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["The Swiss community of Helvetia, West Virginia began hosting its annual ramp supper sometime between 1946-1948 (Helvetia native Ernest Hofer who has been working at the supper for at least 40 years, wasnt sure of the exact date). The event is a fundraiser, benefiting the Helvetia Community Hall Association and the Farm Womens Club. For weeks prior, volunteers, including local 4-H kids, work to wash and freeze 60 bushels of ramps, some of which are dug and donated by locals, and the rest are bought from a digger. On the Friday before the event, male volunteers gather outside to cook 400 lbs. of potatoes in iron kettles over a wood fire, while drinking homemade wine. Women volunteers work in the kitchen, cutting 300 lbs. of ham, making cornbread, cooking Navy beans, and defrosting ramps. The Helvetia Ramp Supper is always held the last Saturday in April and draws visitors from across the state and region. The dinner includes fried and fresh ramps, beans, ham, fried potatoes, applesauce, cornbread, coleslaw, drink, and dessert, which guests eat at long tables in the basement of the Helvetia Community Hall. After dinner, a square dance is held upstairs. The documentation of the Helvetia Ramp Supper is part of the Helvetia Foodways Oral History Project in partnership with the Southern Foodways Alliance. Learn more: https://www.southernfoodways.org/oral-history/helvetia-west-virginia/Also see Emily Hilliards piece on Helvetias seasonal celebrations, including the Ramp Supper, via The Bitter Southerner: https://bittersoutherner.com/my-year-in-helvetia-west-virginia and read her piece on the Ramp Supper via the West Virginia Folklife blog: https://wvfolklife.org/2016/05/27/rampfingerprints/For more information, visit: http://www.helvetiawv.com/Events/Helvetia_Ramps/Helvetia_Ramps.htm"]%

49. Homemade desserts for the Helvetia Ramp Supper, 2 of 2

Identifier:
4224.HelvetiaRampSupper.Photo.036.4.28.16
Title:
Homemade desserts for the Helvetia Ramp Supper, 2 of 2
Date:
2016-04-28
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Helvetia (W. Va.), Cake, Food habits, Festivals, Wild leek, Bakers, foodways
Location:
Helvetia (W. Va.)
["Wheelings Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church has been hosting its annual Mahrajan Festival at Oglebay Park for over 85 years. The festival began in 1933 as a fundraiser to rebuild the church, which had been lost to fire the year prior. Activities at the Mahrajan festival include a vast spread of Lebanese food--including kibbee, tabbouli, stuffed grape leaves, hummus, saj bread, and various Lebanese cookies and desserts, a sale of handcrafted Lebanese items, live music, Lebanese dancing, and a liturgy.To learn more about Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church, visit their website: http://www.ololwv.com/Also see interviews with church elders Carol Dougherty and Nick Ghaphery in the West Virginia Folklife Collection. The Dougherty interview is excerpted here: https://wvfolklife.org/2017/02/23/field-notes-carol-dougherty/"]%

50. Lebanese cookies and pastries for sale at Our Lady of Lebanon's Mahrajan Festival at Oglebay Park

Identifier:
4224.MahrajanFestival.Photo.002.8.11.18
Title:
Lebanese cookies and pastries for sale at Our Lady of Lebanon's Mahrajan Festival at Oglebay Park
Date:
2018-08-11
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Festivals, Wheeling, W.Va., Food habits, Bakers, Oglebay Park (Wheeling, W. Va.), foodways, Lebanese Americans, Cooking, Lebanese
Location:
Wheeling (W. Va.)
["Wheelings Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church has been hosting its annual Mahrajan Festival at Oglebay Park for over 85 years. The festival began in 1933 as a fundraiser to rebuild the church, which had been lost to fire the year prior. Activities at the Mahrajan festival include a vast spread of Lebanese food--including kibbee, tabbouli, stuffed grape leaves, hummus, saj bread, and various Lebanese cookies and desserts, a sale of handcrafted Lebanese items, live music, Lebanese dancing, and a liturgy.To learn more about Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church, visit their website: http://www.ololwv.com/Also see interviews with church elders Carol Dougherty and Nick Ghaphery in the West Virginia Folklife Collection. The Dougherty interview is excerpted here: https://wvfolklife.org/2017/02/23/field-notes-carol-dougherty/"]%

51. Mamoul cookies (shortbread filled with nuts) for sale at Our Lady of Lebanon's Mahrajan Festival at Oglebay Park

Identifier:
4224.MahrajanFestival.Photo.003.8.11.18
Title:
Mamoul cookies (shortbread filled with nuts) for sale at Our Lady of Lebanon's Mahrajan Festival at Oglebay Park
Date:
2018-08-11
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Lebanese Americans, foodways, Food habits, Wheeling, W.Va., Cooking, Lebanese, Oglebay Park (Wheeling, W. Va.), Bakers, Festivals
Location:
Wheeling (W. Va.)
["Wheelings Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church has been hosting its annual Mahrajan Festival at Oglebay Park for over 85 years. The festival began in 1933 as a fundraiser to rebuild the church, which had been lost to fire the year prior. Activities at the Mahrajan festival include a vast spread of Lebanese food--including kibbee, tabbouli, stuffed grape leaves, hummus, saj bread, and various Lebanese cookies and desserts, a sale of handcrafted Lebanese items, live music, Lebanese dancing, and a liturgy.To learn more about Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church, visit their website: http://www.ololwv.com/Also see interviews with church elders Carol Dougherty and Nick Ghaphery in the West Virginia Folklife Collection. The Dougherty interview is excerpted here: https://wvfolklife.org/2017/02/23/field-notes-carol-dougherty/"]%

52. Woman from the Maronite Catholic Church in Pittsburgh makes saj bread with zaatar on a saj (convex griddle) during the Mahrajan Festival at Oglebay Park, 1 of 3

Identifier:
4224.MahrajanFestival.Photo.004.8.11.18
Title:
Woman from the Maronite Catholic Church in Pittsburgh makes saj bread with zaatar on a saj (convex griddle) during the Mahrajan Festival at Oglebay Park, 1 of 3
Date:
2018-08-11
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
foodways, Cooking, Lebanese, Lebanese Americans, Food habits, Bread, Oglebay Park (Wheeling, W. Va.), Wheeling, W.Va., Festivals, Bakers
Location:
Wheeling (W. Va.)
["Wheelings Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church has been hosting its annual Mahrajan Festival at Oglebay Park for over 85 years. The festival began in 1933 as a fundraiser to rebuild the church, which had been lost to fire the year prior. Activities at the Mahrajan festival include a vast spread of Lebanese food--including kibbee, tabbouli, stuffed grape leaves, hummus, saj bread, and various Lebanese cookies and desserts, a sale of handcrafted Lebanese items, live music, Lebanese dancing, and a liturgy.To learn more about Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church, visit their website: http://www.ololwv.com/Also see interviews with church elders Carol Dougherty and Nick Ghaphery in the West Virginia Folklife Collection. The Dougherty interview is excerpted here: https://wvfolklife.org/2017/02/23/field-notes-carol-dougherty/"]%

53. Woman from the Maronite Catholic Church in Pittsburgh makes saj bread with zaatar on a saj (convex griddle) during the Mahrajan Festival at Oglebay Park, 2 of 3

Identifier:
4224.MahrajanFestival.Photo.005.8.11.18
Title:
Woman from the Maronite Catholic Church in Pittsburgh makes saj bread with zaatar on a saj (convex griddle) during the Mahrajan Festival at Oglebay Park, 2 of 3
Date:
2018-08-11
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Bread, Food habits, Bakers, Cooking, Lebanese, Lebanese Americans, Oglebay Park (Wheeling, W. Va.), Wheeling, W.Va., Festivals, foodways
Location:
Wheeling (W. Va.)
["Wheelings Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church has been hosting its annual Mahrajan Festival at Oglebay Park for over 85 years. The festival began in 1933 as a fundraiser to rebuild the church, which had been lost to fire the year prior. Activities at the Mahrajan festival include a vast spread of Lebanese food--including kibbee, tabbouli, stuffed grape leaves, hummus, saj bread, and various Lebanese cookies and desserts, a sale of handcrafted Lebanese items, live music, Lebanese dancing, and a liturgy.To learn more about Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church, visit their website: http://www.ololwv.com/Also see interviews with church elders Carol Dougherty and Nick Ghaphery in the West Virginia Folklife Collection. The Dougherty interview is excerpted here: https://wvfolklife.org/2017/02/23/field-notes-carol-dougherty/"]%

54. Woman from the Maronite Catholic Church in Pittsburgh makes saj bread with zaatar on a saj (convex griddle) during the Mahrajan Festival at Oglebay Park, 3 of 3

Identifier:
4224.MahrajanFestival.Photo.006.8.11.18
Title:
Woman from the Maronite Catholic Church in Pittsburgh makes saj bread with zaatar on a saj (convex griddle) during the Mahrajan Festival at Oglebay Park, 3 of 3
Date:
2018-08-11
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Food habits, Wheeling, W.Va., Bakers, Cooking, Lebanese, Festivals, foodways, Bread, Lebanese Americans, Oglebay Park (Wheeling, W. Va.)
Location:
Wheeling (W. Va.)
["Wheelings Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church has been hosting its annual Mahrajan Festival at Oglebay Park for over 85 years. The festival began in 1933 as a fundraiser to rebuild the church, which had been lost to fire the year prior. Activities at the Mahrajan festival include a vast spread of Lebanese food--including kibbee, tabbouli, stuffed grape leaves, hummus, saj bread, and various Lebanese cookies and desserts, a sale of handcrafted Lebanese items, live music, Lebanese dancing, and a liturgy.To learn more about Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church, visit their website: http://www.ololwv.com/Also see interviews with church elders Carol Dougherty and Nick Ghaphery in the West Virginia Folklife Collection. The Dougherty interview is excerpted here: https://wvfolklife.org/2017/02/23/field-notes-carol-dougherty/"]%

55. Woman from the Maronite Catholic Church in Pittsburgh rolls saj bread before baking it on a saj (convex griddle) during the Mahrajan Festival at Oglebay Park

Identifier:
4224.MahrajanFestival.Photo.007.8.11.18
Title:
Woman from the Maronite Catholic Church in Pittsburgh rolls saj bread before baking it on a saj (convex griddle) during the Mahrajan Festival at Oglebay Park
Date:
2018-08-11
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Cooking, Lebanese, Wheeling, W.Va., Food habits, Oglebay Park (Wheeling, W. Va.), Bread, foodways, Festivals, Lebanese Americans, Bakers
Location:
Wheeling (W. Va.)
["Wheelings Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church has been hosting its annual Mahrajan Festival at Oglebay Park for over 85 years. The festival began in 1933 as a fundraiser to rebuild the church, which had been lost to fire the year prior. Activities at the Mahrajan festival include a vast spread of Lebanese food--including kibbee, tabbouli, stuffed grape leaves, hummus, saj bread, and various Lebanese cookies and desserts, a sale of handcrafted Lebanese items, live music, Lebanese dancing, and a liturgy.To learn more about Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church, visit their website: http://www.ololwv.com/Also see interviews with church elders Carol Dougherty and Nick Ghaphery in the West Virginia Folklife Collection. The Dougherty interview is excerpted here: https://wvfolklife.org/2017/02/23/field-notes-carol-dougherty/"]%

56. Saj bread with zaatar made over a saj (convex griddle) during Our Lady of Lebanon's Mahrajan Festival at Oglebay Park, 1 of 3

Identifier:
4224.MahrajanFestival.Photo.008.8.11.18
Title:
Saj bread with zaatar made over a saj (convex griddle) during Our Lady of Lebanon's Mahrajan Festival at Oglebay Park, 1 of 3
Date:
2018-08-11
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Cooking, Lebanese, Festivals, foodways, Lebanese Americans, Bread, Bakers, Food habits, Oglebay Park (Wheeling, W. Va.), Wheeling, W.Va.
Location:
Wheeling (W. Va.)
["Wheelings Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church has been hosting its annual Mahrajan Festival at Oglebay Park for over 85 years. The festival began in 1933 as a fundraiser to rebuild the church, which had been lost to fire the year prior. Activities at the Mahrajan festival include a vast spread of Lebanese food--including kibbee, tabbouli, stuffed grape leaves, hummus, saj bread, and various Lebanese cookies and desserts, a sale of handcrafted Lebanese items, live music, Lebanese dancing, and a liturgy.To learn more about Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church, visit their website: http://www.ololwv.com/Also see interviews with church elders Carol Dougherty and Nick Ghaphery in the West Virginia Folklife Collection. The Dougherty interview is excerpted here: https://wvfolklife.org/2017/02/23/field-notes-carol-dougherty/"]%

57. Saj bread with zaatar made over a saj (convex griddle) during Our Lady of Lebanon's Mahrajan Festival at Oglebay Park, 2 of 3

Identifier:
4224.MahrajanFestival.Photo.009.8.11.18
Title:
Saj bread with zaatar made over a saj (convex griddle) during Our Lady of Lebanon's Mahrajan Festival at Oglebay Park, 2 of 3
Date:
2018-08-11
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Lebanese Americans, Bakers, Food habits, Wheeling, W.Va., Festivals, foodways, Cooking, Lebanese, Bread, Oglebay Park (Wheeling, W. Va.)
Location:
Wheeling (W. Va.)
["Wheelings Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church has been hosting its annual Mahrajan Festival at Oglebay Park for over 85 years. The festival began in 1933 as a fundraiser to rebuild the church, which had been lost to fire the year prior. Activities at the Mahrajan festival include a vast spread of Lebanese food--including kibbee, tabbouli, stuffed grape leaves, hummus, saj bread, and various Lebanese cookies and desserts, a sale of handcrafted Lebanese items, live music, Lebanese dancing, and a liturgy.To learn more about Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church, visit their website: http://www.ololwv.com/Also see interviews with church elders Carol Dougherty and Nick Ghaphery in the West Virginia Folklife Collection. The Dougherty interview is excerpted here: https://wvfolklife.org/2017/02/23/field-notes-carol-dougherty/"]%

58. Sign for saj bread with zaatar sold at Our Lady of Lebanon's Mahrajan Festival at Oglebay Park in Wheeling

Identifier:
4224.MahrajanFestival.Photo.011.8.11.18
Title:
Sign for saj bread with zaatar sold at Our Lady of Lebanon's Mahrajan Festival at Oglebay Park in Wheeling
Date:
2018-08-11
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Wheeling, W.Va., Oglebay Park (Wheeling, W. Va.), Bread, Bakers, Festivals, foodways, Cooking, Lebanese, Lebanese Americans, Food habits
Location:
Wheeling (W. Va.)
["On February 25, 2020, Amy Loughs (b. 1975, Murray, Kentucky) Hardy County ESOL class in Moorefield hosted an Ethiopian/Eritrean coffee ceremony and potluck. Students, who are of Haitian, Burmese, Eritrean, Ethiopian, and Puerto Rican dissent brought in food dishes from their respective cultural traditions, to share with the class and state folklorist Emily Hilliard. The majority of the ESOL students work at Pilgrims Pride chicken plant in Moorefield. Dishes students brought to class include Mohinga, a Burmese soup with chili; a Burmese tea leaf salad; and Yuzana, a Burmese pickled tea; Ethiopian Doro Wat; Puerto Rican bread pudding; Haitian fried pork with gratin; and Himbasha, an Ethiopian bread with black sesame seeds or black cumin."]%

59. Hardy County ESOL student Kelem shares Ethiopian bread and doro wat with the class

Identifier:
4224.MoorefieldESOL.Photo.006.2.25.20
Title:
Hardy County ESOL student Kelem shares Ethiopian bread and doro wat with the class
Date:
2020-02-25
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Bread, English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers, Food habits, Bakers, foodways, Cooking, Ethiopian
Location:
Moorefield (W. Va.)
["On February 25, 2020, Amy Loughs (b. 1975, Murray, Kentucky) Hardy County ESOL class in Moorefield hosted an Ethiopian/Eritrean coffee ceremony and potluck. Students, who are of Haitian, Burmese, Eritrean, Ethiopian, and Puerto Rican dissent brought in food dishes from their respective cultural traditions, to share with the class and state folklorist Emily Hilliard. The majority of the ESOL students work at Pilgrims Pride chicken plant in Moorefield. Dishes students brought to class include Mohinga, a Burmese soup with chili; a Burmese tea leaf salad; and Yuzana, a Burmese pickled tea; Ethiopian Doro Wat; Puerto Rican bread pudding; Haitian fried pork with gratin; and Himbasha, an Ethiopian bread with black sesame seeds or black cumin."]%

60. Kelem is an immigrant from Ethiopia, homecook and baker, worker at Pilgrim's Pride chicken plant, and a student in the Hardy County ESOL class

Identifier:
4224.MoorefieldESOL.Photo.007.2.25.20
Title:
Kelem is an immigrant from Ethiopia, homecook and baker, worker at Pilgrim's Pride chicken plant, and a student in the Hardy County ESOL class
Date:
2020-02-25
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers, foodways, Bakers, Food habits, Cooking, Ethiopian, Ethiopian American cooks
Location:
Moorefield (W. Va.)