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From: "Dana Thomas" <>
Subject: [TXCASS-L] Fw: F O O D F U N N Y
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 17:47:09 -0500

A little fun story for all the genealogy/history buffs on my lists from an
unlikely source....My mother who gets a headache and her eyes glaze over
every time I talk about genealogy :) Thanks Mom for thinking of me...this
was a great story!

Dana
----- Original Message -----
> During the Revolutionary War, a group of American patriots had great
> difficulty in defeating a group of British soldiers. It seemed like
> every time the Americans decided to take the offensive, the British
> knew exactly what they planned and were able to repel their moves.
> Once again, the Americans decided to attack a fort held by the
> British. They planned well and all of the Americans were poised to
> go, except for one citizen who was scared to death... he managed to
> fake being sick to avoid taking place in the battle.
>
> When the American troops had left to spring the surprise attack, the
> cowardly dude came out of his house and began walking around the town.
> He happened across another "citizen" who was making detailed notes
> about the condition of the town, the status of the supplies,
> ammunition, etc. The cowardly dude realized that he had come across a
> British spy... whom he quickly subdued and waited for the rest of the
> Americans to return.
>
> When they returned, thwarted again, they realized that the British spy
> had been informing the British troops of all of the plans. They
> quickly hanged the spy and held a celebration for the cowardly dude
> who caught on to the situation. The ladies of the town wanted to make
> the meal a very special event, so they invented a new dish for the
> feast. We enjoy it to this day... Chicken Cacciatore.

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