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with Joyce White
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HISTORIC THANKSGIVING RECIPES

Video: Narragansett Strawberry Bread

Learn How to Make Two Versions of this Recipe


Art of Historical Cookery Series


Recipes: NARRAGANSETT STRAWBERRY BREAD

NARRAGANSETT STRAWBERRY BREAD - ORIGINAL RECIPE

NARRAGANSETT STRAWBERRY BREAD - MODERNIZED RECIPE

NARRAGANSETT STRAWBERRY BREAD - MODERNIZED RECIPE

This recipe is based on one recorded by Roger Williams in 1636 based on his observations of the Narragansett people of the region now called Rhode Island. The ingredients are simply cornmeal, water, salt, and strawberries. 

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NARRAGANSETT STRAWBERRY BREAD - MODERNIZED RECIPE

NARRAGANSETT STRAWBERRY BREAD - MODERNIZED RECIPE

NARRAGANSETT STRAWBERRY BREAD - MODERNIZED RECIPE

This is a modernization of the one recorded in 1636 by Roger Williams.    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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sweet potato pone

SWEET POTATO PONE COOKING VIDEO

SWEET POTATO PONE COOKING VIDEO

SWEET POTATO PONE COOKING VIDEO

Learn about the history of the sweet potato, particularly in the American South where it was a crucial addition to the meagre rations given to enslaved African Americans. The difference between sweet potatoes and West African yams is also included. The recipe used to make the sweet potato pone featured in this video was submitted to 300 Years of Black Cooking in St. Mary's County, Maryland by Theresa Young of Leonardstown.  


The Art of Historical Cookery is a series of cooking and food history videos presented by food historian, Joyce M. White, of Maryland. These videos are designed to bring yesterday's recipes into today's kitchens and offer advice on cooking techniques, ingredients, and general history facts related to food. Many of these videos were made for Riverdale House Museum in Riverdale, MD, Hammond-Harwood House in Annapolis, MD, Historic Annapolis, Montgomery College, and more.

SWEET POTATO PONE

SWEET POTATO PONE COOKING VIDEO

SWEET POTATO PONE COOKING VIDEO

Link to an adaptation of the Sweet Potato Pone recipe found in video 300 Years of Black Cooking in St. Mary's County, Maryland submitted by Theresa Young of Leonardstown. This recipe is featured in an episode of The Art of Historical Cookery series of cooking and food history videos presented by food historian, Joyce M. White

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SOBAHEG: A WAMPANOAG STEW

EXPLORE THE ROOTS OF THANKSGIVING FOODS IN MARYLAND

EXPLORE THE ROOTS OF THANKSGIVING FOODS IN MARYLAND

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

EXPLORE THE ROOTS OF THANKSGIVING FOODS IN MARYLAND

PUMPKIN: ANCIENT ROOTS OF AN AUTUMNAL ICON

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

THANKSGIVING CAKES

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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