The State Flags of each of the Eastern Heartland States

New York	New Jersey	Pennsylvania	Ohio
Michigan	Indiana	Illinois

The American Eastern Heartland section is where we have placed recipes for dishes that we in the Wright Group have particularly enjoyed throughout what we call "the Eastern Heartland," which we have defined as the states of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana and Illinois. This particular grouping of states may strike you as unusual, yet it is also logical. This area which comprises less than 10 percent of the country's land and more than 30 percent of its people enjoy a common culinary tradition. A great many of the people who settled the more westerly states of this region came from, or at least paused in, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania long enough to absorb and carry westward with them, via the waterways or overland, the strong patterns of cooking and eating that the original Dutch, English and German colonists had established. All across this area the men and women of the frontier depended on the fish and game they found in abundance, and the incredibly productive farms and orchards they planted; and their cooking was soon enriched by the diverse styles and tastes of the new waves of immigrants who followed them. All of these elements have combined to give us what is regarded as archetypal American food. Eastern Heartland cooking is stick-to-the-ribs stuff, more plain than fancy, given to substantial meat dishes, dumplings, breads, pies. It does not have the austere background of the New England style, or the glamorous background of some of the Southern style; but it is hearty, appetizing, often exciting and always good.

Index	Recipe	Category
Eastern Heartland	Wild Elderberry Soup	Soups
Eastern Heartland	Shaker Potato-Leek Soup	Soups
Eastern Heartland	Philadelphia Pepper Pot	Soups
Eastern Heartland	Philadelphia Snapper Soup	Soups
Eastern Heartland	Consommé Bellevue	Soups
Eastern Heartland	Shaker Herb Soup	Soups
Eastern Heartland	Manhattan Clam Chowder	Soups
Eastern Heartland	Chicken-Corn Soup	Soups
Eastern Heartland	Batter-fried Mushrooms	Vegetables & Salads
Eastern Heartland	Summer Squash Soufflé	Vegetables & Salads
Eastern Heartland	Fresh Asparagus with Lemon Cream Sauce, Shaker Style	Vegetables & Salads
Eastern Heartland	Fresh Spinach and Herbs, Shaker Style	Vegetables & Salads
Eastern Heartland	Corn Custard	Vegetables & Salads
Eastern Heartland	Potato Filling	Vegetables & Salads
Eastern Heartland	Shaker Salad	Vegetables & Salads
Eastern Heartland	Waldorf Salad	Vegetables & Salads
Eastern Heartland	Braised Pork Chops	Meat
Eastern Heartland	Pot-roasted Loin of Pork	Meats
Eastern Heartland	Flank Steak with Meat Stuffing, Shaker Style	Meats
Eastern Heartland	Deviled Short Ribs	Meats
Eastern Heartland	Martha Washington's Grand Leg of Lamb	Meats
Eastern Heartland	Barbecued Venison Chops	Meats
Eastern Heartland	Venison Stew	Meats
Eastern Heartland	Indiana Farm Sausage	Meats
Eastern Heartland	Scnitz und Kneppe	Meats
Eastern Heartland	Creamed Chipped Beef in Toasted Bread Cups	Meats
Eastern Heartland	Chicken Breasts and Ham with Sherried Cream Sauce	Poultry & Game Birds
Eastern Heartland	Chicken Potpie	Poultry & Game Birds
Eastern Heartland	Batter-fried Chicken	Poultry & Game Birds
Eastern Heartland	Roast Duck with Apricot-Rice Stuffing	Poultry & Game Birds
Eastern Heartland	Batter-fried Bluegills	Fish & Shellfish
Eastern Heartland	Fried Lake Perch Fillets with Tartar Sauce	Fish & Shellfish
Eastern Heartland	Philadelphia Baked Clams	Fish & Shellfish
Eastern Heartland	New York Oyster Stew	Fish & Shellfish
Eastern Heartland	Oysters Casino	Fish & Shellfish
Eastern Heartland	John Clancy's Broiled Clams	Fish & Shellfish
Eastern Heartland	Clam Fritters	Fish & Shellfish
Eastern Heartland	Broiled Skewered Scallops	Fish & Shellfish
Eastern Heartland	Lobster Croquettes	Fish & Shellfish
Eastern Heartland	Lobster Thermidor	Fish & Shellfish
Eastern Heartland	Sour-Cream Cornbread	Breads, Biscuits & Breakfast Cakes
Eastern Heartland	Dilly Bread	Breads, Biscuits & Breakfast Cakes
Eastern Heartland	Cornmeal Griddle Cakes	Breads, Biscuits & Breakfast Cakes
Eastern Heartland	Fried Yeast Biscuits	Breads, Biscuits & Breakfast Cakes
Eastern Heartland	Funnel Cakes	Breads, Biscuits & Breakfast Cakes
Eastern Heartland	Apple Muffins	Breads, Biscuits & Breakfast Cakes
Eastern Heartland	Philadelphia Cinnamon Buns	Breads, Biscuits & Breakfast Cakes
Eastern Heartland	Schwenkfelder Cake	Breads, Biscuits & Breakfast Cakes
Eastern Heartland	Moravian Sugar Cake	Breads, Biscuits & Breakfast Cakes
Eastern Heartland	Fastnachts	Breads, Biscuits & Breakfast Cakes
Eastern Heartland	Bread-and-Butter Pickles	Pickles, Preserves & Relishes
Eastern Heartland	Pennsylvania Pepper Relish	Pickles, Preserves & Relishes
Eastern Heartland	Red Beet Eggs	Pickles, Preserves & Relishes
Eastern Heartland	Pepper Cabbage	Pickles, Preserves & Relishes
Eastern Heartland	Pennsylvania Dutch Coleslaw	Pickles, Preserves & Relishes
Eastern Heartland	Mixed Nut Brittle	Nuts
Eastern Heartland	Apple Jonathan	Desserts
Eastern Heartland	Peach Custard	Desserts
Eastern Heartland	Lemon Rice Pudding	Desserts
Eastern Heartland	Cracker Pudding	Desserts
Eastern Heartland	Blueberry Crumb Cake	Desserts
Eastern Heartland	Cider Pie	Desserts
Eastern Heartland	Sugar Pie	Desserts
Eastern Heartland	Shoofly Pie	Desserts
Eastern Heartland	Amish Raisin Pie	Desserts
Eastern Heartland	Pork Cake	Desserts
Eastern Heartland	Applesauce Cake	Desserts
Eastern Heartland	Lebkuchen	Cookies
Eastern Heartland	Tom Thumb Cookies	Cookies

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