The leavener, probably developed in the 1940s, works magic, according to old-time Mainers.
Recipes
Maine Jewish Museum event celebrates cultures – across a dinner table
Author Nhi Aronheim will be sharing her story over a Vietnamese-Jewish fusion meal at Maine Jewish Museum on Thursday.
This Maine barbecue contest winner with a near-perfect score is 15 years old
Laura Whiteside won a regional barbecue competition in Lyman on June 6.
Beat the Maine heat with cold soups
These three recipes from Mainers can get you started.
You asked our food team questions about summer eating in Maine. Here’s what they had to say.
Portland Press Herald food editor Peggy Grodinsky and writer Tim Cebula were chatting with subscribers live on Thursday morning.
Our Green Plate Special columnist says goodbye
Christine Burns Rudalevige has written our recipe column on sustainable food and eating for a dozen years.
What to eat when it’s too hot to use your oven or stove
A collection of some of our favorite recipes for hot days.
3 southern Maine farms to find local spring produce
Spring means one thing: vegetables. Here are 3 southern Maine farms that sell fresh produce and one recipe to use it up.
Apps can save you money on groceries, but are they worth it?
Technology has created more ways to save money on groceries, advancing a technique that’s as old as clipping coupons.
Nothing is easy about making vanilla from orchids. This Portland attorney is hooked anyway
A grower of many orchids, David Soley undertakes the tricky, timing-specific and time-consuming process of making vanilla extract from his own plants.