Tag Archives: West Virginia

Biscuits from Grandma Bertie

Posted on May 12, 2018 by heritagerecipebox

Raised in coastal North Carolina, Grandma Bertie never lost her Southern accent, even though she spent much of her adult life in West Virginia. She never lost her taste for regional delicacies, either, including hush puppies (which I compared to … Continue reading →

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Appalachian Apples for All

Posted on October 18, 2017 by heritagerecipebox

I’m in the midst of moving to a new home in the Boston area, which means I’ve temporarily lost track of my favorite cookbooks and family recipes. Yet in the midst of filling boxes, I’ve found unexpected treasures like this … Continue reading →

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Stewed Groundhog: ‘The Cleanest Meat One Can Find’

Posted on February 1, 2016 by heritagerecipebox

Given this year’s warm winter in New England (so far, so good), I expect that Punxsutawney Phil will predict an early spring on Groundhog Day. The American version of the holiday, celebrated February 2, is 130 years old. In the … Continue reading →

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Matzo in the Mountains in Charleston, West Virginia

Posted on April 13, 2014 by heritagerecipebox

My great-grandfather, A.P. Silverstein, an immigrant from Lithuania, traveled through the central United States as a peddler in the 1890s. As family legend goes, his horse dropped dead and he couldn’t afford another, so he stayed in West Virginia. He … Continue reading →

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‘Bullet’ Joe and Big Boy

Posted on February 3, 2014 by heritagerecipebox

Back in the days of leather football helmets (not mandatory) and canvas-and-leather shoulder pads, my grandfather captained  his football team at Washington & Lee University to a Southern Championship in 1919. Nicknamed “Bullet Joe” because of his running speed, he … Continue reading →

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