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…
Shad Roe season is over but I somehow forgot to post this one. As though you’re cooking along at home. Well if you are, you can make croquettes from basically anything, as my cookbooks frequently demonstrate. I had some leftover shad roe so I made these. The recipe comes to EDBM care of “John Ridgely”…
In 2007, my friend hosted a “gross food” party. Everyone was requested to bring something from their childhood, a family favorite perhaps, something that might strike outsiders as a little gross. Ketchup Fried Rice was enjoyed. There was Ribs & Kraut. Some bozo who didn’t catch the net brought Popeyes. I took the opportunity to…
“Eat, Drink and Be Merry in Maryland” again. This bread pudding comes care of Mrs. William D. Poultney. According to the Maryland Historical Society: “The Poultney family were descendants of Ellen North, said to be the first Anglo-American child born in the area that is now Baltimore. Thomas Poultney, Sr. (1826-1887) was a writer under…
I had some illustrious company and wanted to serve a classy meal. Where better to take cues from than the illustrious Hotel Emerson. Hotel Emerson by Aubrey Bodine @ MD Historical Society The hotel was the brainchild of Capt. Isaac Emerson, the man behind Bromo-Seltzer and its parent company, the Emerson Drug Co…the 220-foot-high, 17-story…