In April 1843, members of the Army of the Texas Republic found themselves facing two problems.
The first: They were imprisoned by Mexican General Santa Anna, who’d captured them during a border raid. The second? The anniversary of their victory at the Battle of San Jacinto was coming up, and the prison atmosphere wasn’t exactly set for any kind of celebration.
To pep things up, the men bribed their guards to smuggle in mezcal, sugar, eggs, and donkey’s milk. After stealing some kitchen tools, the soldiers mixed up their creamy, potent concoction. Their leader, General Thomas Green, declared the concoction a success. He later described it as “such egg-nog as never was seen or drank under the nineteenth degree of northern latitude.”
I love egg nog but I can't stop with one serving. I'm not sure I would like this concoction.
samantha90 wrote:
In April 1843, members of the Army of the Texas Republic found themselves facing two problems.
The first: They were imprisoned by Mexican General Santa Anna, who’d captured them during a border raid. The second? The anniversary of their victory at the Battle of San Jacinto was coming up, and the prison atmosphere wasn’t exactly set for any kind of celebration.
To pep things up, the men bribed their guards to smuggle in mezcal, sugar, eggs, and donkey’s milk. After stealing some kitchen tools, the soldiers mixed up their creamy, potent concoction. Their leader, General Thomas Green, declared the concoction a success. He later described it as “such egg-nog as never was seen or drank under the nineteenth degree of northern latitude.”
I love egg nog but I can't stop with one serving. I'm not sure I would like this concoction.
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No, that concoction would not pass my lips. My son and I love egg nog - any brand.
samantha90 wrote:
In April 1843, members of the Army of the Texas Republic found themselves facing two problems.
The first: They were imprisoned by Mexican General Santa Anna, who’d captured them during a border raid. The second? The anniversary of their victory at the Battle of San Jacinto was coming up, and the prison atmosphere wasn’t exactly set for any kind of celebration.
To pep things up, the men bribed their guards to smuggle in mezcal, sugar, eggs, and donkey’s milk. After stealing some kitchen tools, the soldiers mixed up their creamy, potent concoction. Their leader, General Thomas Green, declared the concoction a success. He later described it as “such egg-nog as never was seen or drank under the nineteenth degree of northern latitude.”
I love egg nog but I can't stop with one serving. I'm not sure I would like this concoction.
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I suppose the success of the concoction depends on the percentage of mezcal in the mix. As a prisoner, if it got the job done, it was a success.
I never had egg nogg. I don't feel like drinking raw egg.
samantha90 wrote:
In April 1843, members of the Army of the Texas Republic found themselves facing two problems.
The first: They were imprisoned by Mexican General Santa Anna, who’d captured them during a border raid. The second? The anniversary of their victory at the Battle of San Jacinto was coming up, and the prison atmosphere wasn’t exactly set for any kind of celebration.
To pep things up, the men bribed their guards to smuggle in mezcal, sugar, eggs, and donkey’s milk. After stealing some kitchen tools, the soldiers mixed up their creamy, potent concoction. Their leader, General Thomas Green, declared the concoction a success. He later described it as “such egg-nog as never was seen or drank under the nineteenth degree of northern latitude.”
I love egg nog but I can't stop with one serving. I'm not sure I would like this concoction.
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Me neither, Sam!!
For many years I made my own from a neighbor's recipe. (about 55 years ago): rye whiskey, eggs & egg whites(fluffed), Meyers rum, sugar and heavy cream. Creamy & absolutely delicious!! My family loved it - made it for many years, but no longer.
If anyone is interested, PM me an I'll send the recipe.
Happy Holidays
Mark
Great story, Sam. I’m afraid I would have to pass on donkey milk eggnog. 😊
I like home made eggnog...but this is questionable. Thanks for the story.
There are some historical issues with this story.
--Bob
samantha90 wrote:
In April 1843, members of the Army of the Texas Republic found themselves facing two problems.
The first: They were imprisoned by Mexican General Santa Anna, who’d captured them during a border raid. The second? The anniversary of their victory at the Battle of San Jacinto was coming up, and the prison atmosphere wasn’t exactly set for any kind of celebration.
To pep things up, the men bribed their guards to smuggle in mezcal, sugar, eggs, and donkey’s milk. After stealing some kitchen tools, the soldiers mixed up their creamy, potent concoction. Their leader, General Thomas Green, declared the concoction a success. He later described it as “such egg-nog as never was seen or drank under the nineteenth degree of northern latitude.”
I love egg nog but I can't stop with one serving. I'm not sure I would like this concoction.
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rmalarz wrote:
There are some historical issues with this story.
--Bob
Bob please inform me of the problems. I took this from a publication. I would be interested in knowing so I can verify the mistakes with them.
Bridges
Loc: Memphis, Charleston SC, now Nazareth PA
samantha90 wrote:
In April 1843, members of the Army of the Texas Republic found themselves facing two problems.
The first: They were imprisoned by Mexican General Santa Anna, who’d captured them during a border raid. The second? The anniversary of their victory at the Battle of San Jacinto was coming up, and the prison atmosphere wasn’t exactly set for any kind of celebration.
To pep things up, the men bribed their guards to smuggle in mezcal, sugar, eggs, and donkey’s milk. After stealing some kitchen tools, the soldiers mixed up their creamy, potent concoction. Their leader, General Thomas Green, declared the concoction a success. He later described it as “such egg-nog as never was seen or drank under the nineteenth degree of northern latitude.”
I love egg nog but I can't stop with one serving. I'm not sure I would like this concoction.
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I bought some Almond-nog at the store yesterday and tried it. While it tastes like egg-nog, it is like egg-nog watered down. It didn't really pass the test for me.
Bigmike1
Loc: I am from Gaffney, S.C. but live in Utah.
Donkey milk? They must have been really hard up. I like eggnog, but it is fattening. It seems like everything I like is either illegal, immoral or fattening. (:
The Battle of San Jacinto was fought on April 21, 1836. The battle started at 4 PM and lasted approximately 18 minutes. Subsequent to the battle, Santa Anna was captured, trying to escape by wearing a simple soldier's (dragoon) uniform. Upon bringing him back to the battle site, his men immediately recognized him, stood, and saluted him. Thus, giving him away.
As a result of his capture, Santa Anna was enticed to sign The Treaty of Velasco, ending the conflict. (The issue was not being fully awake and thinking this ended all conflicts. I then remembered the Mexican-American war which occurred after this)
There is probably some truth to your story in that there was some hesitancy to accept the Treaty of Velasco due to it being signed by Santa Anna while under the duress of being a captive.
Texas was annexed by the United States in 1845. This led to the Mexican-American war from 1846 to 1848. The incident you referred to would most likely have occurred on April 21, 1847.
So, being more fully awake now, there is no issue with your story.
BTW, I celebrate the victory on April 21. I tend to overlook the "Cinco de Mayo" falderal and commemorate a different historical event that day.
--Bob
samantha90 wrote:
Bob please inform me of the problems. I took this from a publication. I would be interested in knowing so I can verify the mistakes with them.
The post is great but I won't say that for the donkey mix -
samantha90 wrote:
In April 1843, members of the Army of the Texas Republic found themselves facing two problems.
The first: They were imprisoned by Mexican General Santa Anna, who’d captured them during a border raid. The second? The anniversary of their victory at the Battle of San Jacinto was coming up, and the prison atmosphere wasn’t exactly set for any kind of celebration.
To pep things up, the men bribed their guards to smuggle in mezcal, sugar, eggs, and donkey’s milk. After stealing some kitchen tools, the soldiers mixed up their creamy, potent concoction. Their leader, General Thomas Green, declared the concoction a success. He later described it as “such egg-nog as never was seen or drank under the nineteenth degree of northern latitude.”
I love egg nog but I can't stop with one serving. I'm not sure I would like this concoction.
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You gotta love those Texans. I have a few close relatives in Shiner, Austin, The Woodlands, but none who would drink that mix.
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