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Introduction:<\/em><\/strong> In this article \u2013 to help celebrate Cinco de Mayo & Taco Tuesday \u2013 Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to find a variety of taco recipes. Gena is a genealogist and author of the book \u201cFrom the Family Kitchen.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

This year Cinco de Mayo (today) falls on Taco Tuesday, the unofficial food holiday that gives us the answer to the endless question of \u201cWhat\u2019s for dinner?\u201d Just because it\u2019s Cinco de Mayo on Taco Tuesday doesn\u2019t mean you have to have the same old boring ground beef tacos. Why not be festive and try something new? Newspapers, such as the collection in GenealogyBank\u2019s Historical Newspaper Archives<\/a>, provide all sorts of great recipes, and taco-themed dinners are no exception.<\/p>\n

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Photo: various taco ingredients. Credit: jeffreyw; Wikimedia Commons.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tacos, Hold the Ground Beef<\/strong><\/p>\n

There\u2019s nothing wrong with liking ground beef tacos, but there are so many other types you can try. I love the idea of this barbacoa beef taco you can prepare in your slow cooker. The recipe introduction explains:<\/p>\n

\u201cBarbacoa beef, or pork or lamb or goat, is by definition slowly cooked meat. The word is Mexican [Spanish], and originally referred to a cooking method by which parts of an animal were wrapped in leaves, and steamed and smoked simultaneously over fire.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Advocate (Baton Rouge, Louisiana), 2 March 2017, page 27<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Advocate (Baton Rouge, Louisiana), 2 March 2017, page 27<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Seafood is great in tacos \u2013 and not just \u201cfish tacos,\u201d but other types of seafood like this recipe for a crispy shrimp taco that is baked.<\/p>\n

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Advocate (Baton Rouge, Louisiana), 3 August 2017, page 34<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

But if you want to try your hand at preparing traditional fish tacos, you can find those recipes in the newspaper as well.<\/p>\n

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Advocate (Baton Rouge, Louisiana), 16 July 2017, page 4<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Rolled Tacos<\/strong><\/p>\n

Taquitos, also referred to as rolled tacos, are like tacos but rolled \u2013 and feature only a filling or two. Taquitos can be filled with meat (such as chicken or beef), and then the entire thing is fried. Taquitos typically are made with corn tortillas, while flautas are made with flour tortillas.<\/p>\n

This California restaurant take on taquitos, Crab Taquitos with Tomatillo-Avocado Salsa, may take some extra prep time \u2013 but the results are delicious and definitely worthy of a Cinco de Mayo party!<\/p>\n

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San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco, California), 1 March 2015, page 142<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco, California), 1 March 2015, page 142<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco, California), 1 March 2015, page 142<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco, California), 1 March 2015, page 142<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If you want to try a basic taquito recipe, this one from restaurateur Kevin Souza comes from his grandmother \u2013 and is even easier to make when you use a store-bought rotisserie chicken for the filling.<\/p>\n

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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, Wisconsin), 17 June 2012, page 68<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Variations on a Taco<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you want a taco without making a traditional taco, you could try this taco salad recipe that uses tortilla chips, or you can buy ready-made taco bowl shells. While this recipe uses ground beef as an ingredient, you could also use other meats (chicken or pork) or even no meat (I like it with beans and rice).<\/p>\n

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Boston Herald (Boston, Massachusetts), 22 August 1984, page 49<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tacos Everyday<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sure, it\u2019s Taco Tuesday \u2013 but let\u2019s face it, you can eat tacos whenever you want. And the great thing about taco ingredients is that they are good for everything from casseroles to pizza.<\/p>\n

Have a fun Cinco de Mayo!<\/p>\n

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