Subj : Today in Histry - 1788
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From : Dave Drum
Date : Wed Jun 21 2023 03:58:58

21 June 1788 - US CONSTITUTION COMES INTO EFFECT WHEN NEW HAMPSHIRE IS
THE 9TH STATE TO RATIFY IT: The Constitution of the United States is the
supreme law of the United States of America. It superseded the Articles
of Confederation, the nation's first constitution, in 1789. Originally
comprising seven articles, it delineates the national frame and
constraints of government. The Constitution's first three articles
embody the doctrine of the separation of powers, whereby the federal
government is divided into three branches: the legislative, consisting
of the bicameral Congress (Article I); the executive, consisting of the
president and subordinate officers (Article II); and the judicial,
consisting of the Supreme Court and other federal courts (Article III).
Article IV, Article V, and Article VI embody concepts of federalism,
describing the rights and responsibilities of state governments, the
states in relationship to the federal government, and the shared process
of constitutional amendment. Article VII establishes the procedure
subsequently used by the 13 states to ratify it. The Constitution of the
United States is the oldest and longest-standing written and codified
national constitution in force in the world today.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

      Title: Constitution Cake
 Categories: Cakes, Desserts, Fruits, Nuts
      Yield: 12 servings

    375 mL (1 1/2 c) verjuice
    180 g  (6 1/3 oz) Davidson's plums
           - defrosted, sliced, seeded
    120 g  (4 1/4 oz) muntries;
           - defrosted
    120 g  (4 1/4 oz) quandongs; dried
    120 g  (4 1/4 oz) dried currants
     60 g  (2 oz) whole almonds
     50 g  (1 3/4 oz) caster sugar
    120 g  (4 1/4 oz) dark-brown sugar
    180 g  (4 1/2 oz) unsalted butter;
           - chopped
      4 lg Eggs
    180 g  (6 1/3 oz) self-rising flour
    1/2 ts Ground cinnamon
    1/2 ts Ground nutmeg
    120 g  (4 1/4 oz) candied mixed
           - peel
           fine grated rind of 1 lemon
           Nut paste
    120 g  (4 1/4 oz) macadamia nuts
    100 g  (6 1/3 oz) icing sugar
      1    Egg yolk

  Reconstitute dried quandongs by soaking in 375mL of
  verjuice and 50g caster sugar for 30 minutes, then boil
  for 5 minutes. Turn off, add currants, leave to soften
  for 1 hour. Drain and reserve syrup.

  Set the oven @ 220ºC/425ºF and grease and line a 20cm/8"
  round spring-form cake tin with baking paper.

  Dry-roast 120g macadamia nuts and 60g almonds (keeping
  them separate) on a baking tray for 6-8 minutes, then
  set aside to cool. Reset the oven to 170ºC/340ºF.

  To make the nut paste, blend the roasted macadamias in a
  food processor, then add the icing sugar and egg yolk
  and pulse to form a stiff paste. Set aside.

  In the cake mixer, cream the brown sugar and butter
  until pale and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time,
  adding a spoonful of flour if the mixture curdles.

  Fold in the flour, spices, currants, quandongs, sliced
  Davidson's plums (seed removed), whole muntries, almonds
  and candied peel. Stir in the grated lemon zest and the
  reserved syrup, to give a soft batter.

  Spoon half the batter into the prepared tin, then spread
  the nut paste over the mixture and top it with the
  remaining batter.

  Bake for 2 1/2 hours (or until a fine skewer comes out
  clean). If the top colours too quickly, cover with foil
  for the last hour. Leave the cake to cool a little in
  the tin before turning it out.

  RECIPE FROM: https://www.abc.net.au

  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

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