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Tag Archives: sugar
Got Mint? Make Juleps!
When your garden is overrun with mint, it’s time to think beyond garnishes for fruit salads. I muddled my way through mojitos and decided to make another classic, the mint julep.
Posted in cocktails, cookbooks, Food, History, memoir
Tagged Atlanta, bourbon, Georgia, Junior League, mint, mint julep, Richmond, sugar, Virginia
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Slush with a Secret Ingredient
Quaker Oats claims to be the first food brand to print a recipe on its box in 1891, but it didn’t take long for other companies to make similar use of the space on their packages. They knew a captive … Continue reading
Posted in cocktails, cookbooks, Food, History
Tagged drink, raspberry, slush, smoothie, sugar, Sugar Association, summer drink, watermelon
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C is for Concord Grape Jam
As a pre-school teacher at the Grace House community center in Richmond, Virginia, my mother taught a whole generation how to distinguish a circle from a square, how to count to 10, and how to do the “Hokey Pokey.” At least … Continue reading
Posted in Food, History, memoir
Tagged Concord, Concord grapes, Fan District, graham cracker, grapes, jam, Massachusetts, pre-school, Richmond, sugar, Virginia, Welch
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A Tart Native American Taste of Cape Cod
Cranberries, the tart, red fruits essential to Thanksgiving feasts, grew on Cape Cod long before Americans turned them into a sugary accompaniment to turkey. The Wampanoag Native American people called the berries sassamenesh and used them as dyes. They also … Continue reading
Posted in cookbooks, Food, History
Tagged butter, Cape Cod, cranberries, Mashpee, Massachusetts, Native American, pemmican, sugar, Wampanoag
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Pears with a Virginia Past
A Taste of Virginia, published by the James River Garden Club in Richmond, presents traditional fare fit for serving in grand homes around the Old Dominion. The recipes in this book veer far from the humble roots of my Virginia … Continue reading
Posted in cookbooks, Food, History
Tagged Anjou, farmer's market, ginger, James River Garden Club, lemon, pear, Richmond, sugar, Taste of Virginia, Virginia
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