Comments on: Dear PoP http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2008/12/dear-pop-40/ Welcome to the beautiful life Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:11:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: dcdude http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2008/12/dear-pop-40/#comment-125824 dcdude Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:51:07 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2008/12/dear-pop-40/#comment-125824 Reuben, I think JFK summed it up best when he said that DC is a city known for its Southern efficiency and Northern hospitality. Reuben, I think JFK summed it up best when he said that DC is a city known for its Southern efficiency and Northern hospitality.

]]> By: reuben http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2008/12/dear-pop-40/#comment-125823 reuben Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:59:50 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2008/12/dear-pop-40/#comment-125823 Minor quibble- DC is below the Mason Dixon line ( geographically, metaphorically, you name it) So while some might consider it "Up South", as Malcolm X (who?)used to say- it is in the South... It is sooooooo Southern.. Minor quibble- DC is below the Mason Dixon line ( geographically, metaphorically, you name it) So while some might consider it “Up South”, as Malcolm X (who?)used to say-
it is in the South… It is sooooooo Southern..

]]> By: Kat http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2008/12/dear-pop-40/#comment-125822 Kat Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:45:10 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2008/12/dear-pop-40/#comment-125822 Chatman's D'Vine Bakery near the new Washington Convention Center has pretty good red velvet cupcakes. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/26/AR2008022600759.html Chatman’s D’Vine Bakery near the new Washington Convention Center has pretty good red velvet cupcakes.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/26/AR2008022600759.html

]]> By: Kalia http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2008/12/dear-pop-40/#comment-125821 Kalia Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:00:03 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2008/12/dear-pop-40/#comment-125821 Its not in DC but it wasn't too far, and unless it already closed, the Dutch Farmers Market in Burtonsville, Maryland had some pretty amazing homemade baked goods including red velvet moon pies. Its not in DC but it wasn’t too far, and unless it already closed, the Dutch Farmers Market in Burtonsville, Maryland had some pretty amazing homemade baked goods including red velvet moon pies.

]]> By: Donkey Hotey http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2008/12/dear-pop-40/#comment-125820 Donkey Hotey Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:22:50 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2008/12/dear-pop-40/#comment-125820 The bakery at the fish market on Maine has the bestest cakes I have ever eaten, and they will make to order any kind of cake you desire, though IMHO, go for the banana nut. The bakery at the fish market on Maine has the bestest cakes I have ever eaten, and they will make to order any kind of cake you desire, though IMHO, go for the banana nut.

]]> By: dani http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2008/12/dear-pop-40/#comment-125819 dani Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:11:01 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2008/12/dear-pop-40/#comment-125819 BAKED AND WIRED on Thomas Jefferson St in georgetown. BEST RED VELVET CUPCAKES EVER! ...best dang cupcakes in the city, period. they are super friendly place with great coffee and great treats. BAKED AND WIRED on Thomas Jefferson St in georgetown.

BEST RED VELVET CUPCAKES EVER!

…best dang cupcakes in the city, period.

they are super friendly place with great coffee and great treats.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2008/12/dear-pop-40/#comment-125818 Anonymous Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:02:16 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2008/12/dear-pop-40/#comment-125818 actually they used Beet Juice to make it red back in the day. But I dont think beets are a fruit? and its not southern though I guess they have adopted it as their own somewhere along the line. actually they used Beet Juice to make it red back in the day. But I dont think beets are a fruit? and its not southern though I guess they have adopted it as their own somewhere along the line.

]]> By: Nita http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2008/12/dear-pop-40/#comment-125817 Nita Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:42:39 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2008/12/dear-pop-40/#comment-125817 Ian - you're good to go...it's food dye, not fruit. Ian – you’re good to go…it’s food dye, not fruit.

]]> By: sleigh http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2008/12/dear-pop-40/#comment-125816 sleigh Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:33:19 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2008/12/dear-pop-40/#comment-125816 I've seen the Waldorf-Astoria story, but my Great Grandmother's handwritten receipt pre-dates Steel Magnolias, and GG grew up in a little mining town called Birmingham, AL. Her receipt calls for 2T of coccoa, but for fear of being haunted that's all I'll disclose. I'm the designated baker of the RVC in my family and even the Midwesterners where I now live have been asking if it's "too soon" for me to make them. I’ve seen the Waldorf-Astoria story, but my Great Grandmother’s handwritten receipt pre-dates Steel Magnolias, and GG grew up in a little mining town called Birmingham, AL. Her receipt calls for 2T of coccoa, but for fear of being haunted that’s all I’ll disclose. I’m the designated baker of the RVC in my family and even the Midwesterners where I now live have been asking if it’s “too soon” for me to make them.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2008/12/dear-pop-40/#comment-125815 Anonymous Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:56:56 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2008/12/dear-pop-40/#comment-125815 ive been asking around and doing a little research and also heard it was invented in nyc. also know my family from upstate ny has been obsessed with it for a few generations now. I think the south tried to lay claim to it after Steal Magnolias ive been asking around and doing a little research and also heard it was invented in nyc. also know my family from upstate ny has been obsessed with it for a few generations now. I think the south tried to lay claim to it after Steal Magnolias

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