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LifeStyles 2019 MARCH EDITION

OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY

Bringing Communities & Winter Texans

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The City of Mission Says...

Thank You Winter Friends for Choosing

Mission as Your Winter Home We hope that your stay here in Mission has been pleasant and that you will make plans to return next fall.

Extend an invitation to friends and family to visit Mission, Texas... the best place not only to spend the winter months, but to also call home.

Something for everyone.... • Golfing • Biking Trails

• Nature Walks at the World Birding Center (400 + species) National Butterfly Center (200 + species) • Fiestas & Traditions • History, Culture & Arts • Delicious Variety of Foods • Shopping • Friendly locals & WARM sunny days

Have a safe trip and we’ll see you next season!

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From WWII bomber pilot to author Jack Van Norman shares life story in autobiography Although his days as a World War II bomber pilot may be over, Jack Van Norman, a Winter Texan at Alamo Recreational Vehicle Park, re-lived his days as he spent nearly six years detailing his experiences in his book “Flying Over the Hump with Captain Jack.”

Van Norman, who hails from northwest Iowa, graduated high

school in May of 1942, six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Less than a year after his graduation, Van Norman had made the decision to go into service, entering the Army Air Corps where he learned to fly C47 bombers.

The corps changed its name to the United States Air Force in 1947.

“My birthday is the third of De-

cember, and I went to Dallas on the 3rd of December and took the Aviation Cadet Center test,” Van Norman said in a radio interview. “I passed the test on the third of December, my birthday, and the next day I had a physical and I passed that, so I was accepted into the Aviation Cadet program. I went into the service in March of 1943. We had classifications--the classifications were pilot, bombardier, and navigator, and thank the good Lord I was classified as a pilot.”

His book, “Flying Over the Hump with Captain Jack”, refers to the name given by allied pilots in World War II to the eastern end of the Himalayan Mountains over which they flew military transport aircrafts from India to China to resupply the Chinese war effort of Chiang Kai-shek and the units of the United States Army Air Forces based in China.

The Hump developed a reputation for being incredibly dangerous. Over 1,000 men and 600 planes were lost over the

530-mile stretch of rugged terrain.

Now at 94-years old, Van Norman looks back at his memories as a pilot during WWII and they’ve grown to mean more to him as time passes. One of his fondest and most proud memories was when he was chosen to fly to China to pick up three Doolittle Raiders who had been held as POWs by the Japanese.

“After the war ended, which was August of 1945, I got chosen to go fly to Beijing, China and pick up three Doolittle Raiders who had been captured for 40 months under Japanese control. At that time, it didn’t mean as much to me as it does today,” he said.

After his time in the United States Air Force, Van Norman became a pharmacist in Swea City where he ran a pharmacy for 52 years. Now, Van Norman can add accomplished author to his long resume as he spends his winters down in South Texas.

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Did You Know About the RGV Livestock Show & Rodeo?

By: Roda Grubb

Spring break is just around the corner. Time to plan how to fill those empty non-school hours. Luckily, the Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show and Rodeo (RGVLSR), one of the largest and oldest livestock shows and rodeo in South Texas, runs from Thursday,

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Did You Know the Livestock Show is 80-years old this year? Started in 1939 as a means for students to show their animals and earn prizes, the show has evolved into an arena for teaching, community involvement and furthering education opportunities. Last year $1.8 million was raised to be given to the participants and over 265 scholarships were awarded.

Did You Know that 650 volunteers give their time because someone in their youth gave to them?

“Giving back doesn’t have to be about money. It’s a circle and these volunteers are giving back now,” said D.J. Wernecke, general manager, RGVLSR. “We all have to give back. That’s what keeps the circle going.

If it wasn’t for volunteers we definitely wouldn’t have made it this far.”

Did You Know the Livestock Show is introducing their first mascot this year? Rio, the Bronc, has joined the team and has it’s own stall at the museum in the Event Building and will be found walking around the grounds.

“We designed Rio in house,” Wernecke smiled. “I wanted a good-natured, non-gender horse with a friendly smile.

We’re not saying if it’s a boy or girl. That’s up to every person to decide.”

Did You Know students spend all year raising chickens, cows, lambs, goats, pigs, and rabbits as breeding or market animals to win prizes such as scholarships, buckles and cash? Thousands of hours of care go into the student’s animals-feeding morning and evenings, cleaning, grooming, intermediate shows-on top of all their other student academics

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and activities. Showing in either breeding or market, it’s riveting to watch as the students strut their stuff with their chosen species. Walking the stalls is a great experience since many times the students are there and will happily answer questions about their charge animal.

“For example, there will be over 500 breeding pigs the first weekend, then they’ll go home,” explained Wernecke. “At the first of the week we’ll get around 800 pigs for the market division.”

Did You Know there is a Kids Corral for kids 12 and under?

Here is found Cowtown USA for learning to milk a cow or goat, and an area for feeding parakeets and petting goats.

A safe area with only one way in and one way out leads to a Kiddie Karnival including various age group rides. Relax while young ones explore.

Did You Know on Friday, March 8th, there will be a bloodless matador bullfight? Two of the matadors will be coming from Spain and the intricate art of the bullfight will be explained to the public in English and Spanish.

Did You Know there are horse shows? Western and English riders will compete early Monday and Tuesday mornings. Monday will be Western riders competing in poles and barrels. Tuesday morning will find a wide variety of performance competition, offering a great opportunity to learn about the ages old sport. Among English riding will be Hunter Under Saddle and English Equitation. Western riding includes such divisions as Western Horsemanship and Working Cow Horse. Saddles, belt buckles, prize money and scholarships will be awarded these horse riders for their hard, diligent work.

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Did You Know there’s working Antique Farm Equipment which dates back to the 1920s and 1930s? These can be found along the south side of the grounds with demonstrations as to how they work.

Did You Know students from third grade to seniors submit their 4H and FFA metal and wood shop projects and photography?

The vast array of pieces from patio furniture to metal artwork and photogenic composition gets creative juices flowing.

Did You Know they have a Cotton Style Show on March 11.

“We have a young man who intends to go into fashion,” Wernecke proudly states. “He has made shorts, t-shirts, a dress, all different items. He’s not a big AG person but he participates every year at the show in the Cotton Style Show and does well.”

For entertainment value, the livestock show offers concerts, carnivals, various shows with clowns, hypnotist and the always mind-blowing magician, to name a few. A day at the show for the participants can bring joy or disappointment but always pride as they hear people praise their work.

Indeed this is a show to be attended with the idea that it’s all about the kids. A gigantic fund-raiser to help the students move ahead in their education, whether it’s to purchase another animal, pay for college or make a decision in their careers. It’s not just about the incredible amount of fun to be had there, it’s about the hundreds of hours of labor the students, staff, volunteers put in each year to make this the best show ever.

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Brands show ‘ironclad ownership’ of livestock By: Kathy Olivarez Since the early days of agriculture when men first started trying to contain animals for their private use, the question of what animal belonged to which owner became a problem.

The answer became the branding of stock with so it would make an identifiable mark on the animal so there would be no question of ownership.

The earliest recorded history of branding stock was found in Egypt and Mesopotamia between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers of western Asia, as

far back as 1900 B.C. It was known to be used in Spain in the 13th century. It spread to the Netherlands during the Spanish occupation and is thought to have spread first to England and later the original 13 American colonies.

It was brought to Mexico

by Hernan Cortez in 1519 when he used a brand with three crosses on the horses he took for his soldiers and himself when he began the colonization of Mexico.

A brand registry started in Mexico City in 1530 to recognize and register the brands of the Spanish

ranchers. Ranches had been established from Veracruz where the first cattle were unloaded in the New World along the route to Mexico City and along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico northward.

It spread north along the Rio Grande and into what is now Texas with Spanish settlers who founded the great haciendas along the river in the 1700’s. In 1541 Don Francisco Coronado led an expedition of 1500 soldiers and priests up the Rio Grande and into what is now New Mexico in search of gold and treasures and to establish a settlement.

Spanish settlers also brought cattle to the missions established around San Antonio including San Antonio de Valero, better known as the Alamo. But the place where the cattle flourished best was at Mission Espiritu Santo near Goliad. By 1778, between 15,000 to 20,000 cattle grazed on the open lands around the mission, making it Texas’ first large ranch.

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IRONCLAD OWNERSHIP livestock be branded.

Raisers Foundation in Fort It is the cowboy’s ironclad Worth, Texas.

Stiles kept records on signature, leaving no question about who owns where he got the branding the animal. Since Cortez first irons and what ranches they branded his animals, billions represented.

Unlike other states where of animals throughout North and South America, have brands are registered at the been branded with a variety state level, Texas brands are of brands to show ownership registered the county level.

Some of the brands Stile by certain ranchers.

Leonard Stiles, who collected had been used first worked for the Texas back in the days when Texas southwest Cattlemen’s was still part of a Spanish Association and later the colony. The oldest brand in King Ranch, made it his his collection was made in hobby to collect many of the 1819. It was the J Crossed W branding irons used in Texas. brand originated by James Eventually he received 1,096 Taylor White, still used by branding irons from ranches some of his descendants.

Today brands are welded throughout the United States and other countries. to the handles and are less Upon his death, the branding likely to come apart.

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a design. Then as the ranches passed from generation to generation, each son would add a bar or curlicue to note the difference in ownership of the cattle. As the generations passed the brands became very fancy.

The earliest Spanish brand recorded in the province of Texas belonged to Don Jun Jose Flores; registered in 1762.

Texas established its first branding law in 1848. It required ranchers to record their bands in the counties where the ranches were located. Cattle were branded with large brands that could be seen from a distance while horses were branded with smaller brands.

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Stiles’ collection of branding irons included the famous Running W brand used still today by the King Ranch. But it was only one of many brands he collected.

Brands could have a design made of numbers or letters or geometric figures such as diamonds, circles or squares. Some had special objects like rocking chairs, stars and hearts. The figures could stand alone, or the letters and number might be joined together. Brands are read from left to right

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Texas brands could be placed on the left or right hip, thigh, loin, rib, shoulder, jaw or awls. Only country brands were placed on the animal’s neck. Having a country brand was supposed to make stealing cattle harder. Brands had to be registered with the County Clerk’s office every ten years to remain valid.

In the early days, most brands were made on the ranch where the cattle lived, others were made by local blacksmiths.

Handles varied from brand to brand. Some were simply a stick or a long rod made of the same material use for the brand. For sticks made of the same material as the brand, corn cobs were often

hollowed and used on the handles for insulation from the heat. Others had round circles at the top that helped hold the brand steady. Today most brands are welded together.

The design on the brand could be as simple as the 711 used by Seven Eleven Ranch, or the five-pointed star used by the Texas Department of Corrections. Stiles own brand was an M with an L created by adding a bar at the end of the M to make it also look like an L. Letters could stand up or lay down or even be upside own. The design of the brand is up to the owner who designs it.

Anyone interested in seeing this unique collection may want to make a trip to Fort Worth and visit the Texas and Southwest Cattle Raisers Foundation.

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Winter Texan fun goes full circle Leslie Blasing takes tour up to the great white north By: Bryan Ramos

The Winter Texan season begins around October and starts to wind down in April, ending a six to seven month streak of living every day like it’s Saturday down in Rio Grande Valley for Winter Texans.

Many frequent South Padre Island, which features a ton of entertainment options, including checking out the lively performances of Leslie Blasing, a singer who can nail any genre of music on stage.

But once Winter Texan season is over and summer rolls around, people start heading home

back up north, however, the fun doesn’t end there.

Leslie Blasing has started a tour in recent years which takes her from South Padre Island all the way up to Gimli, Manitoba, Canada with stops in between in Missouri, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Wisconsin and North Dakota, where she performs for fans who have returned home but want to share a taste of their SPI winters with their own communities.

“It is so totally different because they get so excited because they want their family, their friends and their community to hear me sing and see what kind of fun I have,”

Blasing said. “The majority of people that I meet down here that are Winter Texans, they say that they really don’t dance when they’re back at home, they really don’t have fun like this, so when they’re here, every single day is a Saturday when they’re in the Rio Grande Valley. They say they’re exhausted when they go home, and they love to have that experience with their friends and family back at home, so when I come into town, it’s like they’re back on the island again.

The tour started with a wedding reception in Garman, Minnesota. Years back, a sixyear-old visiting South Padre

Island with her grandparents from Minnesota told Leslie she wanted Blasing to one day play at her wedding. 10 years went by, but the little girl didn’t forget.

Then 16, she reminded Leslie and said she wasn’t joking, she was serious. Eight years after that, the little girl, now grown with a fiance, ran into Leslie on spring break on South Padre Island and made arrangements to fly her out to perform at her wedding in the farming town of Garman.

Leslie posted the date in Minnesota on her website and phone calls, emails, and text messages began pouring in as Winter Texans wanted her to

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“It all started with a wedding reception in Minnesota, and all the Winter Texans finding out about it and wanting me then to play in their hometown,” she said.

Leslie’s summer tour does a lot t of good as well as she donates proceeds to different charities in the different towns and cities she plays in. In Camdenton, Missouri, , the money raised goes to help a high school kids in need that surround the Lake of the Ozarks.

In Rochester, Minnesota, Blasing sings at the VFW, giving back n to Veterans of Foreign Wars, and in Watertown, Wisconsin, n the money helps give trained d custom canines to veterans in need of canine assistance. s So, the fun never stops for o Winter Texans or Leslie Blasing.

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It goes full-circle and then the cycle of fun begins again once the fall rolls around.

“They’re hooting and hollering because it’s so much fun, and it takes the locals that haven’t experienced it yet a little time to warm up, but at the end of the two hours, they’re fired up like the rest of the Winter Texans doing conga lines and once they see everyone is having a great time, they fall right into it and become part of the fun,” Blasing said.

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Cattle and horses first imported from Europe by Spaniards

By: Kathy Olivarez

With the livestock show-an important part of the economy of the Rio Grande Valley-coming up, let’s look back to see how cattle first came to the area.

In 1493, Columbus brought 100 horses on his return visit to the New World to the island.

The warm tropical climate agreed with the horses and their offspring eventually spread to Cuba, Puerto Rico and Jamaica.

The process was difficult as the animals had to be tied up in straps to protect their legs from breaking during the tossing and turning movements crossing the ocean.

Due to the need for additional livestock, Queen Isabella of Spain decreed in 1503 that every

ship leaving for the New World must carry livestock. The process of carrying the animals across the ocean was still difficult and by 1511, only 1,000 livestock had successfully made the trip.

The first load of cattle to be unloaded near what is now Veracruz, Mexico consisted of one bull and six heifers. Within 15 months, the herd had doubled.

More cattle were shipped in from the islands to add to the herd.

As the herd grew, descendants of the original cattle spread into both North and South America.

The value of a cow was far greater than that of a human.

According to Texas historian Dan Kilgore the governor of the province of Panuco, Nuno de Guzman issued licenses to Spanish settlers to capture

indigenous people to use as slaves and trade for them cattle at a rate of 80 indigenous people per cow.

In 1519, Hernan Cortes arrived in Mexico with 16 horses to ride in their explorations, marking the beginning of horses in the western hemisphere.

In 1579, Luis de Carvajal, came to New Spain as a conquistador.

He received a royal commission to colonize 600 square miles of land in the northeastern part of Mexico, across the Rio Grande River and up to the present site of San Antonio. All recipients of land grants were required to stock them with cattle. To do this he established three ranches, one near Tampico and two near Panuco. While his cattle flourished, he also gathered

approximately 1,000 Native Americans to be sold as slaves in Mexico City. Carvajal eventually made too many enemies and was imprisoned for not denouncing his sister as a Jew. He died in prison in 1591 and the livestock on his ranches ran wild, spreading north and living along the Rio Grande River and up the Texas coastline.

Through the years ,other ranches were established in the area as the cattle were prized like buffalo for their hides, not their meat. Each year thousands of cattle hides were shipped to Spain.

Due to the lack of ability to fence them in, thousands of cattle escaped into the wild lands to the north along the Rio Grande River. These cattle

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In 1749, Jose de Escandon was awarded the job of creating a new settlement called Nuevo Santander in the northeastern part of Mexico, which included the Rio Grande River and land to the east. On his exploratory journey, Escandon traveled along the banks of the Rio Grande trying to decide where to place his settlements, he noticed that the north bank of the river was higher than the south bank.

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Eventually a porcion system was worked out so that each rancher had access to the river to water his cattle. Porciones were about five-eighths of a mile wide and extended from 14 to 17 miles to the north. Families often lived in the towns on the south side but built fort-like homes on the ranches where they stayed when tending their cattle, due to the hostile Indians living on the north side.

Until the early 1900’s the north side of the Rio Grande would remain a ranching land, due to the lack of water movement.

However, over the years the landscape would change.

Overgrazing of the grass lands caused the tall prairie grasses to disappear. Driving cattle up from Mexico brought seeds of mesquite and cactus plants with them and the land gradually changed from a grassland into brush land filled with mesquite trees, thorn bushes and cactus.

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Hockey on horseback in the Rio Grande Valley South Padre Island Polo Club offers unique sport By:Bryan Ramos

Pud Nieto has been riding horses all his life. The owner of South Padre Island Equestrian & Events Centre and South Padre Island Polo Club, Nieto comes from a long line of cowboys on both sides of his family.

He’s spent the last six years on South Padre Island growing his club and facility, which is located right by the bay, into a vacation destination for people from all over to go on trail rides, take riding lessons, and even compete in official United States Polo Association tournaments as an active polo club with the USPA in the southwest circuit, which was made official on January 1 earlier this year.

Nieto’s passion for horses

and polo grew when he was introduced to the game in 1989 by Dr. Frank Yturria. Nieto worked on the Yturria ranch and learned the ins and outs of polo, which originated in England, traveling to compete as far west as California and as far north as Illinois.

“The best way to describe polo is like hockey on horseback,” he said. “There’s four people on each team, you got goalies on each side and the field is 300-yards by 160-yards. It’s a team-sport, but you’re riding your pet.

Horses are not machines or like employees, they’re a part of your family, so we take really good care of them and when you’re out there playing, you and the horse become one.”

With the help of his girlfriend,

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Leslie Blasing, and his children Walker, 12, and Katyln, 9, Nieto keeps running the facility in the family. Both his kids play polo as all the horses at South Padre Island Equestrian & Events Centre/South Padre Island Polo Club are well-trained, versatile and kid friendly, doing trail rides, lessons, rodeoing and playing polo.

“We all make this thing function,” he said. “My kiddos, everybody has their own horses, they come out and work on them, they clean stalls and groom the horses.”

That’s not all they do. The club was officially named an active club with the USPA earlier this year, joining over 300 polo clubs in the United States affiliated with the USPA, which

has more than 5,000 members.

The status as an active club means they can host circuit events and sanctioned USPA polo tournaments, which Nieto uses the money from to donate to local charities like AMI Kids (Associated Military Instiution) in Laguna Vista, which helps troubled youth.

“Me, Leslie and the kiddos love giving back to the community and local organizations and charities, and that’s what we do,” he said. “Leslie is a singer and sometimes she’ll come out there and sing the national anthem.

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The club has even begun to draw big names in the polo world down to South Texas. Polo Hall of Fame member Mike Azzaro, Nieto’s good friend and one of the highest rated polo players in the United States for over 13 years, came down and held a clinic at the club just last year.

South Padre Island Equestrian & Events Centre and South Padre Island Polo Club has something for everybody as they have horses for lease to polo players, offer training as Nieto himself is the instructor and patron of his team, and welcome anybody through their doors interested in learning about horse-riding, the game of polo, or simply going on a trail ride.

“The majority of people think that you have to be either a billionaire or gazillionaire to play or to take a lesson or to play or even attempt to try it, and you do not,” Nieto said. “I offer lessons and horses for lease, it’s very

Spring Winter Texan LifeStyles Of The RGV inexpensive and I love to help our youth. It’s fun for the whole family if you want to come out and watch these games and eat, listen to music, and kids under-12 are free so mom and dad can save a bit of money. I provide all the equipment, everything, so if somebody wanted to take a lesson, just try it. Come out and see what the horses are all about. All you have to do is bring your smile and some boots and I have the rest.”

SPI Polo Club is getting ready to host the Hall of Fame Challenge Cup on March 23 and 24, offering general admission and VIP tickets. The VIP tent is catered by local restaurants on the island, including Louie’s Backyard.

For more information, contact Pud, Leslie, Walker or Katlyn at 956-761-7743 or visit www.spistables.com and their Facebook page @spistables, or visit them in person at 8805 Padre Boulevard.

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Pud Nieto, the owner, instructor and patron of South Padre Island Equestrian & Events Centre and South Padre Island Polo Club, poses with four of his horses at his club on Tuesday, March 5. The club and events center offers training, lessons, polo practice and official United States Polo Association tournaments.

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Don’t mistake a shamrock for any old clover Much like New York City’s Empire State Building or Egypt’s great pyramids are in their respective countries, the shamrock is an icon in Ireland that has grown to symbolize Irish heritage and culture. Many products, sports teams and businesses with ties to Ireland feature shamrocks in their logos.

So it should come as no surprise that shamrocks also are a major part of St. Patrick’s Day celebrations. After all, this is a day to pay homage to Ireland’s patron saint — as well as the country itself.

The Irish are quite protective of their shamrocks, and some are quick to point out that shamrocks and certain clovers, including the supposedly lucky four-leaf clover, are not interchangeable.

Some botanists will agree.

All shamrocks are clovers, but not all clovers are shamrocks.

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The home and garden resource The Spruce indicates that the term “shamrock” comes from the Gaelic word seamrog, meaning “little clover.” There is no consensus as to which species of clover is the true shamrock.

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should not be portrayed as such.

That is because the shamrock is a three-leafed sprout that was believed to be utilized by St. Patrick to demonstrate the principle behind the Holy Trinity.

St. Patrick, pointing to the three leaflets united by a common stalk, used this visual analogy to spell out the mystery of Christianity’s doctrine of three entities making up one Lord: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. Therefore, for all of the purported good luck finding a four-leaf clover may bring — based on mythology imparted by ancient Celts called Druids — it cannot be passed off as a shamrock.

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Butter an 8-inch or 9-inch springform pan and then line its bottom and sides with parchment paper. Butter the paper lining the sides of the springform. Set aside while the ingredients come to room temperature.

Melt the butter and crush the graham crackers or digestive biscuits very finely. Put them in a heatproof bowl and stir in the cocoa and granulated sugar. Melt the butter on the stove or in the microwave and add to the mixture. Stir well together with a fork and allow to cool.

When the crust mixture is cooled, press it into the bottom of the springform pan and half an inch or so up the sides. Preheat the oven to 375 F and bake in the preheated oven for 7 minutes.

When finished, set aside to cool completely.

In a large electric mixer’s bowl put in half the cream cheese, half the sugar, and two tablespoons of the flour.

Beat well, then add the rest of the cream cheese, the rest of the sugar, vanilla, cream, and one tablespoon of the flour. (Reserve the remaining tablespoon.)

One at a time, beat in each of the eggs. Make sure each one is beaten in very well before adding the next. Do the same with two of the egg yolks; reserve one.

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from pg. 21 CHEESECAKE RECIPE When completely mixed, pour half the cheesecake batter into a second bowl. In a third, smaller bowl, add hot water to the instant coffee crystals; mix well until dissolved. Add the cocoa and whisk until well blended into the coffee mixture. Add the final tablespoon of flour and the final egg yolk and whisk well again until completely blended. Finally, add the Baileys and once again whisk lightly until completely blended.

Add this mixture to one of the bowls of cheesecake batter, and stir well until it is completely mixed into the second bowl.

By large spoonfuls, take turns spooning the two mixtures into the springform pan. When the pan is full, carefully draw a knife through the mixture a number of times, both vertically and horizontally, to produce the marbling effect.

Preheat the oven to 475 F. Place the cheesecake carefully on the center rack of the oven and bake at this temperature for 15 minutes. Then reduce the heat to 400 F and bake for another 60 minutes. Open the oven, and quickly (wearing an oven mitt) jiggle the springform pan a little to check the cake’s texture. If it is still “wiggly” or loose, it needs a little more time. Allow it to bake for another 10 minutes; then turn the oven off. Allow the cheesecake to sit in the residual heat for another half hour. Then remove and cool on a rack.

When completely cool, refrigerate the cheesecake overnight.

Remove the cheesecake from the fridge, carefully unclamp and remove the springform’s ring, and peel off the baking parchment.

Slice to serve.

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