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    Harvey Salad Dressing, Miss Lulie P. Hooper

    ByKara October 13, 2025April 5, 2026

    The 1936 “Lovely Lane Cook Book” produced by the historic Lovely Lane Methodist Church contains a lot of “dainty” recipes. There’s Date and Nut Bread; cakes and cookies; ice box rolls; Frozen Banana Salad. There’s luncheon dishes and cheese fondue and “Fruit Punch to Serve Ten.” Like many church cookbooks, “Lovely Lane Cook Book” was…

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    Cinnamon Cake, Zelma T. Cole (a personal essay)

    ByKara July 17, 2022April 5, 2026

    Fairly early in the pandemic, I moved to a new house. I felt conflicted, leaving the 1880s rowhouse on Howard Street that I’d bought in 2009. But it had some issues that were becoming bothersome. The dining room was cramped and dark, and the kitchen small and awkward, making the increasing Old Line Plate-related press…

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