This cocktail comes courtesy of Helen Cassin Kinkaid (née Helen Sherburne Ross), descendant of Revolutionary War Major John Samuel Sherburne. She met Thomas Cassin Kinkaid while he was an ensign at the Naval Academy in Annapolis and they were eventually married. According to Wikipedia: “Their marriage produced no children. They enjoyed playing contract bridge and…
Once again we return to “Maryland’s Way,” this time for a patience-testing take on a most cherished Maryland libation. This recipe for “Apple Toddy,” one of many that I considered, comes from Louis Dorsey Gassaway (b.1862) of Annapolis. Although his mother was a member the notable Dorsey family, L. Dorsey Gassaway appears to have led…
There comes a time in the life of every seasonal fruit, when having been consumed to excess and then lent to some other assortment of creative uses, finally what is left of the fruit must be preserved. In modern times we have some options here. We have freezers and dehydrators, in addition to those methods…
Old Maryland cookbooks such as “Eat, Drink & Be Merry in Maryland” tend to have a good amount of space dedicated to alcoholic beverages, whether their purpose is social, medicinal, or for further use in the kitchen. Edwin Tunis Illustration, “Eat, Drink & Be Merry in Maryland” For typical servants and housewives, brewing and alcoholic…