Subj : Today In History - 1777
To   : All
From : Dave Drum
Date : Mon Jun 13 2022 18:07:37

A FLAG IS CHOSEN FOR 13 COLONIES NOW UNITED AS A NATION: Thirteen white 
stars representing each state are united on a field of blue, and 13 
alternating stripes of red and white symbolize the former colonies 
that broke away from British rule. The American Flag Day will 
commemorate the day the Second Continental Congress chose a flag for 
the states newly united.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Flag Day Cake
 Categories: Cakes, Desserts, Fruits
      Yield: 1 Cake
 
    3/4 c  Butter
  1 2/3 c  Sugar
      3 lg Eggs
      1 ts Vanilla extract
      2 c  All-purpose flour
    2/3 c  HERHSEY'S Cocoa
  1 1/4 ts Baking soda
    1/4 ts Baking powder
      1 ts Salt
  1 1/3 c  Water

MMMMM--------------------BUTTERCREAM FROSTING-------------------------
      3 c  Powdered sugar
    1/3 c  Butter; softened
      2 tb To 3 tb milk
  1 1/2 ts Vanilla extract

MMMMM-----------------------FOR DECORATION----------------------------
    1/2 pt Blueberries
      1 qt Small strawberries
           -(of uniform size)
 
  Set oven @ 350ºF/175ºC. Grease and flour a 13" x 9"
  x 2" baking pan.
  
  In large bowl, combine butter, sugar, eggs & vanilla;
  beat on high speed of electric mixer 3 minutes. Stir
  together flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and
  salt; add alternately with water to butter mixture.
  Blend just until combined. Pour into prepared pan.
  
  Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted
  in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove
  from pan. Cool completely on wire rack. Place cake on
  oblong serving tray or foil covered cardboard.
  
  Prepare VANILLA BUTTERCREAM FROSTING; frost cake.
  Arrange blueberries in upper left corner of cake,
  creating a 4x5 inch rectangle. Arrange strawberries in
  rows for red stripes.
  
  12 to 15 servings.
  
  VANILLA BUTTERCREAM FROSTING: In large bowl, combine
  powdered sugar and butter. Add milk and vanilla; beat
  to spreading consistency. About 2 cups.
  
  Hershey's is a registered trademark of Hershey Foods
  Corporation. Recipe may be reprinted courtesy of the
  Hershey Kitchens.
  
  From: http://www.recipesource.com
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
MMMMM

.... "Sometimes when you lose your way you find yourself." -- Mandy Hale
--- MultiMail/Win
 * Origin: Outpost BBS * Johnson City, TN (1:18/200)

.