Author Discusses New Eastside Culinary Book
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Oct. 2007 Author discusses new VolumeVolume VII Issue III Eastside culinary book Suzanne Knauss culinary arts bring Julia Child Author into Bellevue’s kitchens? What Vision do these stories reveal about To be a destination heritage So much of history revolves the community? museum and research around food. My new book, facility that enhances “Culinary History of a Pacifi c A few long-time residents will community identity Northwest Town: Bellevue, remember that the Overlake through preservation Washington,” celebrates Circle of the Fruit and Flower and stewardship of the Bellevue’s established and Mission opened a tearoom at Eastside’s history. emerging culinary choices. Fred Delkin’s bulb farm off 85th Avenue NE and sponsored Mission In the beginning, strawberries food demonstrations to raise created an economy for the To steward Eastside history money for their charitable Excerpt from city, and the inauguration of by actively collecting, causes. Others will have Culinary History of a a Strawberry Festival in 1925 preserving, and interpreting memories of baking cookies for Pacifi c Northwest Town: gave its citizens an opportunity documents and artifacts, a Downtown Park Reception Bellevue, Washington and by promoting public to come together to support or compiling cookbooks to their new community. involvement in and benefi t local charities. First came the ground- Bellevue’s chronological appreciation of this heritage breaking ceremonies timeline refl ects culinary Today’s increasingly diverse through educational December 18, 1938. trends occurring throughout population fi nds food a bridge programming and “500 jubilant men and America, but the difference to understanding as they shop community outreach. women attended a is in the details of Bellevue’s at farmers markets and ethnic Victory Banquet at the story. specialty stores and enjoy a Bellevue Clubhouse to variety of cuisines in Bellevue’s In this celebrate.” On July 2, Bellevue had soda fountains restaurants. and ice cream parlors, as 1949, the community did other small towns in the The book includes dozens celebrated at a second Issue 1930’s and 1940’s, but how did of historical photographs, banquet to commemorate Bellevue, the town, profi t from heritage and contemporary the removal of tolls on Education..............2 its citizens enjoying Green recipes, original art by the Lake Washington Recent accessions..........2 River sodas and sundaes? Who Northwest artist Julie Floating Bridge…Carl Turning point...................2 made the candies and baked Creighton and essays by Pefl ey of the Crabapple Thank yous..................... 3 the cakes for celebrations, Northwest historian Charles Restaurant prepared Wish list........................... 3 and how did those enterprises P. LeWarne and food historian typically Bellevue fare for President’s Message....... 3 shape Bellevue? What do Jacqueline Williams. the banquet meal. In Memoriam.................... 3 crabapples have to do with To order your copy of EHC Logo.......................4 the Bellevue Arts Museum and Lacey V. Murrow “Culinary History of a Pacifi c Programs........................5 the Kandy Kane Kafe with the Bridge, Northwest Town: Bellevue, Bellevue’s Origins ............6 Overlake Hospital? How did a page 30 Washington,” visit www. Volunteer Corner............ 7 young girl’s dream to learn the eastsideheritagecenter.org. 2 Oct. 2007 Eastside Heritage Center Education Recent CornerTurningTurning Point: Accessions Collections Barb Williams Age of the blacksmith & Jane Morton Marguerite Eminson: Education Ralph Pinkerton - Pair of men’s wing Co-Coordinators Collections Asst. tipped shoes Sherry Grindeland: In 2006, Lee Maxwell For those of us staff and - City of Bellevue generously donated volunteers who deal T-shirt her little spinning regularly with parts wheel to the Education of our large collection, Leila Martin: Department. Recently, it quickly becomes - Celluloid doll Carly Jo Ryan, EHC’s apparent that the Curator of Collections, period from 1880 to 1930 Nancy Sheets: researched the wheel was the greatest of all - Pair of penny loafers and made some amazing turning points. discoveries. The oak EHC has acquired a diversifi ed collection of Ina Lou Spady: wheel is 150 -200 years blacksmith tools including some thirty pairs A whole list of - Quilting frame old and was created of tongs and a wide variety of specialty items. occupations for spinning fl ax. It Among the collected are artifacts from three disappeared during Lorraine Weltzien: is initialed by Samuel separate blacksmith shops that went out of busi- that time. Gone was - 1920s purse Ring of Albert, Maine, ness. the wheelwright, the - 1920s dress who began carving shoemaker, the cooper, smith who did shoe blacksmith shops his initials “AL” on the wagonwright, the horses has a farrier and that had gone out of spinning wheels in Archives livery stablehand, and a not all blacksmiths business. This has given 1809 for quality control host of others. were farrier. After all, us a large and diversifi ed purposes. Because this Marilyn Hughes: their business was collection, ranging from spinning wheel is so - 1948 Bellevue Map In 1880, any village or the manufacturing a small forge and a thirty special, we are moving it town of any size had and repairing of pound anvil, to some from Education into the R. & W. Hutchison: one or more blacksmith tools, equipment and thirty pairs of tongs Collections Department. - Beacons shops. Mention household items. and a wide variety of Thank you to Lee, for - Misc. papers blacksmithing today special tools, swages, such a special donation and most people call We are fortunate at fl atters, cold chisels, and to Carly for her Steve Smelser: to mind a picture of EHC to have received etc. All used in shaping research. - Jackie Smelser Papers the smith shoeing a in past years artifacts and working the metal horse. Technically, a from three different to meet the needs of the The Eastside Heritage fi nished tool. Miscellaneous Center has received a $7,220 grant from and government. The Blacksmithing was L’louise De Butts: 4Culture as part of the to accompany traveling students will be asked a highly skilled and - Multiple tea items: 2007 Heritage Cultural civics/history kits. to explore the impact demanding job and Education program. The kits will be used of local government as customarily young men Madeline Hagen: EHC will partner with in the spring of 2008 Bellevue grew into a city wishing to follow that - Multiple tea items the Bellevue School in the 8th grade social by studying archival trade would serve an District in a project studies program as part materials from each apprenticeship. Lorraine Weltzien: called “Dig Deep: The of the classroom based decade starting with the - Multiple tea items Growth of Government assessment. 1930’s. EHC’s archivist, By the late 1920s, many and Bellevue, 1930 to Megan Carlisle, and of the blacksmith shops Please contact Present”. This project the Bellevue School were being converted EHC at will focus on eighth District’s Faith into auto repair and (425) 450-1049 grade Washington Daugherty will be services garages. if you have items to State curriculum developing lesson plans donate. requirements for history Eastside Heritage Center Oct. 2007 3 ThankThank President’sPresident’s Message EHC YouYou Support needed for WishWish list Eastside Heritage Center is The Eastside Heritage Center further EHC success asking for these items to be donated. Your contributions would like to express its ap- needs to be very strategic are greatly appreciated. preciation and give recognition about continuing to take on to the following people for new programs and requests. their generous contributions Without proper planning, we in memory of Ruby Bechtel could affect our success and Spinning Wheel for the Flexer, Jane Noble, Jackie ability to perform by creating Education Department’s Smelser, John Walgamott, Sr., burdens on our fi nances, staff hands-on programs for and Reda Vander Hoek: and volunteers. people of all ages. To keep EHC moving forward, Ephemera, photos David & Gail Alskog we are asking again for your or memorabilia from help. Growing our fi nancial named neighborhoods, Baylis Architects support, volunteer base, Stu Vander Hoek e.g., Vuecrest, Somer- membership, and Board set, etc. Marilynn Beard President is critical to meeting the The Bellevue expectations of the Eastside Archival materials Downtown Association Eastside Heritage Center community. Offering to related to ethnic or Rules! With all the programs give your time and helping religious minorities on Norm & Esther Blye and activities we have going on, with fundraising are the the Eastside. Ralph & Dawna Brukson our success is catching up with best ways to assure we can us. Eastside cities, businesses, provide ongoing and increased Equestrian Photos: Barry Burnett and organizations ask more programming and services. We Horse shows, horse- and more of us because we do a Tracy Burrows have a lot of great ideas…We back riding with great job! need your support. friends and Bridle Diana Schafer Ford I’m not complaining, but EHC Trails Park. Sherry Grindeland Recreational photos: Mitsuko Hashiguchi Roller skating, ice In skating, bowling on the Janet Johnson Eastside. Tom & Suzanne Knauss Memoriam Yearbooks/annuals Beatrice Mathewson from Eastside Schools Bob Hennig Reda Johanna Douglas McCallum (except Bellevue High Former Winters House Vander Hoek and Sammamish High) Tammy McCorkle volunteer Robert “Bob” A. Henrietta “Reda” Johanna Unique antique culinary Larry & Sally Otten Hennig, 90, passed away June 18, 2007 at the home he built Vander Hoek, long-time East- tools and table ware, The Seattle Home Show more than 50 years ago on side business owner such as a silver sugar Clyde Hill. and mother of EHC President shell, a nutmeg grater, Nick & Heather Trescases Stu Vander Hoek, passed away Japanese sushi making A life-long Eastside resident, on August 21 after a brief ill- Dave Ramsay tools, cookie molds, etc. Bob worked in his family’s ness. She was 88. Marie Stake Clyde Hill vineyard and earned the rank of Eagle Scout.