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deviled meatloaf

Deviled Meatloaf

Posted on January 11, 2024January 5, 2024 by Rachel Rappaport

Updated and adapted from Josie Voorhees’ recipe for Deviled Meatloaf appearing in Cooking Favorites: Recipes From Employees and Friends of Gettysburg National Military Park and Eisenhower National Historic Site (undated)

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Minted Salmon Burgers

Posted on September 13, 2023September 21, 2023 by Rachel Rappaport

adapted and updated from Joan Shaw’s recipe for Mary’s Minted Salmon Burgers appearing in Hooked on Cooking Recipes from Your Friends at the Nantucket Angler’s Club (Nantucket, Massachusetts) first edition 1978, second edition 1998, second printing 2002

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Herbed Tomato-Cod Pasta

Posted on September 10, 2023September 21, 2023 by Rachel Rappaport

adapted and updated from Baked Tarragon Cod from Horatio Street Association Cookbook, Greenwich Village, New York City 1986 (unnamed contributor)

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Porcupine Meatballs

Posted on July 3, 2023September 21, 2023 by Rachel Rappaport

This was adapted and updated from Liv O’Connell’s recipe for Porcupines appearing in the Alcatraz Women’s Club Cook Book, Collected Recipes from Alcatraz Island, California 1952

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cherry fritters

Cherry Fritters

Posted on June 20, 2023September 21, 2023 by Rachel Rappaport

Adapted and updated from Patsy Barton’s Cherry Fritters in Maryland Cooking Compiled by the Maryland Home Economics Assoc.

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Savory French Toast with Ham & Cheese

Posted on June 17, 2023September 21, 2023 by Rachel Rappaport

Savory French Toast with Ham & Cheese adapted and updated from Bronya’s French Toast with Thyme and Cheese from Peters Valley Cooks 1973

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“Deviled” Soft Shell Crabs

Posted on June 5, 2023September 21, 2023 by Rachel Rappaport

Adapted and updated from Capt. Fred G Reitze’s recipe in Maryland Home Economics Association’s Maryland Cooking, 1948

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Crab Imperial

Posted on June 4, 2023September 21, 2023 by Rachel Rappaport

A real Maryland classic! Adapted and updated from “Butterfly”‘s recipe in The Chesapeake Collection: A Treasury of Recipes and Memorabilia from Maryland’s Eastern Shore 1983

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Roulade with Rapini and Mushrooms

Posted on May 24, 2023September 21, 2023 by Rachel Rappaport

Adapted and updated from Mrs. Morton (Edyth) Malin’s Beef Roulades from Sisterhood of Temple Shalom Treasures From our Tables (date unknown)

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