Subj : Today in History - 1836
To   : All
From : Dave Drum
Date : Thu Feb 23 2023 04:27:00

23 February 1836 - BATTLE OF THE ALAMO BEGINS: Mexican general Santa Ana
leads 1,500 men in a siege against US colonel William Travis' much
smaller Texian force garrisoned behind the walls of the Alamo Mission.
The 13-day siege will end in death for all the Texians and inspire calls
for vengeance in what will prove a turning point in the Texas
Revolution.

Following a 13-day siege, Mexican troops reclaimed the Alamo Mission
near San Antonio de Béxar (modern-day San Antonio, Texas, United
States), killing most of the occupants. Santa Anna's refusal to take
prisoners during the battle inspired many Texians and Tejanos to join
the Texian Army. Motivated by a desire for revenge, as well as their
written desire to preserve a border open to immigration and the
importation and practice of slavery, the Texians defeated the Mexican
Army at the Battle of San Jacinto, on April 21, 1836, ending the
rebellion in favor of the newly formed Republic of Texas.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Famous Texas Jailbreak Cake
 Categories: Cakes, Desserts, Fruits, Nuts
      Yield: 16 Servings
 
      1 c  Oil
      2 c  Sugar
      3 lg Eggs
      3 c  A-P flour
  1 1/2 c  Applesauce
      1 ts Allspice
  1 1/2 ts Ground cinnamon
      1 ts Vanilla extract
    1/2 ts Salt
  1 1/2 ts Baking soda
           +=DISSOLVED IN=+
    1/4 c  Warm water
      2 c  Chopped pecans or walnuts

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      2 c  Confectioners' sugar
  2 1/2    Bananas; mashed
    1/2 ts Vanilla
      1    Hacksaw blade; wrapped with
           - Saran Wrap
 
  Combine all cake ingredients (except nuts) in a large
  mixing bowl.
  
  Using a mixer, beat at high speed for about 2 minutes.
  
  Stir nuts into cake mix.
  
  Pour into a greased 13" x 9" cake pan.
  
  Bake @ 350ºF/175ºC for about 45 minutes or until center
  tests done.
  
  Let cake cool for an hour to just warm. Wrap hacksaw
  blade in cling film and place on top of cake.
  
  Combine frosting ingredients and spread over still
  warm cake.
  
  Submitted by: Susie Creemcheeze in Texas
  
  RECIPE FROM: https://www.food.com
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
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.... Do not make loon soup
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