Subj : Today in History - 1867
To   : All
From : Dave Drum
Date : Thu Mar 30 2023 04:18:00

30 March 1867 -SEWARD'S FOLLY NETS THE US VAST RUSSIAN TERRITORY:
Secretary of State William Seward purchases 586,412 square miles of land
in the far northwest of Russian America. Many say "Seward's icebox"
isn't worth $7.2 million, but the future state of Alaska will turn out
to be a bargain. (As long as we don't count Sara Palin)

The treaty enlarged the United States by 586,000 square miles, an area
more than twice the size of Texas, all for the bargain price of around
two cents an acre. Yet because some politicians and journalists
considered Alaska a barren wasteland - and inherently opposed anything
supported by President Andrew Johnson - it became popularly known as
"Seward’s Folly." That label has stuck, never mind that Seward was
economically vindicated long ago by the discovery of gold and oil, not
to mention the throngs of tourists that visit the state each summer.

Alaska has been populated longer than any other location in the
Americas, with the first people crossing over from Asia no later than
15,000 years ago. However, it remained unknown to most of the world
until 1741, when explorer Vitus Bering arrived at the head of a
scurvy-racked Russian expedition and claimed the land for the czar.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Alaskan Spot Prawns w/Cannellini Beans
 Categories: Live! seafo, Beans, Herbs
      Yield: 2 Servings
 
      1 c  Dried cannellini beans
      1 lg Carrot
      1    Rib celery
      1 md Onion; peeled, halved
           Extra virgin olive oil
      3 cl Garlic; chopped
      2 ts Freshly chopped rosemary
     12    Alaskan spot prawns; head on
           - (any large fresh prawns
           - can be substituted)
      5    Roma tomatoes; peeled, diced
      1 tb Freshly chopped parsley
           Salt & pepper
 
  Cover the cannellini beans with water and soak overnight
  and drain. In a large saucepan, combine soaked beans,
  carrot, celery, and onion and enough water to cover.
  Cover and simmer until tender, about 1 hour.
  
  In a large saute pan, heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil.
  Saute the garlic, rosemary and prawns. When almost
  finished, stir in the tomatoes, parsley, salt and pepper
  and beans. Cook until prawns just turn pink.
  
  Serve immediately. Finish with some extra virgin olive
  oil and garnish with fresh rosemary.
  
  Recipe By: Cooking Live Show #CL8925
  
  Yield: 2 servings
  
  From: http://www.recipesource.com
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
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