Elizabeth (Ellicott) Lea (1793-1858)
was born in Ellicott’s mills to
George and Elizabeth (Brooke) Ellicott, the son of one of the
founding Quaker brothers. In 1812,
she married Thomas
Lea Jr. (1789-1829) at the New Elkridge Meeting House in Ellicott City,
and lived at his family mills near Wilmington, DE.
After moving to her mother’s Brooke family lands near Sandy
Spring MD in 1823, Lea’s husband died and left her to
raise their large family at "Walnut Hill" farm. Lea sent her newly
married daughter a recipe manuscript which was first published
in 1845. Domestic Cookery
went through two more editions -1846, 1851 -and numerous printings during the next 40 years.
Elizabeth Ellicott Lea's cookbook - Domestic Cookery, 1845. Many recipes on my Researching Food History blog HERE
8113 Main Street, Ellicott City. Lea recieved the ground rent HERE
©2018 Patricia Bixler Reber
Forgotten history of Ellicott City & Howard County MD
The George Ellicott home, built 1789 where EELea was born
and raised.
Elizabeth Ellicott and Thomas Lea, Jr. were
married in 1812 at the New Elkridge Meeting House on a hill over Main St. Ellicott City.
Elkridge Huckleberry Pudding
One pound of flour, one of light-brown sugar, eight eggs—beat as sponge
cake, and add one quart of berries, nicely picked, washed, and allowed to dry;
bake as sponge cake. This may be served with sauce, either hot or cold. 1845
The Lea flour mills in Brandywine (now part of Wilmington), Delaware
Dover Cake
One pound of flour, one of sugar, half a pound of butter, six eggs,
half a nutmeg,a spoonful of rose brandy; beat the butter and sugar together, adding
the other ingredients, the whites of the eggs beaten separately; bake as pound
cake.
Elizabeth Ellicott Lea's cookbook - Domestic Cookery, 1845. Many recipes on my Researching Food History blog HERE
8113 Main Street, Ellicott City. Lea recieved the ground rent HERE
©2018 Patricia Bixler Reber
Forgotten history of Ellicott City & Howard County MD
I learned of and ordered Elizabeth Ellicot’s cookbook today, delighted to meet her as a Quaker Friend centuries apart. Although I learned much from my paternal grandmother about our Quaker heritage, it was my 3x Ggrandmother’s autobiography that taught me authentic faith community and family life. Now 73, I first read her authentic story at age 7, and continuously after. It sustains me. Now to cook these recipes and enjoy! From one Elizabeth to another, thank you.
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