Mary Ball Washington's Pancake Syrup (what the young General ate)

Mitchell's Cookbooks ^ | 1994 | Patricia Mitchell

[Pharmboy]

Ferry Farm Sauce

1 1/3 c. honey
1 c. maple syrup
2 tsp. cinnamon
A few caraway seeds

In a double boiler slowly heat together the honey and maple syrup. Stir in cinnamon and caraway seeds and serve warm over pancakes, waffles, etc.

[Pharmboy]

Thought some of you Freepers might want to feed your kids, other family members and/or friends this Memorial Day/Fourth of July special breakfast treat.

The General's mother was a very independent sort, who, aside from her culinary expertise, was said to be the "best horsewoman in Virginia" in the mid-18th century.

The Ferry Farm (across the Rapahanock from Fredericksburg) is where young George spent much of his youth.

[Michael.SF.]

Sounds good, but I think I would exclude the carraway seeds.

[Red_Devil 232]

Ping to the Weekly Gardening Thread

[Red_Devil 232]

I would have to pass on the carraway seeds also!

[SolidWood]

Yeah, no carraway for me either.

[Pharmboy]

The RevWar/Colonial History/General Washington ping list.

Have a safe Mem Day everyone!

[Pharmboy]

I report, you (and your tastebuds) decide!!

[Michael.SF.]

Fair enough!!

;)

[Kirkwood]

Lot’s of sugar there... now we know why George lost most of his teeth.

[jmc813]

Has anyone here eaten at the restaurant at Mt. Vernon? I missed it the last time I was there, but was looking at their menu online and saw several “authentic colonial” dishes. Quite reasonable prices too.

[Pharmboy]

Fair comment, and that certainly could have been part of it. But in my readings, I seem to remember that there may have been a familial factor associated with bad teeth in his relatives. At any rate, there isn't much that's not an interaction between genes and environment...

[aculeus]

Thanks for pinging!

[Pharmboy]

Yes—I ate there and it was definitely worth it. Very good value, and everything tasted fresh.

[SunkenCiv]

· join list or digest · view topics · view or post blog · bookmark · post a topic ·
	Gods Graves Glyphs	Thanks Pharmboy. To all -- please ping me to other topics which are appropriate for the GGG list. GGG managers are Blam, StayAt HomeMother, and Ernest_at_the_Beach
· Google · Archaeologica · ArchaeoBlog · Archaeology magazine · Biblical Archaeology Society · · Mirabilis · Texas AM Anthropology News · Yahoo Anthro & Archaeo · · History or Science & Nature Podcasts · Excerpt, or Link only? · cgk's list of ping lists ·

[coconutt2000]

I don’t know, sounds kind of good to me.

Flavor description
Caraway seeds aren’t actually seeds, but the small fruit of the caraway plant, which is a member of the parsley family. Long used in European cooking, especially in the eastern countries, caraway seeds are sweet yet strong and have a taste reminiscent of anise.

How to use
Caraway seeds are usually associated with rye breads, but are also a popular component to cakes, stews, and vegetables dishes.

[Jessarah]

Yes—I ate there and it was definitely worth it. Very good value, and everything tasted fresh.

Is this something that was recently built? I was there a couple years ago and they only had a building that had fast food in it. Maybe I missed it!

[Pharmboy]

Yes—major renovations were done about 2 years ago.

[AmericaUnite]

We'll have to check out The Ferry Farm next time if we wver get a chance to go back to Fredericksburg.