Subj : Today in History - 1985 To : All From : Dave Drum Date : Tue Jun 27 2023 04:56:00 27 June 1985 - AMERICA'S LEGENDARY 'MOTHER ROAD' IS NO MORE: It's too late to get hip to timely Route 66 tips, as the once heavily travelled highway spanning the US heartland from Chicago to L.A. (California) is officially decertified. Formerly stretching more than 2,000 miles, the giant US interstate highway system now renders the route obsolete. It was recognized in popular culture by both the 1946 hit song "(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66" and the Route 66 television series, which aired on CBS from 1960 to 1964. It was also featured in the Disney/Pixar animated feature film franchise Cars. In John Steinbeck's novel The Grapes of Wrath (1939), the highway symbolizes escape, loss, and the hope of a new beginning; Steinbeck dubbed it the Mother Road. Other designations and nicknames include the Will Rogers Highway and the Main Street of America. US 66 was a primary route for those who migrated west, especially during the Dust Bowl of the 1930s, and it supported the economies of the communities through which it passed. People doing business along the route became prosperous, and they later fought to keep it alive in the face of the growing threat of being bypassed by the more advanced controlled-access highways of the Interstate Highway System in the 1960s and 70s. US 66 underwent many improvements and realignments over its lifetime, but it was officially removed from the United States Highway System in 1985[2] after it was entirely replaced by segments of the Interstate Highway System. Portions of the road that passed through Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Arizona have been communally designated a National Scenic Byway by the name "Historic Route 66", returning the name to some maps. Several states have adopted significant bypassed sections of the former US 66 into their state road networks as State Route 66. The corridor is also being redeveloped into U.S. Bicycle Route 66, a part of the United States Bicycle Route System that was developed in the 2010s. MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Famous Dave's * Route 66 Truck Stop Chilli Categories: Beef, Stews, Chilies, Beans, Booze Yield: 7 Servings 3 lb Coarse ground beef 2 ts Famous Daves Steak seasoning 1/4 c + 1 tb Mexene chilli spice 1 ts Coarse ground black pepper 4 ts Ground cumin 2 ts MAGGI seasoning 1 tb Dried basil; crumbled 1 tb Garlic granules 1 c Celery; chopped fine 1 c Onion; chopped fine 1 c Green bell pepper; chopped 1 lg Jalapeno; stemmed, seeded, - diced fine 32 oz Can Brooks Chilli hot beans 22 oz Can tomato juice 15 oz Can diced tomatoes 15 oz Can tomato puree 10 oz Can beef broth 3 tb Famous Dave's BBQ sauce 2 tb Kahlua 2 tb Worcestershire sauce Combine ground beef, steak seasoning, chilli spice, black pepper, cumin, MAGGI, basil, and garlic powder in a pot and mix well. Cook until the ground beef begins to turn a crusty brown, stirring frequently. Add celery, onion, green pepper, and jalapeno. Cook until the vegetables are tender, stirring frequently. Add undrained chilli beans, tomato juice, undrained tomatoes, tomato puree broth, BBQ sauce, Kahlua, and Worcestershire sauce and mix well. Simmer until the desired consistency is reached, stirring occasionally. Ladle into chilli bowls. Serve with shredded Cheddar cheese, minced onion, and plenty of crackers. * NOT Dave of UDD fame. This is a different famous Dave. His recipe is pretty much guaranteed heartburn city. Serves 6 to 8 From: http://www.recipegoldmine.com Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives MMMMM .... There's a difference between a philosophy and a bumper sticker. --- MultiMail/Win v0.52 * Origin: capitolcityonline.net * Telnet/SSH:2022/HTTP (1:2320/105) .