Ingredients: 1 egg 2 tablespoons of butter ½ cup sugar 1 cup of gluten-free flour (I used Domata Recipe Ready Flour) 1 teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon of vanilla ¼ of almond milk 1 cup of fresh or frozen cherries, well drained Directions: Preheat the oven to 375 F degrees. Grease and…
No one was a bigger fan of the pineapple than Virginia’s William Byrd. For the James River door next to his impressive home at Westover, in 1730 Byrd ordered a carved door-surround from London. It featured a broken- scroll pediment with a pineapple in its center. Across the river from Westover, Brandon Plantation in Prince…
The sweetness and unusual appearance of the pineapple made it a sought-after delicacy in colonial America. When it was served to guests, they were naturally flattered at the honor, and thus may have evolved the idea that the pineapple was considered a sign of the highest form of hospitality. By the Gilded Age and through…
