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    Custard Pumpkin Pie, Helen Cotter

    ByKara January 24, 2019April 5, 2026

    It’s almost hard to believe that the Sun published “My Favorite Recipe” in the same decade as Virginia Roeder’s “Fun with Sea Food.” As much as I respect Roeder and her recipes, Helen Henry’s 1960s “My Favorite Recipe” column in the Sunday Sun was a welcome departure from Maryland’s long-unchanging recipe oeuvre. Educator and librarian…

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  • Homemade eggless pumpkin pie with decorative crust edge, whipped cream border and center dollop
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    Eggless Squash Or Pumpkin Pie (Thanksgiving in Maryland)

    ByKara October 26, 2017April 5, 2026

    “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…

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