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• From the Texas Almanac 2016–2017
SOCIAL STUDIES TEKS
4 - 6, 7, 10, 19, 21, 22
7 - 6, 8, 9, 11, 19, 21, 22
8 - 2, 10, 11, 12, 23, 29
STAAR
4, 7 - Writing - 1, 2, 3
4, 7, 8 - Reading - 1, 2, 3
8 - Social Studies - 2, 4
Lone Star Cuisine
SPECIAL LESSON 17TEXAS ALMANAC TEACHERS GUIDE
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A chili stand in San Antonio’s Haymarket Plaza in 1933 shows food vendors, at right, known as “chili queens,” with customers seated and spectators. Photo by Jack Specht, San Antonio
Light Collection, Institute of Texan Cultures, UT San Antonio.”
PRIOR KNOWLEDGE
Students should know the following to successfully take part in these activities:● ThatTexashistoryismultifacetedandmulticultural.● AbasicunderstandingofthehistoricandongoingsettlementofTexas.● Theabilitytoresearchindependentlyand/orwithguidanceusingavailableresearch
materials(theInternet,schoolandpubliclibraries,textbooks,andclassroommaterials).● Theabilitytocitesourcesandidentifypotentialresources.
INSTRUCTIONAL SUGGESTIONS
1. FAMILY FOOD HISTORY: Studentswillreadthearticle“ManyCulturesConvergetoCreateOne-of-a-KindLoneStarCuisine”byDottyGriffithintheTexas Almanac 2016–2017.Next,havethemusetheFamily Food History Student Activity Sheet to identify foods and recipes thatareatraditionintheirfamilyandany family members especiallyknownformakingatraditionaldishbetterordifferentlythananyoneelse.Writethesedown,alongwithpossible cultural histories behind these foods,anddiscussinclass.
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2. MAPPING: Usingthemaponthe Five Culinary States of Texas Student Activity Sheet, studentswillcolor and label the different food regionslistedinthearticle“ManyCulturesConvergetoCreateOne-of-a-KindLoneStarCuisine”byDottyGriffithintheTexas Almanac 2016–2017.Coloredareascanoverlap.Studentswillthenlisttheparticularfoodsmentionedinthearticleintheareasofthemaptowhichthosefoodsbelong.Allofthefoodslistedonthemaparedescribedinthearticle.
3. RESEARCH: AftercompletingthemapinactivityNo.2,havethestudentsworkindividuallyorinsmallgroupsandassign each person or groupaparticularareaor“culinarystate.”Studentswillthenchoose one food or dishdiscussedinthearticlethatbelongstotheirculinarystate,researchitshistory,andanswerthequestionsaboutitontheLone Star Cuisine Research Student Activity Sheet.
4. RECIPE BOOK: Nowthatstudentshaveabetterideaofhowfoodplaysaroleinculturalidentity,havestudents pick a culture or geographic region ofTexasandcreate a recipe book featuringfoodsthatareprevalentinthatregion.For additional points,theywillillustratetheirrecipebookwithillustrationsand/orphotographs(theirownorcutfrommagazines).
RELATED RESOURCES:Tex-Mex Cuisine — https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/lgtlt Chicken-fried Steak — https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/lgc01 Texas BBQ (Southern Foodways Alliance) —
https://www.southernfoodways.org/oral-history/southern-bbq-trail/texas-bbq/ Cajun Texans (information on food culture in the middle of the article) —
http://texasalmanac.com/topics/culture/cajun-texans The History of Texas Cuisine — http://www.utexas.edu/gtc/assets/pdfs/texas_cuisine.pdf Chuckwagon History and Cooking — http://americanchuckwagoncooking.blogspot.com/p/
chuckwagon-historythere-is-majestic.html
The Old Borunda Cafe, an early, adobe Mexicanrestaurant in Marfa, photographed in 1913.
Photo courtesy of the Marfa PublicLibrary and the UNT Portal
to Texas History.
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S T U D E N T A C T I V I T Y
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Family Food HistoryDIRECTIONS: Listanytraditionalfoodsorrecipesthatyourfamilyhasalwayscookedand
anyfamilymembersknownformakingthisdishbetterordifferentlythananyoneelse.Writedownanypossibleculturalhistoriesbehindthesefoods.
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FOODS OR RECIPES FAMILY MEMBERS
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Five Culinary States of Texas
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DIRECTIONS: Color and label this map of Texas with the different food regions or “culinary states” listed in the article “ManyCulturesConvergetoCreateOne-of-a-KindLoneStarCuisine”byDottyGriffithintheTexas Almanac 2016–2017. Use a different color for each
food region and show which color you used in the key provided on the left. Finally, write the foods listed below in the areas of the map to which those foods belong. Some foods may belong to more than one area.
Chili con CarneChicken Fried SteakPo’BoysFajitasStewed Green BeansFried ChickenSeafood GumboCornmeal-battered
Fried Fish SteakPecan PieBarbecue
Pork RibsSausageBlack-eyed PeasWhite GravyFlour TortillasBoudinSeafood BoilsCornbreadTamalesWiener Schnitzel
Tex-Mex Land
Coastal Bend
New Texas
The Old South East
Cowboy Country
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Lone Star Cuisine Research
1. Whendidthisfoodordishfirstappear?Whatcultureisfirstassociatedwithit?
2. Doesthenameofthefoodordishhaveanyculturalsignificance?
3. Isthisfoodordishmadebyaspecificpersoninthecultureorisitmadeforaspecificevent?
4. Dodifferentgroupsmakethisfoodordishanydifferently?Givesomeexamplesandexplainsomeofthereasonswhytheymaycookthisfoodinauniquewayorusedifferentingredients.
DIRECTIONS: Writeyourareaor“culinarystate”intheblank,below.Read“ManyCulturesConvergetoCreateOne-of-a-KindLoneStarCuisine”byDottyGriffithintheTexas Almanac 2016–2017 andchooseonefoodordishdiscussedinthearticlethatbelongstoyourarea.Researchthehistoryofthatfoodordishandanswerthequestions,below.
MY CULINARY STATE
_________________ FOOD OR DISH TO RESEARCH
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T E X A S A L M A N A C P O S T E R
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Six Flags and Five Culinary States
Spain 1519–1821 Mexico 1821–1836 SpainwasthefirstEuropeanpowertoclaimTexasbeginningwiththeexplorationsofcolonialmarauderHernánCortézin1519.Spanishinflu-encecontinuedfor300years,withasignificantlegacy.SpanishremainedthelanguageoftheMexicannationthatfreeditselffromSpainin1821,includingpartsofTexastoday.ManytownsinTex-asbearSpanishnames,prominentlySanAntonio,thehubofSpanishmissions.Ontheculinaryside,thechiliqueensofSanAntoniosymbolizerootsofthecuisineweknowasTex-Mex.
France 1685–1690 France’stenureinTexaswasbrief,ashort-livedattempttoexpanditsbasefromFrenchLouisiana.Theflagbear-ingthefleurdelyswasplantedinEastTexasneartheGulfCoast.TheFrenchinTexasdidn’tlastlongandtheirimpactwasnotparticularlysignificant.MostoftheFrenchin-fluenceinTexascuisine,likethefleetingFrenchpresenceinTexas,comesfromLouisianaintheformofCajunandCreoledishes,particularlysincethepost-Katrinamigrations.Thinkgumboandcrawfishboils.
The Republic of Texas 1836–1845 Thewarforindepen-dencefromMexicoestab-lishedTexasasarepublic.ThoughTexaswasn’tanindependentnationallthat
longbeforejoiningtheUnitedStates,thatstatushasforevermarkedtheLoneStarStateasabastionofbravado.Thisisjustoneoftheuniquefeaturesdefiningourstate.TexasasafledglingnationblendedEuropeanculturesintoanewidentity,muchthesamewayschnitzelmayhavebecomechickenfriedsteak.
The Confederacy 1861–1865 SixteenyearsafterjoiningtheUnion,TexaswentalongwithSouthernstatesinabloodyandill-fatedattempttosecede.TheeasternpartsofthestatewerecloselyalignedwiththeSouthculturallyandeconomi-cally.Thissentimentprevailedinthedebateoverjoiningthedoomedrebelcause.TheculinarylegacyoftheSouthhadagreatinfluenceonTexascuisine,especial-lyinEastTexaswheresaucybarbecueandfriedchickenareasmuchapartofthefabricoflifeassweet tea.
United State of America 1845–1861; 1865–present
BeefintheshapeoflonghornshelpeddefineTexasintheyearsimmediatelyfollowingtheCivilWar.Thiswastheeraofcattledrivesandsprawl-ingranches,driving thelorethatsymbolizesTexastomuchoftheworld.Addoilwellstotheimageofmuchlandandmanycattleandyouhavethebigger-than-lifemys-tiqueof16-ounceT-bonesteaks.Yes,there’smoretoTexascuisine,butformanyTexansa bigsteakremainstopswhenitcomestobig dealmeals.
More than roller coasters and Wild West shootoutsSix Flags isn’t just the brand of an amusement park empire, although the parks are tangible
memes that keep this Texas history alive. Six national flags have flown over Texas.
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