I’ve been gradually getting to “know” Elizabeth Ellicott Lea a little better, and coming to really like her. At first her no-frills thrift seemed unexciting and maybe even a little stern. Certainly she doesn’t radiate the Maryland pride of other authors who boast their Maryland-ness in the titles of their cookbooks. Lea was a Quaker…
Though I’ve referenced her book a few times, I have been a bit neglectful in discussing Elizabeth Ellicott Lea, author of one of the oldest Maryland cookbooks. “Domestic cookery; useful receipts, and hints to young housekeepers” was first published in 1845, with several augmented editions printed in Baltimore in subsequent decades. In addition to famously…
In typical Maryland fashion, the bone-chilling cold ended one day and the very next day we were greeted with scorching sunshine. The “scorching sunshine” half of the year tends to leave me yearning for a crisp beverage at the end of my walk home. Ginger ale is a favorite and I’ve been flirting with the…