In his 1951 history of Baltimore, “The Amiable Baltimoreans,” F. F. Beirne admitted that “in spite of all the enthusiastic praise of chicken á la Maryland, the scandal is that few persons even in Baltimore actually know what it is.”
A lot has changed since the New York Times ran an article on Southern Maryland Stuffed Ham in 1982. That article described stuffed ham as a curious, acquired taste. “Occasionally one hears of a newcomer – a visitor, even – whose sensitive palate quivers with delight at the first piquant bite,” wrote the article’s author,…
If there were definitive proof that fudge was invented in Baltimore, we’d never hear the end of it.
“The Baltimore Sun is trying to coax the Governor of Maryland to appoint a yankee festival…Why don’t our Governor move in the important matter of appointing a day for thanksgiving? Pumpkin pies are coming from all quarters, and no day set apart yet.” – The Baltimore Sun, 11/15/1837 The Baltimore Sun was in its infancy…
[When referencing this research please cite this website or my book: Old Line Plate: Stories & Recipes from Maryland, Kara Mae Harris, 2022] Here in Baltimore, the ever-booming crab cake trade is propping up more than just restaurants and tourism. Advertisers make embarrassing attempts to appeal to our obsession. There’s documentaries about the search for…