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food christmas in july ruth ann018 Christmas in July collected toys far in advance of Christmas (8/20/2025) - Before we get out of August and closer to Christmas, we want to tell you about a church that had a Christmas in July dinner—with its eye on helping other…
food cucumbers Keep cool with cucumbers (8/13/2025) - Cucumbers are among the oldest cultivated crops with an origin in India, and have been grown for at least 3,000 years. Christopher Columbus is credited with bringing them to the…
rgb food tina raby It’s party time! And Tina Raby is ready to serve (8/6/2025) - There is a community in Mathews known as Peary. The residents, both permanent and the weekenders, know how to have fun without leaving their neighborhood, gathering on special holidays or…
food ellis william Grill Master Bill keeps GHA food sales humming (7/30/2025) - Every Saturday is barbecue day at Buck’s Store Museum in Bena. The museum is open from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. with lunch being served from 11 to 1:30. During the summer…
food vinegar Humble, essential vinegar had an accidental origin (7/23/2025) - Vinegar’s history is ancient and it is believed its creation was an accident. It’s likely that in 5000 BCE Babylon, someone left an alcoholic beverage exposed to air. Fermentation took…
food robby west Cooking captain grew up with his eye on the water (7/16/2025) - Born and raised in Mathews, Robby West confides, “I have always since the age of six wanted to work on the water.” And on the water has really been Robby’s…
food banana 1 Go bananas over this popular fruit (7/9/2025) - Bananas first appeared in the United States in the 1870s. They were an exotic and expensive fruit. Availability improved greatly with the establishment of banana plantations in Central America. Today,…
food sidney ripley rgb Museum specialist finds a Hawaiian treasury of recipes (7/2/2025) - The Gloucester Museum of History has plans for its second floor—an overview of Gloucester County. The vast job of researching what is already on hand has been underway for some…
Down on the farm: Family leaves Boston, puts its roots in Mathews (6/25/2025) - On Ridge Road in Mathews, once known as Catch Penny Road, a 20-acre plot of land has a sign reading Blessed Harmony Farms. On Saturdays at the Mathews Farmers’ Market,…
food pound cakes 1 Sweet results from annual pound cake contest in Mathews (6/18/2025) - An annual Pound Cake Contest entered the conversation eight years ago when the first annual May Faire, a spring heritage festival, was held in Mathews. As time progressed features and…
food della garrett Retired from her day job, Della Garrett keeps her oven busy (6/11/2025) - She may have retired in 2014 from her professional banking job, but Della Garrett, a Gloucester native, is certainly a non-retired lady. She is president of the Virginia Branch of…
food coffee Coffee came to America by way of Captain John Smith (6/4/2025) - The first mention of coffee in America was by Captain John Smith who had seen coffee cultivation in Turkey and introduced the idea to Jamestown colonists. By the mid-1600s coffee…
food hot dog This condiment really cuts the mustard (5/28/2025) - The many varieties of mustards found on grocery store shelves today have a rich history. They have been used as a condiment and as a medicine dating to ancient civilization.…
food abgindon Bread Guild 2024 Communion bread, baked with love at Abingdon (5/21/2025) - At Abingdon Episcopal Church in White Marsh the bread making for communion is taken very seriously. The bakers are known as the Abingdon Bread Guild. For the past two decades…
foood valerie with microgreens Great nutrition from the smallest plants (5/14/2025) - Microgreens are young edible seedlings harvested shortly after they develop their cotyledon leaves (seed leaves) but before the true leaves appear. They are known for their concentrated nutrient content, potentially…
food shortcake Strawberry season: Pull out your recipes for this queen of fruits (5/8/2025) - Strawberries, now coming into season, have been around for centuries. Their rich and delicious history evolved from wild varieties to the 600 cultivated forms we know today that are available…
chili3 Chili contest builds teamwork at marina (4/30/2025) - In the Deltaville area of Middlesex, Norton’s Yachts held a chili contest to build team spirit. Gina Soles Walsh, finance manager, said, “We feel team building is important to help…
food egg salad an east er favorite Egg salad, an American standard (4/23/2025) - Egg salad is one of those dishes of which there is no in-between; you either love it or you most definitely don’t. It will never be known precisely who invented…
food york river circle Dining in style with the Daughters and Sons (4/16/2025) - The York River Circle of The King’s Daughters and Sons, formed in 1928, recently held the 29th Book Author’s Luncheon at Providence Baptist Church in Ordinary. For 28 years ticket…
food easter egg makers check names order The magic of Chocolate Easter Eggs,brought to you by the fire department auxiliary (4/9/2025) - Easter eggs, the symbol of new life and rebirth, have roots in both Pagan and Christian traditions. The custom of decorating and exchanging eggs dates back centuries, evolving from real…
food sterling Pie man Lester Sterling loves to share his cooking (4/2/2025) - “As far back as I can remember my life has been influenced by food,” explained Lester Sterling as he recalled memories of both grandmothers’ cooking. Lester’s wife Carolyn (whose cooking…
food gary He engineers good meals on Gwynn’s Island (3/27/2025) - A civil structural engineer, Gary Goerss is busy each day getting his construction projects on Gwynn’s Island open and operating. But when it’s time to eat and making plans what…
food chocollate chip cookies All the world loves chocolate chip cookies (3/20/2025) - First in the tastebuds of Americans is the chocolate chip cookie, created in the late 1930s when Ruth Grace Wakefield who had a degree in household arts, made what she…
Black Men Cooking fills the crowd with goodness (3/12/2025) - The Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc., Epsilon Eta Chapter, has again brought to the county a group of men who know how to cook. The annual Black Men Cooking was…
food missy Fresh vegan goods from Mathews flower farm (3/5/2025) - In the Tabernacle area of Mathews there’s a farm where once students learned how to ride and care for horses. Today, the entrance sign reads Georgetown Farm Flowers and has…

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