MARYLAND AT A GLANCE

FOODS

• Beaten Biscuits
  Dinner biscuit made from dough beaten with a wooden mallet or dowell for twenty to thirty minutes.
• Chicken, Maryland
  Pan-fried, then steamed, breaded chicken, served with a white cream gravy.

Crab Cakes Broiled or sauteed crabmeat cakes made from crabmeat, onions, crackers or breadcrumbs, Worcestershire sauce, egg, and mayonnaise, as well as other ingredients to taste.

Crab Dip A creamy, cheesy dip made with crabmeat and Old Bay seasoning.

• Crab Salad A unique blend of creamy and spicy. A salad using crabmeat, mayonnaise, Worcestershire sauce, as well as pepper sauce or Tabasco.
• Crab Soup Tangy tomato-based soup, filled with crabmeat and vegetables.
• Crab Soup, Cream of A smoothe and creamy alternative to traditional crab soup.

Apple orchard, Catoctin, Frederick County, Maryland, August 2006. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

• Crabs, Soft-Shell (Fried) Lightly Breaded, and deep-fried a golden brown. Blue crabs are cooked just after molting.
• Crabs, Soft-Shell (Stuffed) Breaded and stuffed with a seafood mixture, usually saut�ed, but can be baked or fried. Blue crabs are cooked just after molting.
• Crabs, Steamed
• Dover Cake Pound cake flavored with nutmeg and rose brandy.
• Elkridge Huckleberry Pudding Fruity pudding served either hot or cold.
• Ham, Southern Maryland Stuffed
  Corned ham, usually stuffed with kale, cabbage, and onions. Additional seasoning may be added, with hams being baked or boiled.
• Harvest Drink served at Hampton [Hampton National Historic Site, Towson] Festive Colonial drink, mixing water, molasses, vinegar, and ginger.
• Lady Baltimore Cake
  White cake with a white frosting, mixed with fruits and chopped nuts.
• Lord Baltimore Cake
  Yellow cake with a white frosting, mixed with fruits, chopped nuts, and frequently chopped macaroons.
• Oyster Fritters
  Oysters dipped in batter and fried.
• Oyster Pot Pie
  Oysters and vegetables, baked in a flaky crust.
• Oyster Stew
  Light and creamy soup made with oysters.
• Oysters, Steamed
  
• Peach Pot Pie Pie made from peaches, brown sugar, and Madeira wine.
• Smith Island Cake Maryland State Dessert. An 8- to 10-layer cake originating on Smith Island, Somerset County.
• Thirds Bread Loaf made from cornmeal, graham flower, and rye meal.

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