Studying the history of strawberry shortcake was surprising. I had always thought it American — something Jefferson or Franklin might have wanted to make our national dessert. Apparently, not. Mysecondsurprise—onlyoneStrawberry Short Cake recipe ever appeared in the Fredericksburg PTA Cookbook serie...

The name of this vegetable comes from the German kohl (cabbage) and rübe (turnip), but it is neither German nor a turnip. It’s sort of a wild cabbage belonging to the ubiquitous brassica family which includes cabbage, kale, collards, turnips, rutabagas, broccoli, Brussels sprouts and cauliflower. Th...

In about 1975, the old Lone Star Brewery warehouse near the old SA, F&N Railway depot near Lincoln Street was called to my attention. I bought it and had it moved from its location. A reporter photographed it in transit and ran a story about the move, noting that the building was headed out somewher...

At the age of 4 in the summer of 1945, my dad took me to his office on Main Street. It was in the building he had built in the 1930s — today’s Segner’...

We had pot roast often. Its flavor was great, but I do remember the meat being stringy. We had it on wash days because it allowed my mom time for doin...

After teaching at UCLA, my oldest sister, Jeanette, joined the staff at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville in 1960. She began her career in 19...