Maine Memory Network

Rheumatism and poultice recipe, ca. 1860

Contributed by: Leeds Historical Society Date: circa 1860 Location: Leeds Media: Pencil on paper

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Salve recipe, ca. 1860

Contributed by: Leeds Historical Society Date: circa 1860 Location: Leeds Media: Paper with ink

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Maine Sweets: Confections and Confectioners

From chocolate to taffy, Mainers are inventive with our sweet treats. In addition to feeding our sweet tooth, it's also an economic driver for the state.

Music in Maine - Community and School Marching Bands

"He worked and lived on Sugar Island, harvesting fire wood for the Penobscot Communities on Olamon and Indian Islands."

Historic Hallowell - Seaport on the Kennebec

"… Atlantic, bringing Pennsylvania flour, West India sugar, and English cloth and hardware, returning with shingles, clapboards, hogsheads and barrel…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Early Settlement

"Crosby and his son, John, traded in sugar, molasses, and lumber with the West Indies. In 1806 he became the first president of the Penobscot Bank in…"

Mincemeat Recipe
by Marian Fowler

A recipe for mincemeat, along with the recipe's history.

Shax and laxoox: tea with milk and Somali bread.
by Kheyro Jama

Lahooh (laxoox) is a food staple in East Africa, enjoyed for breakfast, lunch, or dinner