I thought i'd just pass along this little tidbit about Pricilla Tyler, the daughter in-law John Tyler asked to be his hostess at the White House due to Letitia's illness. Priscilla Cooper was born in New York City in 1816. Her father Thomas Apthorpe Cooper was a successful stage actor and producer. Her mother Mary Fairlee Cooper was a New York socialite. Priscilla began to work as an actress at the age of 17. Pricilla's father was a great success in the theater business and the Coopers lived in a grand house on Broadway. Unfortunately the family's fortunes were reversed during the Panic of 1837. The family lost their house and at one point were reduced to subsisting on radishes and strawberries. Pricilla met the former US Senator John Tyler's eldest son Robert Tyler while playing Desdemona in a production of Othello in Richmond, Virginia. In Victorian America, acting was considered a scandalous profession and actresses had little social standing. It would seem unlikely a young actress with financial problems could ever marry the son of a wealthy plantation owner, however despite their social differences, the couple wed in Bristol, Pennsylvania on September 12, 1839, and the Tyler's warmly welcomed her into the Tyler family.

I'm interested in a local,informal swap,but we need more people.Surely there are others in this area who are plant-a holics!? I guess we need a place to meet,like a local park or someone's yard (preferably a large one).

bumping this down...hope it was a great swap!

>>I see the recipe calls for 160 F internal. I would go to 150 for myself. 160 F is still tender. The problem with 150 F is you will see pink. >> Well...for those who haven't read the whole recipe, it's slow-roasted to 150F, then marinated for an hour, floured, and deep-fried to 160F. I think the marinating will take care of any potential overcooking; it's going to add a fair amount of moisture back in. This is somewhat similar to the superb Braised Short Rib recipe from âÂÂCraft of Cookingâ by Tom Colicchio. I've been making short ribs for decades, but once I tasted these, I threw all my other short rib recipes out. I used a modification of his short rib recipe to make a homemade nacho dish that was the hit of a potluck party last year.