Photo: Chunky Brazil Nut and Coconut Cookies On Christmas morning in Harnet County, North Carolina circa 1910, Erwin Stephens and his brothe...
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Christmas time for rural folk traditionally became associated with “Hog killing.” Families slaughtered several hogs in cold of December to i...
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Photo: Salvation Army distributing Christmas baskets of food, Chicago 1903 As an adult, my Dad Fred Opie Jr. made regular donations to the S...
Read : The Salvation Army and Holiday Food Then and Now
Yesterday I started a look at dumplings and ended with an apple dumpling recipe. Today let’s explore some history of chicken dumplings (als...
Read : Dumpling History and Christmas Dishes Part II
Dumplings and their multitude of cousins—wonton, ravioli, and matzo ball just to name a few—have an ancient history. The term dumpling ...
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Recipe below Like with other ethnic groups here in the United States, Christmas for African Americans has tra...
Read : It's Not Christmas Without Fruit Cake
I interviewed Roy Miller and Ruth Thorpe Miller for my book Hog and Hominy http://cup.columbia.edu/book/978-0-231-14638-8/hog-and-hominy . ...
Read : Savannah Red Rice: A Georgia Christmas Tradition
