photo: Jody Scofield “One of the pre-Revolutionary architectural treasures of St. Mary’s County, Maryland, is Sotterley, built in 1730. George Plater built the home, and upon his death passed it to his son, who later became the governor of Maryland. The grandson of the Governor eventually lost the estate at the gaming table to a…
I prepared these for New Years brunch. Totally a perfect wintery-celebration side dish. (Presented in my favorite green ceramic serving dish, photo c/o Abby.) Maryland’s Way: The Hammond-Harwood House Cook Book (Waste not want not) 1906 postcard c/o Southern Heritage cookbook
Apparently this is an old one! This recipe is featured in The Thirteen Colonies Cookbook and At the hearth: Early American Recipes. Coincidentally they’re mentioned in there as “New Year’s Day Collation at Mount Clare”. (I made these to go with my New Years Day brunch) I didn’t really stray much from the recipe, aside…
Edit: This is an archived post from 2010. The real White Potato Pie post is here. This is a Maryland dessert that -owing to my more frequent pie-baking- I have made several times before. I’ve come across it in a Southern Heritage cookbook, as well as an older more vague version in the Hammond-Harwood Maryland…