All posts tagged "pie"
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10.6KArts and LeisureWhat Killed the Marlborough Pie?
The Marlborough Pie once graced many a New England table during the winter holidays. It ranked up there with the pumpkin, the...
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63.1K8Arts and LeisureItalian Thanksgiving, or How One Ethnic Group Resisted American Food
The Italian Thanksgiving in New England was and still is a piece de resistance – a masterpiece of Italian and American cooking....
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16.9K5ConnecticutHannah Cranna, the Connecticut Witch Who Didn’t Stand Trial
Like most people accused of witchcraft, Hannah Cranna had a difficult temperament. Some might call her a shrew. She demanded favors of...
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10.1K4Business and LaborA Brief History of the Frisbee
Decades before the plastic Frisbee was invented, New England resonated with the shouts of “Frisbee” warning of an oncoming tin pie plate...
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18.2K6Arts and LeisureLouisa May Alcott, Spinster, Enjoys Valentine’s Day 1868
Louisa May Alcott, spinster, wrote an essay to challenge the prevailing wisdom that a woman needed a husband to be happy. It...
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