Philadelphia Pepper Pot

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 to Christopher Ludwick, baker general of the Continental Army during the American 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 in Valley Forge was exceptionally harsh. Farmers in the area sold their food to the British for cash rather than the weak continental currency offered by George Washington's soldiers. The Continental 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 pot street vendor in Philadelphia with his painting, "Pepper-Pot: A Scene in the Philadelphia Market". Krimmel's work was first exhibited in 1811 at the Pennsylvania 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work = Historical Documents - Pepper-Pot: A Scene in the Philadelphia Market - 1811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

*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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