Who Knew? Maryland’s state dessert,
smith island cake,dates
back to the 1800s,
when women
made the multi-
layered yellow
cakes to send
along with
their husbands
when they
went oystering.Massachusetts
Signature dish: Boston baked beans.
Originating from Native Americans,
the slow-cooked dish is flavored with
molasses or maple syrup and bacon.
The Puritans made it on the Sabbath.
Who Knew? The town of Quincy
isn’t known as the Birthplace of the
American Dream for nothing. It was
the original home of not one but two
fast-food icons: Howard Johnson’s
and Dunkin’ Donuts.Maine
Signature dish: lobster roll—with
a toasted, buttered split-top bun.
Who Knew? Maine’s official state
treat is the whoopie pie. “The secret
is in the filling, which is cooked.
Sour milk and real shortening are in-
volved. But I cannot divulge the rec-
ipe, oh no, lest my sisters and I lose
our reputations for the best whoopie
pies in the county.” —Reader Heidi
Sweetwater, Farmington, MaineMaryland
Signature dish: Crab cakes. “The
best is when you would go crabbing
and head home to steam the crabs
yourself. Beer, not water, and plenty
of Old Bay Seasoning. There was
much screaming when the crab
missed the pot and hit the floor. I
never saw my children move so fast!”
—Reader June Fauver, Glen Burnie,
MarylandFor the perfect lobster roll,
the bread has to be freshly
toasted and buttered.rd.com 59ca
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