A Culinary History of Montgomery County Maryland - Cookbook by Claudia Kousoulas & Ellen Letourneau | Local Recipes & Food Traditions | Perfect for Home Chefs & History Enthusiasts

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Montgomery County’s earliest residents, Native Americans, developed agricultural communities and used the shores of the Potomac as a trading spot. European settlers farmed tobacco, eventually collapsing the county’s economy until the Quaker community returned fertility to the land. The C&O Canal was the nation’s first significant infrastructure project and helped create links to national and international markets. In the twentieth century, the Marriott chain developed contemporary, industrialized food that signaled a changing world. Montgomery County’s Agricultural Reserve, created in 1980, was a history-making decision that is a model for land preservation. Along with farming, it also preserved history and foodways. Claudia Kousoulas and Ellen Letourneau tell the story of the county’s agricultural history through food and recipes.