James's Crawfish Pistolettes

 

         1     lb  Crawfish tails
          8     oz  Cream cheese
        1/2    stk  butter
          1     sm  Onion, finely diced
          1  stalk  celery, finely diced
        1/2      x  Bell pepper, finely diced
          2      x  Cloves garlic, finely diced
          1      x  Jalapeno, seeded and diced
          1     bn  Parsley, finely chopped
         12      x  Bread rolls


Method:
Saute crawfish and vegetables slightly. Let cool then mix with butter and cream cheese.

Core the bread rolls and stuff with mixture. (Best to get hard crusted bread rolls).

Heat in 350 degree oven for about 15 minutes.

 

1846
U.S. declares war on Mexico. California and New Mexico annexed by U.S. Brigham Young leads Mormons to Great Salt Lake. W. T. Morton uses ether as anesthetic. Sewing machine patented by Elias Howe. Frederick Douglass launches abolitionist newspaper The North Star. Failure of potato crop causes famine in Ireland.