Mrs. Snapp’s Peach Cake
It took me several years to attempt this recipe, but the results were indeed excellent.
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Jello Pretzel Salad, Grace Peterman Cowger
In the summer of 1963, Grace Peterman Cowger and her three siblings organized an anniversary party for her parents. Clifford and Marian Peterman had wed on July 30th, 1913 in Princess Anne on the Eastern Shore where, like themselves, generations of Grace’s family had lived and farmed. The Salisbury Daily Times ran a photo of…
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Apricot-Wineberry Marmalade, E. H. Matthews
“Maryland Cooking,” a 1948 book produced by the Maryland Home Economics Association, is certainly a classic documentation of our region. I’ve reached for this book again and again for inspiring recipes, and have uncovered some of the lives of the teachers and home economists behind each handwritten recipe I’ve made. The book has some interesting…
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Eastern Sho’ Bar-B-Q Chicken a.k.a. Delmarva Barbecued Chicken
We have a barbecue tradition in Maryland other than pit beef?
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Corn Cakes & Broiled Tomatoes A La Elkridge
A reader contacted me looking for a caramelized broiled tomato recipe. They knew it had a connection to a country club. They also recalled that the club had had a history of discriminatory policies. I checked my database. Fourteen recipes for broiled tomatoes. Among them: Mrs. Charles Gibson‘s recipe, Mrs. Spencer Watkins‘, BGE, The Baltimore…
