Identification Please! Class Trip, April 1961
This photograph was donated to the Forsyth County Public Library. It is unidentified as to names, but there is a date on the photograph, April 1961. It is possibly a senior class trip to...
Author: Molly Grogan Rawls
December Feast: Lemon Sugar Cookies and Hot Fruit Drink
The delicious aromas of Christmas baking make all the cooking preparation worthwhile. Here are two recipes that go great together or they can stand on their own. The Lemon Sugar Cookies are a roll...
Christmas Memories in Winston-Salem: Part 1
The Christmas Song, written in 1945 by Bob Wells and Mel Torme, begins with these words: “Chestnuts roasting on an open fire…” “Jack Frost nipping at your nose…” “Yuletide carols being sung by a choir…”...
Happy Thanksgiving!
“A turkey I bring you for Thanksgiving Day, With wishes that plenty may e’er with you stay.” Happy Thanksgiving greetings from Winston-Salem Time Traveler! Stay tuned for the next historical post on December 1st:...
The Name Game: Burke Street
In the 1891 “Bird’s Eye View of the Twin-Cities,” shown above, Burke Street was called Shallowford Street, an extension of the street that is known today as First Street. In the foreground of the...
November Feast: Cheesies
The official name for this recipe lists “Cheese Biscuits,” but around my house, they’re just called “cheesies.” I usually make them close to Christmas, but I’m posting this recipe early so that you can have...
Norman Stockton Inc.
Norman Vaughn Stockton (1889-1972) was born in Winston-Salem to Madison D. and Martha Vaughn Stockton. He graduated from Winston High School and the University of North Carolina. After he graduated from college in 1909,...
October Feast: Toddle House Butterscotch Cream Pie
The Toddle House was a national chain restaurant, founded in Memphis in 1932, specializing in breakfast and open 24/7. The tiny buildings were built according to the same plan, each with a short counter with...
Winston-Salem Tourist Village
The postcard shown above was mailed in 1939 to Pennsylvania, with the message: “We are staying here for the night. Today we took a guided tour of the city and also toured the factory where...
September Feast: Seasoned Crackers-Revised
The following post was published last week. I have added a lighter version of the recipe that is equally flavorful, but with less butter and not as salty-tasting. Just in time for snacking while...