• Today in History - 1961

    From Dave Drum@1:229/452 to All on Sun Aug 13 05:36:07 2023
    13 August 1961 - EAST IS SEALED OFF FROM WEST IN A DIVIDED CAPITAL:
    While the city sleeps, Soviet-backed East German soldiers begin erecting
    a barbed-wire barrier in Berlin, making solid what's been for 15 years a geopolitical split within Germany's capital. Transit between communist
    East Berlin and capitalist West Berlin is now strictly verboten.

    A guarded concrete barrier that encircled West Berlin of the Federal
    Republic of Germany (FRG) from 1961 to 1989, separating it from East
    Berlin and the German Democratic Republic (GDR).Construction of the
    Berlin Wall was commenced by the government of the GDR on 13 August
    1961. It included guard towers placed along large concrete walls,
    accompanied by a wide area (later known as the "death strip") that
    contained anti-vehicle trenches, beds of nails and other defenses. The
    primary intention for the Wall's construction was to prevent East German citizens from fleeing to the West.

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    Title: Slow Roasted Rabbit
    Categories: Game, Vegetables, Sauces
    Yield: 4 servings

    3 lb (1.5 kg) rabbit; cleaned, in
    - pieces
    1 tb Ground black pepper
    1 1/4 ts Salt
    1/4 c Oil
    1 lg Onion; chopped
    1 c Water
    3/4 c Ketchup
    1 1/2 tb Worcestershire sauce
    4 ts White sugar
    1 tb Paprika
    1 cl Garlic; chopped

    Set the oven @ 175ºC/350ºF.

    Season rabbit pieces with pepper and salt.

    Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add
    rabbit; cook in hot oil until brown on all sides. Place
    in a 9" X 13" (22cm X 33cm) baking dish.

    Combine onion, water, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce,
    sugar, paprika, and garlic in a medium bowl; mix well,
    then pour over rabbit.

    Bake uncovered in the preheated oven, basting
    frequently, until very tender, about 90 minutes. An
    instant-read thermometer inserted into the meat nearest
    the bone should read at least 72ºC/160ºF.

    Serve with Checkpoint Charlie Red IPA

    RECIPE FROM: Murphy's Irish Pub at Checkpoint Charlie,
    Berlin Germany

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