Keywords: birthday cake
Item 101534
Annie May Colby celebrating, Westport, 1944
Contributed by: Westport Island History Committee Date: 1944-05-03 Location: Westport Island; Woolwich; Bath Media: Photographic print
Item 101714
Washington Pie recipe, ca. 1875
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1875 Media: Ink on paper
Exhibit
Desserts have always been a special treat. For centuries, Mainers have enjoyed something sweet as a nice conclusion to a meal or celebrate a special occasion. But many things have changed over the years: how cooks learn to make desserts, what foods and tools were available, what was important to people.
Exhibit
Sugar and Spice: Our Vintage Recipes
Sugar and Spice: Our Vintage Recipes showcases historic recipes, dating from the 18th century to the 1950s, like sweet treats, traditional favorites, promotional printings, medicinal concoctions, curious libations, and recipes that have fallen out of favor.
Site Page
Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 1 of 4
"… apeace) Oysters (Raw with pepper & Vinegar) Hoe Cake Salt Beef Etc etc etc etc So you see I did not fare so bad, after all."
Site Page
View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.
Story
A Maine Family's story of being Prisoners of War in Manila
by Nicki Griffin
As a child, born after the war, I would hear these stories - glad they were finally written down
