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Maryland's Way, Hammond-Harwood House Cook Book

Annapolis' own historic cookbook

The following recipes come from Maryland's Way, the Hammond-Harwood House Cook Book, created in 1963 by the Hammond-Harwood House Association. 


The recipes included in the book come from historic manuscript receipt books and from contributions by Marylanders across the state.

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BURNSIDE CRAB

OYSTER FRITTERS WITH AURORA SAUCE

OYSTER STUFFING

Burnside Crab, Maryland's Way Cook Book

Maryland Connection: Mrs. O. Bowie Duckett, Little Burnside, Annapolis

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OYSTER STUFFING

OYSTER FRITTERS WITH AURORA SAUCE

OYSTER STUFFING

Maryland Connection: From Maryland Cook Book, 1892, Mrs. Franklin B. Spriggs, Anne Arundel County

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OYSTER FRITTERS WITH AURORA SAUCE

OYSTER FRITTERS WITH AURORA SAUCE

Maryland Connections: Recipes submitted by Elizabeth W. Englar, Gibson Island, Anne Arundel County & Mrs. Harry R. Slack’s Book, Bishop’s Rd., Baltimore

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DEVILED OYSTERS

Recipe Source: Mrs. Kenneth H. Noble, Severn River, Anne Arundel County

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CRABMEAT BALLS

CRABMEAT BALLS

Recipe Source: Mrs. Timothy J. Kelcher, College Avenue, Annapolis

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PARSNIP CAKES COOKED ON THE c.1830s HEARTH AT RIVERSDALE HOUSE MUSEUM

PARSNIP CAKES COOKED ON THE c.1830s HEARTH AT RIVERSDALE HOUSE MUSEUM

Maryland Connection:Miss Nellie Shackelford, The Anchorage, Miles River, Talbot County

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MR. BORDLEY'S CHRISTMAS PIE

PARSNIP CAKES COOKED ON THE c.1830s HEARTH AT RIVERSDALE HOUSE MUSEUM

Maryland Connection: Mr. J.B. Bordley in the Lloyd Papers, Maryland Historical Society (now Maryland Center for History and Culture)

ONION PIE

Maryland Connection: Mrs. Frank Jack Fletcher, Araby, Charles County

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CORN FRITTERS, a.k.a. MOCK OYSTERS

Maryland Connection: Miss Adelaide Colhoun, Ivy Neck, Rhode River, Anne Arundel County

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HOT CHICKEN MOUSSE

Hot Chicken Mousse, Maryland's Way Cook Book

Maryland Connection: Mrs. Wade DeWeese, King George Street, Annapolis

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BROWN CHICKEN FRICASSEE

Maryland Connection: Miss Ann Chase’s Book, 1811, Annapolis

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EASTERN SHORE WILD DUCK CROQUETTES FROM THE ANCHORAGE ON THE MILES RIVER, TALBOT COUNTY

EASTERN SHORE WILD DUCK CROQUETTES FROM THE ANCHORAGE ON THE MILES RIVER, TALBOT COUNTY

EASTERN SHORE WILD DUCK CROQUETTES FROM THE ANCHORAGE ON THE MILES RIVER, TALBOT COUNTY

Maryland Connection: Old Receipt of Uncle Milton’s, The Anchorage, Miles River, Mrs. Levin Campbell, Annapolis

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BIG HOMINY

EASTERN SHORE WILD DUCK CROQUETTES FROM THE ANCHORAGE ON THE MILES RIVER, TALBOT COUNTY

EASTERN SHORE WILD DUCK CROQUETTES FROM THE ANCHORAGE ON THE MILES RIVER, TALBOT COUNTY

Big Hominy,Maryland's Way Cook Book

Maryland Connection: Mrs. Amos Hutchins, Wardour, Annapolis

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SPINACH TIMBALES WITH EGG GARNISH

EASTERN SHORE WILD DUCK CROQUETTES FROM THE ANCHORAGE ON THE MILES RIVER, TALBOT COUNTY

Maryland Connection: Mrs. Charles dePeyster Valk’s Book (nee, Elizabeth Claude Handy) of the Jeremiah Hughes House, 223-225 Duke of Gloucester St., Annapolis

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ASPARAGUS BUNDLES WITH LEMON & NUTMEG

Maryland Connection: Hester Ann Harwood’s Book, 1848; Hester was a resident of the Hammond-Harwood House.

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SAVOURY RICE

Maryland Connection: The Lankfords of Richard's Gift, Anne Arundel County.

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BELLHAVEN BAKED TOMATOES

Maryland Connection: Miss Hannah W. Bell, Chestertown, Kent County

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ELEANOR CALVERT'S SALLY LUNN BREAD

Maryland Connection: Rev. Daniel Randall Magruder, great, great grandson of Eleanor Calvert of Mt. Airy, Prince George’s County

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GOOD MORNING "ENGLISH' MUFFINS

English Muffins, Good Morning Muffins, Maryland's Way Cook Book

Maryland Connections: Mrs. Frances T. Loockerman’s Commonplace Receipt Book, 1835

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AUNTIE'S SPOON BREAD

AUNTIE'S SPOON BREAD

Maryland Connection: Mrs. Walton Hopkins of Maryland Avenue in Annapolis

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MARYLAND CORNBREAD

AUNTIE'S SPOON BREAD

Maryland Cornbread, Maryland's Way Cook Book

Maryland Connection: The Old Wye Mill Talbot County, Eastern Shore

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SHROVE TUESDAY PANCAKES

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

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BUTTERMILK BISCUITS

Maryland Connection: Mrs. Page Bowie, Bay Ridge Farm, Anne Arundel County

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IVY NECK BUTTERMILK GRIDDLE CAKES

Maryland Connection: Adelaide Colhoun, Ivy Neck, a plantation on the Rhode River in Anne Arundel County.

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BAKED APPLE PUDDING

Maryland Connection:  Credited to a Mrs. Moone by Miss Ann Chase in her c.1811 commonplace recipe book.

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BLACK WALNUT CAKE

Maryland Connection: Ruby Duval, Southgate Ave., Annapolis

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CHESTON'S SPONGE CAKE

Maryland Connection: Mrs. Robert S. Burwell, West River, Anne Arundel County

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Huckleberries: Maryland’s Forgotten Forageable Fruit

Link to article by Joyce White in Outlook by the Bay Magazine

JONAS GREEN HOUSE ORANGE CAKE

Maryland Connection: Evelyn Green Bowers, Jonas Green House, Annapolis

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MARYLAND KOSSUTH CAKES

Outlook by the Bay Magazine (Summer, 2019), p.40

LINK TO ARTICLE

MRS. CHEW'S POUND CAKE

Mrs. Chew's Pound Cake,Maryland's Way Cook Book

Maryland Connection: c.1814 Account Book, Harwood Family Papers, Annapolis

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LARKIN'S HUNDRED RHUBARB PIE

LARKIN'S HUNDRED RHUBARB PIE

LARKIN'S HUNDRED RHUBARB PIE

Maryland Connection: Mrs. Walter Hardisty of Larkin's Hundred, Edgewater, Anne Arundel County.

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FRESH STRAWBERRY PIE

LARKIN'S HUNDRED RHUBARB PIE

LARKIN'S HUNDRED RHUBARB PIE

Maryland Connection: Charlotte G. Marbury, Prince George’s County

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MISS FANNY'S APPLE PIE

Maryland Connection:  Miss Fanny’s Receipt Book, West River, Anne Arundel County

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A TART OF GREEN TOMATOES

A TART OF GREEN TOMATOES

 Maryland Connection: According to the editors of the cookbook, the recipe was “addressed to H.A. Harwood from Miss Chase, 1850.”

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RASPBERRY FOOL

Raspberry Fool, Maryland's Way Cook Book

Maryland Connection: Mrs. Frances T. Loockerman’s Commonplace Receipt Book, 1835, Hammoond-Harwood House, Annapolis

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'LEMMON' SYLLABUB'

Maryland Connection: Mrs. Snowden via Miss Ann Chase's Book, Annapolis 1811

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SPANISH CREAM

Maryland Connection: Mrs. John C. Robertson, Shipwright St., Annapolis

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PURPLE PLUMS IN CLARET JELLY

This recipe was submitted to Maryland's Way by Miriam Maurice Morris of The Lindens, an 18th c. New England house relocated to Kalorama Rd in Washington, DC.

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NANNIE PINKNEY'S COMICAL PUDDING

Maryland Connection: Miss Ann Chase's Book, 1811

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CHOCOLATE THINS

Maryland Connection: Mrs. Robert Mackey, Cecil County

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WHISKEY NUT COOKIES

Whiskey Nut Cookies,Maryland's Way Cook Book

Maryland Connection: Augusta Tucker Townsend, Pendennis Mount, Severn River; Anne Arundel 

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BROWN SUGAR COOKIES

Maryland Connection: Mrs. Carroll Alden, Taney Avenue, Annapolis

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CEDAR PARK GINGER CAKES

Maryland Connection: Mrs. Eveleth W. Bridgman, Jr. of Cedar Park. Cedar Park is a property located on Cumberstone Rd. on the West River in Anne Arundel County. This house dates to the late 17th century/early 18th century and holds great historical significance in Anne Arundel County.

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CHRISTMAS PLUM PUDDING

Maryland Connection: Mrs. John C. Plews, Anne Arundel County

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BAKED PRESERVED FIGS

Maryland Connection: Mrs. Frances T. Loockerman’s Commonplace Receipt Book, 1835, Hammoond-Harwood House, Annapolis

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CHERRIES IN CLARET

Cherries in Claret, Maryland's Way Cook Book

Maryland Connection: Araby Plantation in Charles Count

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CRANBERRY SAUCE

CRANBERRY SAUCE

Maryland Connection: Hounds, Horses, and Cranberry Sauce: A Glimpse of an Historic Thanksgiving Tradition and Recipe from Maryland's Way

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PEACH JAM

CRANBERRY SAUCE

Maryland Connection: Mrs. Snowden’s Way, Miss Ann Chase’s Book, 1811, Annapolis

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QUINCE MARMALADE

Maryland's Way Connection: Hester Ann Harwood's c.1848 journal. Hester lived at Hammond-Harwood house as a child and then as a married woman.

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Spiced Crabapples: A Sweet and Sour Taste of Maryland History

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Link to Outlook By the Bay Article by Joyce White

TUTTI-FRUTTI BRANDY PRESERVES

TUTTI-FRUTTI BRANDY PRESERVES

TUTTI-FRUTTI BRANDY PRESERVES

Maryland Connection: Mrs. James Madison Doyle, Annapolis

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Maryland's Way Drinks

VALENTINE'S CLARET PUNCH

Maryland Connection: Helen Cassin Kinkaid’s Book, Hanover Street, Annapolis

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FARMER'S BISHOP

Maryland Connection: Amelia Pinkeney D. Lurman, Harford County

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ANNAPOLIS WHITE WINE PUNCH

Maryland Connection: Commander John F. Meigs, Annapolis

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CHERRY BOUNCE

Maryland Connection: Sarah Perry Ridgely of Sion Hill and Historic Hampton 

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