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On this day in 1927 (12-23-1927) Santa Claus robbed the First National Bank of Cisco, Texas.
At noon Marshall Ratliff, Henry Helms, Robert Hill, and Louis Davis entered the bank with guns drawn. Ratliff, dressed in a borrowed Santa Claus costume, entered the bank vault. Some of the bank customers escaped and alerted the police. Gunfire ensued when Ratliff came out of the vault with a sack containing money. Two policemen were mortally wounded, and Ratliff and Davis were also wounded, Davis severely. As their escape car was almost out of gas and one of the tires had been shot out, the robbers stole another car, but the driver took the keys with him. They then left the wounded Davis in the car, forgetting the moneybag. The fugitives escaped on foot, stole a series of cars, and had more gunfights over the next several days. They were finally captured in Graham, Texas. The infamous Santa Claus Bank Robbery led to the largest manhunt ever seen in the state at that time.
https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/santa-claus-bank-robbery
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I focus on exploring the cultures and regions of Texas. Primarily through food, both with some history and culture thrown in here and there.
Instead of designing recipes that suit specific diets (ie., keto or gluten-free), I focus on flavor. I mostly stick to traditional, but I throw in a few new creations here and there.
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On this day in 1929, Bose Ikard died in Austin. Ikard, born a slave in Mississippi in 1843, became one of the most famous black frontiersmen and trail drivers in Texas. The Civil War left Bose a free man. In 1866 he went to work for Oliver Loving as a trail driver.
After Loving's death, he continued in the service of Loving's partner, Charles Goodnight. The men became lifelong friends. Goodnight later commented that he trusted Ikard "farther than any living man. He was my detective, banker, and everything else in Colorado, New Mexico, and the other wild country I was in." In 1869, after settling in Weatherford, Ikard participated in a running battle with Quanah Parker's Comanche band, riding alongside his former master, Milton Ikard.
After Ikard's death, Goodnight bought a granite marker and wrote an epitaph for his old friend: "Bose Ikard served with me four years on the Goodnight-Loving Trail, never shirked a duty or disobeyed an order, rode with me in many stampedes, participated...
You wouldn't know it by visiting most Mexican restaurants here in Texas, but not all Mexican rice is red.
I prefer arroz verde (green rice) to the ubiquitous red rice. It's got a brighter flavor that contrasts well with meat and chile heavy dishes. Squeeze a little lime over the top and it's even better.
https://www.recipeworkbook.com/arroz-verde-green-rice/
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