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Historical Items

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Item 104294

Green tomato pickle recipe, Norridgewock, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Norridgewock Media: Ink on paper

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Item 14641

Eastern Manufacturing chemical plant, Brewer, 1921

Contributed by: City of Brewer Date: 1921 Location: Brewer Media: Photographic print

Item 104297

Various dessert recipes, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Media: Ink on paper

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Online Exhibits

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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.

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How Sweet It Is

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.

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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.

Site Pages

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Pejepscot Historical Society

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

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Historic Hallowell - Wood Ashes or Gold Dust?

"… making recipe uses fat or oils and an essential ingredient scarce in nearly treeless Europe - wood ashes."

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Historic Hallowell - Shipping

"Examples of products would be food, ingredients, and medicine. They shipped potash which is found in chimneys, and it was made into gun powder."

My Maine Stories

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How to prepare "Paquet de poisson a la vapeur"
by Titi de Baccarat

Making Gabonese cuisine in Portland Maine

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Becoming @ham_italian
by anonymous

@ham_italian is an Instagram account I created that celebrates the Maine ham Italian sandwich

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Ah, les Fameuse Ployes!
by Alain Ouellette

Growing up in an Acadian French family and eating ployes