Christopher Darlington Morley, born in Haverford, Pennsylvania, became one of America's most popular novelists, essayists, and poets. The son of English immigrant parents, Morley grew up in Haverford College and then Johns Hopkins Univer-noted mathematic...
A mince pie (or mincemeat pie) is a traditional festive British sweet pastry, usually consumed during the Christmas and New Year period. Mince pies normally have a pastry top, but versions may also be found without the top in which case they are...
MINCE PIE FOR STARTERS by John Oaksey Headline, L18.99, pp. 278, ISBN 0755310667 A charming toff of the turf John Oaksey is the archetypal English gentleman. He is a sweetheart, a star, the bravest of the brave, funny and kind: the only...
YEARS ago, when housewives undertook certain tasks on certain days, atour house Friday was baking day. It used to be a great pleasure on a dark, raw winter afternoon to arrive homefrom school to a bright, warm house full of delicious cooking smells....
For millions of American families, Thanksgiving and the day before aren't spent cooking. They're spent traveling. A friend of ours and her son are flying to Toronto to visit cousins. Another family we know is driving to Massachusetts to see the grandparents....
