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Tag: Food & Recipes

Photo: chocolate chip cookies. Credit: Kimberly Vardeman; Wikimedia Commons.

Today Is National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day: The Best Cookie!

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on August 4, 2017

In this article, to mark National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to find delicious chocolate chip cookie recipes... (Read More)

Photo: cover of "Prudence Penny's Cookbook," 1939

Searching for Prudence Penny, Food Writer

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on April 24, 2017

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to learn more about a popular food writer: Prudence Penny... (Read More)

Photo: a platter of deviled eggs. Credit: Marshall Astor; Wikimedia Commons.

Dyed Easter Eggs? Make Deviled Eggs!

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on April 17, 2017

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega provides recipes for deviled eggs so that you can use all those left-over dyed Easter eggs.. (Read More)

Photo: a layered pound cake, with alternating interstitial spaces filled with raspberry jam and lemon curd, finished with buttercream frosting. Credit: Scheinwerfermann; Wikimedia Commons.

Old Family Recipes Featured at #RootsTech2017

By Thomas Jay Kemp on February 14, 2017

An article about the many presentations at this year’s RootsTech2017 genealogy conference that featured family recipes and cooking traditions... (Read More)

Photo: boy in front of a menorah, c. 1955. Credit: PikiWiki - Israel free image collection project; Wikimedia Commons.

Celebrating Hanukkah with Favorite Family Recipes

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on December 20, 2016

An article (with many recipes) by Gena Philibert-Ortega about Hanukkah and special foods for this celebration, especially latkes... (Read More)

Photo: U.S. troops in trench in France, WWI. Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Food in the Trenches: Christmas Menus during the World Wars

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on December 15, 2016

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to learn what Christmas dinner our soldiers were served during WWI and WWII... (Read More)

Photo: a bowl of New England clam chowder. Credit: Jon Sullivan; Wikimedia Commons.

What Kind of New England Clam Chowder Is This?

By Thomas Jay Kemp on November 23, 2016

An article about clam chowder, especially New England clam chowder... (Read More)

Illustration: "The First Thanksgiving at Plymouth," by Jennie A. Brownscombe, 1914. Credit: Stedelijk Museum De Lakenhal; Wikimedia Commons.

This Thanksgiving Season, Party Like a Pilgrim

By Thomas Jay Kemp on November 10, 2016

An article with two recipes passed down from the days of the Pilgrims at Plymouth Colony, in time for your Thanksgiving celebration... (Read More)

An illustration of a sandwich

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Deviled Ham but Were Afraid to Ask

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on August 30, 2016

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to learn more about deviled ham and other deviled foods, including recipes... (Read More)

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