Subj : Today in History - 1947
To   : All
From : Dave Drum
Date : Mon Jun 05 2023 04:20:00

5 June 1947 - US SECRETARY OF STATE GEORGE MARSHALL OUTLINES THE
"MARSHALL PLAN" TO REBUILD WESTERN EUROPE: The United States transferred
$13.3 billion (equivalent of $173 billion in 2023) in economic recovery
programs to Western European economies after the end of World War II.
Replacing an earlier proposal for a Morgenthau Plan, it operated for
four years beginning on April 3, 1948. The goals of the United States
were to rebuild war-torn regions, remove trade barriers, modernize
industry, improve European prosperity and prevent the spread of
communism. The Marshall Plan proposed the reduction of interstate
barriers and the economic integration of the European Continent while
also encouraging an increase in productivity as well as the adoption of
modern business procedures.

The Marshall Plan aid was divided among the participant states roughly
on a per capita basis. A larger amount was given to the major industrial
powers, as the prevailing opinion was that their resuscitation was
essential for the general European revival. Somewhat more aid per capita
was also directed toward the Allied nations, with less for those that
had been part of the Axis or remained neutral. The largest recipient of
Marshall Plan money was the United Kingdom (receiving about 26% of the
total). The next highest contributions went to France (18%) and West
Germany (11%). Some eighteen European countries received Plan
benefits. Although offered participation, the Soviet Union refused
Plan benefits and also blocked benefits to Eastern Bloc countries, such
as Romania and Poland.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Marshall Field's Cinnamon Crunch Muffins
 Categories: Muffins, Desserts, Breakfast
      Yield: 12 Servings
 
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  2 1/3 tb Butter
  2 1/3 tb Margarine
      1 c  Sugar
      1 lg Eggs
    1/2 c  Sour cream
      2 c  Sifted cake flour
    1/2 ts Salt
    1/2 ts Baking powder
    1/4 ts Nutmeg

MMMMM----------------------CINNAMON CRUNCH---------------------------
  4 1/3 tb Butter
    2/3 c  Brown sugar
      1 c  Chopped pecans
    1/2 c  Flour
      1 tb Cinnamon
 
  Set oven @ 350ºF/175ºC.
  
  In a large bowl, cream the butter, margarine, sugar.
  cream until light and fluffy. blend in the eggs. In a
  bowl, combine sour cream and baking soda. set aside.
  
  Sift cake flour, salt, baking powder and nutmeg
  together. Add flour mixture and sour cream to butter
  mixture. Do not over mix.
  
  In a large bowl, combine crunch mix ingredients with a
  pastry blender. Mix well. Fold in 1/2 cup crunch mix
  with muffin mix. Spoon into paper cup lined muffin tins.
  Fill a little over half full. Sprinkle remaining crunch
  mix over the top.
  
  Bake for 25 minutes or until golden brown.
  
  Makes 12 muffins.
  
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