomatos
    3 lg Onions; chopped
    4 Jalapenos; seed, chop
    5 tb Cumin
    3 tb Hot pepper sauce
    2 oz Sour mash whiskey *
    16 oz Beer **
    2 ts Salt
    1 c Tomato paste
    1/2 ts Allspice
    5 cl Garlic; minced
    2 lg Bell peppers chopped
    3 c Tomato sauce
    2 tb Oil

    * Substitute 1 oz non-alcoholic vanilla extract mixed w/1
    oz water if you do not care to use whiskey.

    ** Can substitute 15 oz can chicken broth

    Heat the oil in a large, cast iron skillet. Cook the meats,
    onions, garlic and Bell peppers until meat is browned and
    the onions are transluscent. In a large pot bring the beer
    and whiskey to a slow boil. Add the meat mixture, tomato
    sauce, tomato paste, and all spices except 1 T of cumin.
    Reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 1 hour stirring
    frequently. Remove the lid and cook for 30 minutes more
    continuing to stir frequently.

    Add the remaining cumin and serve.

    Origin: Pat Kilgore, Chilli cook and a great lady! circa 1989

    Posted by Don Houston

    From: http://www.recipesource.com

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