Bill Text: TX HCR102 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Designating peach cobbler as the official cobbler of Texas.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: (Passed) 2013-06-14 - Signed by the Governor [HCR102 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HCR102-Enrolled.html
| H.C.R. No. 102 | ||
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| WHEREAS, All across the Lone Star State, perhaps no dessert | ||
| is more welcome at the end of a meal than peach cobbler; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Originally invented by British colonists in | ||
| America, cobbler was the name given to any dish made by pouring a | ||
| filling into a pan and covering it with batter, biscuits, or a pie | ||
| crust before baking; fillings could be sweet or savory, ranging | ||
| from apples, blueberries, and peaches to beef, mutton, and lamb; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, The name "cobbler" is thought to have been derived | ||
| from the resemblance of the finished dish to a cobbled street, or | ||
| from the fact that it is "cobbled" together from a variety of | ||
| ingredients; the different types of cobbler all over the nation | ||
| have gone by such colorful names as Brown Betty, the Grump, the | ||
| Buckle, and the Sonker; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Cobbler filled with delicious Texas peaches has | ||
| become one of the signature desserts of the state; usually made very | ||
| sweet, peach cobbler has become a summertime favorite, and a dish of | ||
| cobbler with a single scoop of vanilla ice cream often serves as the | ||
| perfect finish to any day; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Many Texans prefer cobbler made with fresh peaches, | ||
| and during peach season from mid-May to early August, Gillespie | ||
| County becomes the center of the peach cobbler universe, producing | ||
| 40 percent of the state's peaches, many of which are sold to | ||
| travelers from stands along the highways outside Fredericksburg; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, Whether served to beat the Texas heat or to | ||
| complement a plate of Texas barbecue, whether prepared in a Texas | ||
| roadhouse or from a treasured family recipe handed down through | ||
| generations, peach cobbler is one of the distinctive flavors of the | ||
| Lone Star State, beloved by Texans wherever they are in the world as | ||
| a taste of home; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 83rd Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby designate peach cobbler as the official cobbler of Texas. | ||
| Miller of Comal | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 102 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 8, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 147, Nays 0, 2 present, not | ||
| voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 102 was adopted by the Senate on May | ||
| 17, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| APPROVED: __________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| __________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
