Becky Fifield
“Omelettes – Plain or with Rum”
What? Where in culinary history did I miss the inclusion of rum in an omelet? New York Public Library announced recently the availability...
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Becky Fifield
- Jan 5, 2016
- 2 min
Apple of My Eye: Lead Pesticide Use in 1920s Orchards
Orchard workers at Mt. Pleasant Orchard, near Havre de Grace, Maryland, c. 1915. Over the Christmas holiday, I unearthed a small journal...
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Becky Fifield
- Jan 6, 2015
- 1 min
Maryland Preparations for the Sick, 1881
‘Tis the season for illness. Cooking tomes of the past often included a chapter of recipes to be made for the ill and infirm. Certainly,...
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Becky Fifield
- Jun 13, 2014
- 1 min
Maryland Material Culture: Bushel Basket
Quiz: What does a Marylander most often associate with a bushel basket? Sure, you can put fruit or vegetables in it (pick-ur-own or...
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Becky Fifield
- Dec 24, 2013
- 1 min
Christmas Dinner on the Rails
Christmas generally takes us to Maryland. While the Amtrak train I take travels over the Pennsylvania Railroad into Baltimore’s Penn...
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Becky Fifield
- Nov 13, 2013
- 1 min
Wanderlust Wednesday: Some Food in France
More often than not, even the cheapest little roadside offering in France blows the socks off of much of what you can get in the United...
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Becky Fifield
- Sep 5, 2013
- 2 min
Oyster Shuckers
I used to hate oysters. Typically, tidewater Marylanders pat oysters in cracker meal, fry them, and if you need a condiment, slather on...
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Becky Fifield
- Jul 31, 2013
- 1 min
Wanderlust Wednesday – The Charcoal Pit
One benefit of being at Winterthur this month is my proximity to The Charcoal Pit on Route 202. This commercial stretch is somewhat at...
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Becky Fifield
- Jun 6, 2013
- 2 min
Gardening and Memory
The garden as family member, visible toward the right back. Photos marking family events and visits always took place in the yard. My...
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Becky Fifield
- Apr 5, 2013
- 1 min
A Maryland Breakfast: Fried Red Tomatoes in Cream Gravy
I recently visited my great uncle, Uncle B, in Arizona. Having left our ancestral seat for a life of western adventure in 1947, we don’t...
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Becky Fifield
- Feb 15, 2013
- 1 min
The Gardening Itch
At this point during the winter, I start to get the itch for digging in the dirt. Alas, it’s a rather pointless itch as I must confine my...
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Becky Fifield
- Feb 12, 2013
- 1 min
Transit Tuesday: Grand By Design Exhibition at Grand Central
After a boozy brunch with Dr. V’s cousins, we wandered up the sunny side of the street to Grand Central Terminal, celebrating its 100th...
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Becky Fifield
- Jan 18, 2013
- 2 min
On the Subject of Duck…
Picture postcard of duck hunting in a sink box at Havre de Grace, Maryland. Duck is tasty. It was popular fare in New York’s...
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Becky Fifield
- Jan 17, 2013
- 2 min
Vernacular: Puddle Ducks
I love the word vernacular. You can stuff all that’s particular to a specific region into the term. Can’t explain it any other way? It...
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Becky Fifield
- Jan 3, 2013
- 1 min
Turnips Anyone? How about Turnip Wine?
My first thought when intercepting this recipe from The British Housewife by Martha Bradley (1756) was “who would think to ferment...
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Becky Fifield
- Dec 1, 2012
- 2 min
Should We Feel Sorry for Twinkies?
Mourning miniature, 1788. Brooklyn Museum. 21.474. Twinkies. I’ve had a few. I’ve had more pink Snowballs and Suzy-Q’s than Twinkies. I...
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Becky Fifield
- Nov 23, 2012
- 2 min
Caraway.
Caraway and Salt Flatbreads from Agata & Valentina, NYC. RL Fifield 2012. Caraway. It’s lyrical. It’s herbal, savory, and astringent. My...
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Becky Fifield
- Nov 17, 2012
- 2 min
Cleveland’s West Side Market
My brother Mr. F is Cleveland’s Man about Town. During my May visit, he toured me around a number of sites and neighborhoods, including...
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Becky Fifield
- Nov 16, 2012
- 2 min
Java Up: The Coffee House: A Cultural History
Grab your mug, get some joe, and crack open The Coffee House: A Cultural History by Markman Ellis (Wenfield and Nicolson, 2004). I was...
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Becky Fifield
- Nov 15, 2012
- 1 min
A Dinner in Winter, 1756
As Winter settles around our shoulders, I like to consider what was considered seasonal fare in the eighteenth century. I’m a big fan of...
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