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  • Slice of carrot cake with creamy icing, on colorful plate
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    Orange Carrot Cake, Anna D. Cannon

    ByKara March 17, 2024April 5, 2026

    I imagine that Anna D. Cannon had some stories. After graduating high school in 1942, she became the first female school bus driver in Montgomery County, and worked the job for 30 years. Unfortunately, Anna is another person whose stories I may never know. I know only that she was born in 1924 in Garrett…

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  • chowder served with garlic naan bread
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    Gertrude’s Crazy Chowder, Gertrude Comer

    ByKara March 9, 2024April 5, 2026

    One of these days I’m going to stop choosing recipes before looking into whether there’s an uncover-able story. This is another new post with scant facts.Still, I enjoyed looking into the life of Gertrude Comer, who contributed her “crazy” chowder to a cookbook put out by the Gatch Memorial United Methodist Church in the 1960s….

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  • Puff Tuna Sandwich topped with avocado slices served with colorful vegetable salad on decorative blue plate
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    Puff Tuna Sandwich, Marian Barclift

    ByKara February 29, 2024April 5, 2026

    For Marian Barclift, gratitude was a part of everyday life. She believed that finding and sharing joy would attract positivity into her life. The numerous friends, family, and coworkers who mourned her passing are evidence that it worked for her. She passed away on November 27th, 2009, the day after that year’s Thanksgiving. Her Baltimore…

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  • Three cinnamon sugar-coated fried dough pastries (fastnachts) on a white plate with decorative red lines
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    Kinklings (1970s Church Cookbook Fastnachts Recipe – Eva Reeder)

    ByKara February 22, 2024April 5, 2026

    Fastnacht doughnuts famously took on the name “Kinklings” in Western Maryland.

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  • Vintage cocktail with ice and lemon garnish in decorative glass, with bottles and bar tools on patterned cloth
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    Horse’s Collar, John A. Weaver

    ByKara February 16, 2024April 5, 2026

    Little is known about John Avery Weaver, the man behind the bar. at Smith’s Hotel.

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