- Philadelphia Pepper Pot
Pepper Pot is a thick
stew of beef tripe, vegetables, pepper and other seasonings. The origins of the stew are steeped in legend, with one story attributing the dish toChristopher Ludwick , baker general of theContinental Army during theAmerican Revolutionary War . [cite news
last = Apple Jr.
first = J. R.
title = A Taste of Philadelphia: In Hoagieland, They Accept No Substitutes
work = Style
publisher =The New York Times
date = 2003-05-28
url = http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CEFD91031F93BA15756C0A9659C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all
accessdate = 2008-01-17 ] cn|date=January 2008 According to this story, the winter of 1777–1778 inValley Forge was exceptionally harsh. Farmers in the area sold their food to the British for cash rather than the weak continental currency offered byGeorge Washington 's soldiers. TheContinental Army was running low on food, and survived on a stew made of tripe, vegetables, and whatever else they could find to stay alive. [Dubourcq 2004, pp. 86-86.]In the early 19th century, artist
John Lewis Krimmel depicted the pepper potstreet vendor in Philadelphia with his painting, "Pepper-Pot: A Scene in the Philadelphia Market". Krimmel's work was first exhibited in 1811 at thePennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts . The painting shows a barefoot black woman serving soup from a pot to white customers. [cite web
title = Africans in America - Part 3: 1791-1831
work = Historical Documents - Pepper-Pot: A Scene in the Philadelphia Market - 1811
publisher =WGBH
date =
url = http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part3/3h251.html
accessdate = 2008-01-17 ]ee also
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Cuisine of the Pennsylvania Dutch
*Cuisine of Philadelphia Notes
References
*cite book
last = Dubourcq
first = Hilaire
title = Benjamin Franklin Book of Recipes
publisher = Fly Fizzi Publishing
date = 2004
pages = 86-87
isbn = 1900721201.
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