Thanksgiving Primer Part Two
For enslaved people, the precursor to Thanksgiving was cornshucking time and other harvest events, usually held in October-November. Cornshuckings andContinue Reading
Category: Recipes
You Asked For It: An African American Thanksgiving Primer
Please cook dat turkey nice an’ brown/Shuck dat corn before you eat!/By de side of de turkey I’ll be found!/ShuckContinue Reading
As Promised, Mama’s Heirloom Apple Crisp
You’re very lucky its Thanksgiving and that I promised ya’ll this recipe in the next posting. This is sacred toContinue Reading
Gilt Taste Skillet Chicken Redux
So sometimes you want a “Sunday dinner,” but you don’t want to do the classic run of fried or bakedContinue Reading
A Few Antebellum African American Recipes
From Fighting Old Nep: The Foodways of Enslaved Afro-Marylanders, 1634-1864 Trough Mush I had to include this recipe because itContinue Reading
Table Talk, 1893 “Crab Gumbo, such as they give you in Baltimore…”
Table Talk, “Housekeepers Inquiries” Mrs. Helen Louise Johnson February 1893, Volume VIII: No. 2 Inquiry No. 2203. “Have you a goodContinue Reading
Welcome 5772! Happy Rosh Hoshanah
So Ya’ll Know I’m Jewish right? No really, I’m Jewish…. You may remember this article from last year’s Washington PostContinue Reading
Antebellum Barbecue Sauce Recipe
Antebellum Barbecue Sauce As addicted as I am to the glories of seasonal eating and eating as a paired experienceContinue Reading
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