October is LGBT History month. So it is fitting we honor Revolutionary war soldier Lieut. Frederick Gotthold Enslin. Little is known about him, please read the short article after the recipe.
Ingredients
- ¾ lbs ground beef
- ½ lbs pork sausage
- 1 Tbs chopped, fresh chives
- 1 Tbs Barbecue sauce
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup Panko bread crumbs
- ½ cup milk
- 1 tsp salt + ½ tsp pepper
- Olive oil
- 2 stalks of celery, finely diced
- 1 large onion, finely diced
Stuffing:
8
oz single service Mac & Cheese, thawed if frozen.
2
egg yolks
3
slices American cheese torn into tiny pieces
Package
of frozen green vegetables, thawed
Do your cutting: chop the green onions and celery. Grate the onion.
Place the sausage, beef, green onions, egg, Panko, milk, Barbecue sauce salt and pepper in a large mixing bowl. Add grated onion & celery.
Using clean hands, mix the ingredients until well combined and everything is evenly distributed.
Let sit for 8 minutes on counter top. This allows fluids to incorporate into the breadcrumbs.
Mix together the stuffing.
Spoon
out the mac & cheese. Add 1 egg yolk and the torn up pieces of
American cheese. Stir well.
Spread
some waxed paper. Spoon out the meat loaf mixture as follows:
Slightly
more than half on one side. Then slightly less than half on the
other:
Shape
the meat to have raised edges.
Spoon
in half of the cheese mix into one side, then repeat on the other.
Carefully
lift one side on top of the other. Now seal the top and bottom
together. Use the left over mix to fill in any gaps and to seal all
the way around.
Line
a baking pan with foil and spray a cooking rack to fit inside.
Carefully
lift the meatloaf onto the rack. Brush on barbecue sauce and spray
the outside with cooking spray. Bake for 30
minutes.
Carefully
lift the baking rack with meatloaf out of pan. Drain the pan of
grease.
Open
the green vegetables and spread across the bottom of pan and sit the
meatloaf rack back on top.
Return
to the oven for another 45
minutes. During
this time the meat will drip onto the green beans giving them a
wonderful taste. Test with
a meat thermometer till it indicates an internal temperature of 155
to 160
degrees.
Carefully
lift the meatloaf off the rack to the platter. Don't worry if it gets
a bit messy. The taste is fantastic.
What a great way to remake meatloaf into a special meal.
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Frederick
Gotthold Enslin
Very
little has been written about this man. But he definitely holds a
place in United States LGBT History. Enslin was the first man to be
thrown out of our military because of sexual orientation.
Little is known about his early life. It is believed he was educated and from a family of high standing in Europe, possibly southern Germany. Many have reported that his command of the English language was outstanding and his penmanship was well formed. His approximate year of birth was 1740.
He may have landed in Philadelphia on Sept. 30, 1774. The ship called Union, had sailed from Rotterdam, Netherlands. According to ship records, Enslin arrived alone and in good health for a man in his late 20s to early 30s.
According to his military records with Valley Forge, Enslin was living in New Jersey when he when he enlisted into the Continental Army in March 1777.
He came to histories attention just a year latter. An official report was given by Ensign Anthony Maxwell, stating that Enslin was caught in his quarters with a private, and Enslin was guilty of "attempted sodomy with a private." Enslin tried to quell the rumors, calling the charges slander against his character. Thus, charges of slander were set against Maxwell, and brought before the commanding officer, Lt. Col. Aaron Burr.
Burr decided that the case against Maxwell was only a cover-up of Ensil's homosexuality, and charges of “attempting to commit sodomy” were brought.
According
to documents, Enslin was caught having
sexual
relations with Pvt. John Monhart. Monhort may have been 14 or 15
years old at the time. Thus the charge might have been brought as a
rape case or because the case involved fraternization
below rank.
According
to General Washington's report: "...Lieutt. Enslin of Colo.
Malcolm's Regiment tried for attempting to commit sodomy ..."
Washington's secretary continues "His Excellency the Commander
in Chief approves the sentence and with Abhorrence & Detestation
of such Infamous Crimes orders Lieut. Enslin to be drummed out of
Camp tomorrow morning...."
The next morning, in front of the entire regiment, Enslin was officially -- literally -- drummed out of camp to fife and drum. One diary entry, by Lt. James McMichael, described the ceremony:
"March 15. -- I this morning proceeded to the grand parade, where I was a spectator to the drumming out of Lieut. Enslin of Col. Malcom's regiment. He was first drum'd from right to left of the parade, thence to the left wing of the army; from that to the centre, and lastly transported over the Schuylkill with orders never to be seen in Camp in the future. This shocking scene was performed by all the drums and fifes in the army -- the coat of the delinquent was turned wrong side out."
Being drummed out ensured the guilty party would be recognized and not allowed to reenlist in the future. Ensign's humiliation didn't stop there.
This was a major blow to now-private citizen Enslin. For the rest of his life -- and to present day -- he would become known as the first person to be dishonorably discharged due to his sexual orientation.
If we look closely to the exact meaning of the charges, it reads that Enslin was being dismissed on a case of attempted rape of a soldier. The only other person there that could have detailed the event was Monhort. It is known that Monhort received a court-martial after Enslin was drummed out. Nothing describes the severity of the court-martial, or whether Monhort was also dismissed from the military, jailed or fined. No other records have been found to ascertain the rest of Monhort's life.
After the war, Enslin's life seems as unclear as before the war. Laws regarding sodomy charges at the time called for imprisonment, but in this case, Enslin was publicly dismissed from the military for his actions. His absence after that puzzles some historians. Some have theorized that Enslin changed his name so that he could start his life over. Another explanation would be his death. Though the rest of his life may have been lost to memory, Enslin secured a place in American LGBT history. As we celebrate LGBT History month, lets remember this early soldier who fought for our independence.
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