Feasting at the Big Quarterly began early in the morning and continued throughout the day. The varied menus consisted of fried chicken, chicken pot pie, ham and cabbage, hot corn pone ....
All in Delaware History
Feasting at the Big Quarterly began early in the morning and continued throughout the day. The varied menus consisted of fried chicken, chicken pot pie, ham and cabbage, hot corn pone ....
In part three of our series on Big Quarterly, a revival/food festival that had been held in the city of Wilmington Delaware, we talk about how the event evolved since the antebellum period. By the time Great Depression (1929-1941) Big Quarterly continued to attract large crowds of churchgoing African-Americans of all denominations which viewed it as ...
In August historically the most enthusiastically attended African-American event in the state of Delaware had been Big Quarterly a celebration held in the city of Wilmington. It attracted attendees from as far away as Georgia, West Virginia, and New York. It had been a day of . . .
Dishes that culinary entrepreneurs using pushcarts and/or roadside stands sold to travelers along the Ocean Highway in during the Great Depression.
