Like many local history enthusiasts, I follow the social media of Evan Woodward, a.k.a. SalvageArc, who digs into forgotten privies in Baltimore and beyond, unearthing the pottery shards, bones, bottles, and other non-biodegradable relics that people once threw into their privies. (The you-know-what and any other gross organic matter have all turned into dirt at…
After falling in love with Rose Geranium Cake, I felt I had to try the other rose geranium recipe in my database. This jelly uses the pectin from apples and gets a light flavor from the geranium leaf. The small green apples I picked from a neighborhood tree worked great for this. This recipe comes…
“In speaking of our adopted citizens of foreign birth, we hardly ever make any mention of the Welsh miners who have settled in Allegany and Garrett Counties, although they form a most industrious and intelligent portion of the mining population. We have no information as to their numbers, but from the fact that they have…
Faith Lutheran Church in Corning New York has an explanation on its website, regarding the distinctions between Lutheranism and the Reformed church: Lutheran theology asks: What has God done for my salvation? and finds the answer in the Scriptural revelation of God’s grace. Calvin asks: What must I do to the greater glory of God?…
[Note: I wrote this in 2023. Krakus is now closed 😔. An alternative shop in Baltimore is At the Polish Table. – k] I love going to Krakus deli on Fleet street. As soon as you step inside you’re greeted with the smell of the various sausages, which hang behind the counter. A small selection…