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      • CHOCOLATE RECIPES
      • MARYLAND FOOD
      • MARYLAND'S WAY RECIPES
      • DINING WITH JANE AUSTEN
      • HISTORIC SAVOURY DISHES
      • HISTORIC SAUCES/DRESSINGS
      • HISTORIC BREAD RECIPES
      • HISTORIC HOLIDAY RECIPES
      • HISTORIC CAKE RECIPES
      • ROUTS & ROUT CAKE RECIPES
      • HISTORIC PIES & TARTS
      • HISTORIC COOKIE RECIPES
      • HISTORIC GINGERBREAD
      • HIST. PRESERVES/PICKLES
      • HISTORIC PUDDINGS
      • HISTORIC CREAMS
      • HISTORIC FROZEN RECIPES
      • HISTORIC GELATINS
      • MISCELLANEOUS CONFECTIONS
      • HISTORIC BEVERAGES
    • FOOD HISTORY VIDEOS
      • CHICKEN CURRY VIDEO
      • C.1770 SHIP TO SHOP EVENT
      • DINNER, C.1811 STYLE
      • WAR OF 1812 SOLDIER FARE
    • VIDEOS FOR KIDS
    • FOOD INTERPRETATION
    • FOOD HISTORY SNIPPETS
    • KITCHENALIA
    • CONTACT JOYCE

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historic Thanksgiving recipes

NARRAGANSETT BERRY CORNBREAD

EXPLORE THE ROOTS OF THANKSGIVING FOODS IN MARYLAND

NARRAGANSETT BERRY CORNBREAD

NARRAGANSETT BERRY CORNBREAD

Recipe Source: Loren Spears, executive director of the Tomaquag Museum located in Exeter, Rhode Island, The Pleasure of the Taste, Recipes from 17th-Century Massachusetts published by The Partnership of Historic Bostons in 2015.

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SOBAHEG: A WAMPANOAG STEW

EXPLORE THE ROOTS OF THANKSGIVING FOODS IN MARYLAND

NARRAGANSETT BERRY CORNBREAD

SOBAHEG: A WAMPANOAG STEW

Recipe Source:Giving Thanks, Thanksgiving Recipes and History, from Pilgrims to Pumpkin Pie, by Kathleen Curtain, Sandra Oliver, and Plimoth Plantation, 2005.

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EXPLORE THE ROOTS OF THANKSGIVING FOODS IN MARYLAND

EXPLORE THE ROOTS OF THANKSGIVING FOODS IN MARYLAND

EXPLORE THE ROOTS OF THANKSGIVING FOODS IN MARYLAND

Article: www.marylandroadtrips.com online magazine (November 18, 2020)

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OYSTER STUFFING

PUMPKIN: ANCIENT ROOTS OF AN AUTUMNAL ICON

EXPLORE THE ROOTS OF THANKSGIVING FOODS IN MARYLAND

Recipe Source: Maryland's Way, The Hammond-Harwood House Cook Book (Annapolis, 1963)

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PUMPKIN: ANCIENT ROOTS OF AN AUTUMNAL ICON

PUMPKIN: ANCIENT ROOTS OF AN AUTUMNAL ICON

PUMPKIN: ANCIENT ROOTS OF AN AUTUMNAL ICON

Article in Outlook by the Bay Magazine, Fall 2020, p. 22 with a c.1796 recipe for Amelia Simmons' Double Crust Pumpkin Pie

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THANKSGIVING CAKES

PUMPKIN: ANCIENT ROOTS OF AN AUTUMNAL ICON

PUMPKIN: ANCIENT ROOTS OF AN AUTUMNAL ICON

THANKSGIVING CAKES

Recipe Source: The Houeskeeper’s Encyclopedia, E. Haskell, 1861

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historic cranberry recipes

CRANBERRY CONSERVE

CRANBERRY CONSERVE

CRANBERRY CONSERVE

CRANBERRY CONSERVE

Recipe Source: Good Things To Eat, As Suggested By Rufus; A Collection Of Practical Recipes For Preparing Meats, Game, Fowl, Fish, Puddings, Pastries, Etc. by Rufus Estes, c.1911.

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CRANBERRY SAUCE

CRANBERRY CONSERVE

CRANBERRY CONSERVE

Hounds, Horses, and Cranberry Sauce: A Glimpse of an Historic Thanksgiving Tradition and Recipe from Maryland's Way, The Hammond-Harwood House Cook Book (Annapolis, 1963) 

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CRANBERRY PIE

CRANBERRIES: "RICH CLUSTERS OF VERY HANDSOME FRUIT"

CRANBERRIES: "RICH CLUSTERS OF VERY HANDSOME FRUIT"

CRANBERRY PIE

Recipe Source: The American Frugal Housewife by Lydia Child, 1832.

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CRANBERRIES: "RICH CLUSTERS OF VERY HANDSOME FRUIT"

CRANBERRIES: "RICH CLUSTERS OF VERY HANDSOME FRUIT"

CRANBERRIES: "RICH CLUSTERS OF VERY HANDSOME FRUIT"

Article in Outlook by the Bay Magazine, Holiday Issue 2020, p. 12 with Two 19th c. Recipes (Cranberry Sauce & Cranberry Baked Pudding)

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historic christmas recipes

MR. BORDLEY'S CHRISTMAS PIE

DANCING WITH SUGARPLUMS: Unraveling the History of a Holiday Treat

REMEMBER MINCE PIE: A WINTER FESTIVE TREAT

Recipe Source: Maryland's Way, The Hammond-Harwood House Cook Book (Annapolis, 1963)

REMEMBER MINCE PIE: A WINTER FESTIVE TREAT

DANCING WITH SUGARPLUMS: Unraveling the History of a Holiday Treat

REMEMBER MINCE PIE: A WINTER FESTIVE TREAT

Article in Outlook by the Bay Magazine, Holiday, 2019 Edition, p.44, with 19th c. Rcipe

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DANCING WITH SUGARPLUMS: Unraveling the History of a Holiday Treat

DANCING WITH SUGARPLUMS: Unraveling the History of a Holiday Treat

DANCING WITH SUGARPLUMS: Unraveling the History of a Holiday Treat

Chesapeake Family Magazine Article

December 5, 2019

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FESTIVE BAKED GOODS FROM THE 2016 RIVERSDALE BY CANDLELIGHT EVENT

FESTIVE BAKED GOODS FROM THE 2016 RIVERSDALE BY CANDLELIGHT EVENT

DANCING WITH SUGARPLUMS: Unraveling the History of a Holiday Treat

FESTIVE BAKED GOODS FROM THE 2016 RIVERSDALE BY CANDLELIGHT EVENT

CARAWAY SEED BREAD

ORANGE PEEL BREAD


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CHRISTMAS STOLLEN

FESTIVE BAKED GOODS FROM THE 2016 RIVERSDALE BY CANDLELIGHT EVENT

FESTIVE ORANGE CAKE

CHRISTMAS STOLLEN

Recipe Source: Aunt Babette's" Cook Book: Foreign and domestic receipts for the household: A vaulable collection of receipts and hints for the housewife, many of which are not to be found elsewhere., by "Aunt Babette", Cincinnati: Block Pub. and Print Co., 1889.

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FESTIVE ORANGE CAKE

FESTIVE BAKED GOODS FROM THE 2016 RIVERSDALE BY CANDLELIGHT EVENT

FESTIVE ORANGE CAKE

Recipe Source: Maryland's Way, The Hammond-Harwood House Cook Book (Annapolis, 1963)

Submitted by Evelyn Green Bowers, Jonas Green House, Annapolis

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MARTHA WASHINGTON'S GREAT CAKE

BLACK CAKE, A CARIBBEAN FRUIT CAKE

BLACK CAKE, A CARIBBEAN FRUIT CAKE

MARTHA WASHINGTON'S GREAT CAKE

Recipe Source: Manuscript recipe by Martha Washington's granddaughter, Martha Parke Custis (Washington's Mount Vernon)

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BLACK CAKE, A CARIBBEAN FRUIT CAKE

BLACK CAKE, A CARIBBEAN FRUIT CAKE

BLACK CAKE, A CARIBBEAN FRUIT CAKE

BLACK CAKE, A CARIBBEAN FRUIT CAKE

Recipe Source: The 19th century manuscript receipt (recipe) book of Ann Maria Morris, Baltimore located at the H. Furlong Baldwin Library at the Maryland Historical Society

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BUNN CAKE

BLACK CAKE, A CARIBBEAN FRUIT CAKE

SIMMONS' c.1796 CORIANDER CHRISTMAS "COOKEY" RECIPE

BUNN CAKE

Recipe Source: The 19th century manuscript receipt (recipe) book of Ann Maria Morris, Baltimore located at the H. Furlong Baldwin Library at the Maryland Historical Society

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SIMMONS' c.1796 CORIANDER CHRISTMAS "COOKEY" RECIPE

SIMMONS' c.1796 CORIANDER CHRISTMAS "COOKEY" RECIPE

SIMMONS' c.1796 CORIANDER CHRISTMAS "COOKEY" RECIPE

SIMMONS' C.1796 CORIANDER CHRISTMAS "COOKEY" RECIPE

Recipe Source: American Cookery by Amelia Simmons (1796), the first cookbook published in America by an American.

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SPICED CHESTNUTS

SIMMONS' c.1796 CORIANDER CHRISTMAS "COOKEY" RECIPE

SPICED CHESTNUTS

SPICED CHESTNUTS

Recipe Sources:Hand-Book of Practical Cookery by Pierre Blot. New York: 1884 and The Boston Cooking School Cook Book by Fannie Merritt Farmer. Boston, 1896.

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A TIMELINE OF GINGERBREAD recipes

c.1425 GYNGERBREDE

c.1773: TO MAKE GINGER-BREAD

c.1773: TO MAKE GINGER-BREAD

Recipe Source: Two 15th c. Cookery-Books by Thomas Austin, 1888 which is based on several period English manuscripts, most notably Harleian MS. 279 and Harleian MS. 4016, both circa 1425-1450:

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c.1773: TO MAKE GINGER-BREAD

c.1773: TO MAKE GINGER-BREAD

c.1773: TO MAKE GINGER-BREAD

Recipe Source: John Townshend, The Universal Cook, or Lady’s Complete Assistant (London, England, 1773)

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c.1824 GINGERBREAD

c.1841: COMMON GINGERBREAD

c.1841: COMMON GINGERBREAD

Recipe Source: The c.1824 Baltimore manuscript journal of Ann Maria Morris.

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c.1841: COMMON GINGERBREAD

c.1841: COMMON GINGERBREAD

c.1841: COMMON GINGERBREAD

GINGERBREAD COOKIES by Sarah Josepha Hale

Recipe Source:Sarah Josepha Hale (THE "MOTHER" OF THANKSGIVING), The Good Housekeeper, Boston, 1841

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MRS. MORRIS' CHRISTMAS PLUM PUDDING

CHRISTMAS PLUM PUDDING VIDEO & RECIPE

CHRISTMAS PLUM PUDDING VIDEO & RECIPE

Christmas Plum Pudding

Recipe Source: The 19th century manuscript receipt (recipe) book of Ann Maria Morris, Baltimore located at the H. Furlong Baldwin Library at the Maryland Historical Society

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CHRISTMAS PLUM PUDDING VIDEO & RECIPE

CHRISTMAS PLUM PUDDING VIDEO & RECIPE

CHRISTMAS PLUM PUDDING VIDEO & RECIPE

Recipe Source: Maryland’s Way, The Hammond-Harwood House Cook Book (Annapolis, 1963)

Source: Mrs. John C. Plews, Anne Arundel County

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BROWN SUGAR COOKIES FOR CHRISTMAS

CHRISTMAS PLUM PUDDING VIDEO & RECIPE

BROWN SUGAR COOKIES FOR CHRISTMAS

Recipe Source: Maryland's Way, The Hammond-Harwood House Cook Book (Annapolis 1963)

Source: Mrs. Carroll Alden, Taney Avenue, Annapolis

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Festive Drinks

FARMER'S BISHOP

FARMER'S BISHOP

FARMER'S BISHOP

Recipe Source: Maryland's Way, The Hammond-Harwood House Cook Book (Annapolis, 1963); Submitted by Amelia Pinkeney D. Lurman, Harford County

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EGGNOG

FARMER'S BISHOP

FARMER'S BISHOP

Recipe Source: The 19th century manuscript receipt (recipe) book of Ann Maria Morris, Baltimore located at the H. Furlong Baldwin Library at the Maryland Historical Society

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Video: c.1825 Festive Dessert Course Hammond-Harwood House

Joyce explains the dessert course display she created at the Hammond-Harwood House in Annapolis. The display depicts the Loockermans, the family who lived in the house in the 19th century, entertaining their guests in 1825. This video offers a look at a dessert course in the style of service a la francaise, or French Service, the dining style of the day.

MISCELLANEOUS HOLIDAYS

SHROVE TUESDAY PANCAKES

Maryland Connection: Mrs. William P. C. Lippitt, Cumberstone, Anne Arundel County

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