Subj : Today in History - 1374
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From : Dave Drum
Date : Sat Jun 24 2023 04:19:00

24 June 1374 - DANCING IN THE STREETS CAUSES ALARM IN GERMANY:
Originating in Aachen, Germany, in 1374, the world’s worst outbreak of
dancing mania quickly spread to towns in Belgium and the Netherlands
along the Rhine River.

Afflicted villagers took to the streets by the hundreds, dancing to
music nobody else could hear. Whether their writhing, jerking movements
constituted dancing or something else entirely, those affected were
seemingly in a trance, unable to control their bodies.

Onlookers spoke of the dancing maniacs as wild, frenzied and
hallucinating. Some dancers screamed and cried out in pain, but they
couldn’t stop.

Barely able to eat or sleep, they danced until their bloodied feet could
no longer hold them up, whereupon they collapsed with exhaustion.

The dancing mania went on for weeks, affecting thousands of people.
Then, almost as suddenly as it had started, it ended.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

     Title: Gandy Dancer Cake
Categories: Cakes, Desserts, Fruits, Dairy, Nuts
     Yield: 10 Servings

     3 tb Butter
     1 c  Granulated sugar
     1 lg Egg
   1/2 ts Vanilla
     1 c  A-P flour
   1/2 ts Baking soda
   1/2 ts Salt
   1/2 ts Cinnamon
   1/2 ts Nutmeg
 1 3/4 c  Diced, pared apples
   1/4 c  Walnuts

MMMMM-----------------------CARAMEL SAUCE----------------------------
   1/2 c  Brown sugar
   1/4 c  Butter
   1/4 c  Cream
   1/2 ts Vanilla

 Set the oven @ 350ºF/175ºC.

 Grease the bottom of a 9" springform pan Set aside.

 Cream the butter and sugar together. Add the egg and
 vanilla and beat well.

 Whisk flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg
 together in another bowl.

 Make a well in the dry ingredients. Add wet ingredients
 to the mix.

 Add the apples and nuts to the batter. Scrape into the
 prepared pan. Bake for 20 minutes or until top springs
 back when touched. Cool 5 minutes before removing the
 ring from the pan.

 Top with the caramel sauce.

 MAKE THE CARAMEL SAUCE: Blend brown sugar, butter and
 cream together in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat
 until it boils and thickens, stirring frequently. With
 a cup of water and a pastry brush, brush water onto
 the sides of the pan a couple times to wash any
 un-dissolved sugar crystals back into the sauce.

 Add the vanilla.

 Slowly pour the warm sauce over the warm cake letting
 the sauce soak into the cake.

 Serve with caramel whipped cream.

 RECIPE FROM: http://hungrybrowser.com/phaedrus

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