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    “Mother’s Southern Spoon Corn Bread,” Gwendolyn E. Coffield

    ByKara May 8, 2020April 5, 2026

    Once again a second visit with a cookbook reveals a new dimension to it: this time its the 1973 “Rosemary Hills International Community Cookbook,” compiled by Gwendolyn Coffield and Juanita Hamby. The book is an early celebration of the DC suburbs’ growing diversity. In 2002, the Washington Post ran an article about the Lyttonsville neighborhood…

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    Olney Inn Sweet Potatoes

    ByKara December 31, 2018April 5, 2026

    Legend has it that Clara May Downey discovered the site of the Olney Inn when she got a flat tire near the 1875 Montgomery County farmhouse. It was the mid-1920s and Downey was considering following many women into the business of operating a tearoom. Instead of a dainty tearoom catered towards women, Downey’s restaurant (it…

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