Horse’s Collar, John A. Weaver
Little is known about John Avery Weaver, the man behind the bar. at Smith’s Hotel.
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Chop-Chae, Ladies of the Bethel
Note: The following is an essay from “Festive Maryland Recipes,” posted here with the original recipe from the community cookbook. “Festive Maryland Recipes” contains an adapted version of this recipe. After the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 removed discriminatory barriers to moving to the United States, Maryland gained a new population of Korean-born citizens….
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Bernice Watson’s Coconut Cake
In the Pratt Library’s African-American Department, within a special collection, “African American Funeral Programs,” are the funeral programs for both Bernice and Edward Watson.
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Lima Bean Dish With Eggs And Cheese, Mildred Stout
“Last summer while most of us had our minds on vacations the Woman’s League of the Church of the Ascension in Silver Spring were deep in the plans for a cookbook,” read an article in the women’s pages of the Washington, DC Evening Star in December, 1953. “In those three months they worked like beavers…
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Lord Baltimore Cake, Grace E. J. Hanson
As Lady Baltimore cake ascended in popularity in the late 19th century, it was quickly joined by a lesser-known counterpart. A 1900 cookbook, “Miss Olive Allen’s tested recipes : 200 selected from many hundreds gathered from all over the world,” touted alongside its Lady Baltimore Cake recipe that the cake is “Delicious! Not expensive when…
