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The cake reveals much about Dickinson's life and times.
literature

The Messy History of Emily Dickinson's Black Cake Recipe

It reveals an unexpected side to the poet's personality and the brutality that brought a Caribbean dish to New England.
Reina Gattuso August 20, 2021
Gastro Obscura

Emily Dickinson's Black Cake

This brandy-spiked recipe reveals the reclusive poet was actually a well-known baker.
Boston molasses explosion.
industrial

The Boston Molasses Flood Is Worth Taking Seriously

In 1919, a viscous 40-foot wave slammed into the city's North End, killing 21 people.
Cara Giaimo January 15, 2019
Gastro Obscura

Joe Froggers

The legend of these rum-and-molasses cookies leads to a New England tavern owned by a Black Revolutionary War veteran.
Shoofly pie a la mode in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
Gastro Obscura

Shoofly Pie

Mornings in Amish country once called for pie-cake and coffee.
Switchel is also called haymaker's punch and harvest beer.
Gastro Obscura

Switchel

Colonial Gatorade made from vinegar and molasses is back in style.