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["Morgan Rice was born in Helvetia, West Virginia in 1999. She is the daughter of Hutte cook Henry Rice, and great-granddaughter of town matriarch and co-founder of the Hutte restaurant, Eleanor Mailloux. Ms. Rice is a member of the Helvetia Farm Womens Club and works part-time as a waitress at the Hutte restaurant. In 2015 she created a petition to save Helvetias Ramp Supper.This interview is part of a series of interviews conducted with foodways practitioners in Helvetia, West Virginia, as 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/"]%

37. Audio slideshow of Morgan Rice talking about the Helvetia Ramp Supper

Identifier:
4224.RiceMorgan.Video.001.4.30.16
Title:
Audio slideshow of Morgan Rice talking about the Helvetia Ramp Supper
Date:
2016-04-30
Creator:
Rice, Morgan
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
foodways, Wild leek, Food habits, Helvetia (W. Va.), Cooking, Swiss, Forage plants, Swiss American women
Location:
Helvetia (W. Va.)
["Richwood, West Virginias Feast of the Ramson was first hosted for the public in 1938. The dinner is said to have evolved from a private ramp-focused meal/stag party, organized by 13 ramp lovers. The ramp dinner menu, currently priced at $15 for adults and $7 for children, includes ramps, potatoes, white beans, bacon, ham, cornbread, sassafras tea, homemade dessert. While the dinner was held previously at Richwood High School, in 2017, the event was relocated to Cherry River Elementary School after flood waters damaged the high school the year prior. The event also features musical performances and a downtown arts and crafts show. For more on ramps, see e-WV: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1983"]%

38. Ramp supper plates at Richwood's Feast of the Ramson

Identifier:
4224.RichwoodRampFest.Photo.007.4.21.17
Title:
Ramp supper plates at Richwood's Feast of the Ramson
Date:
2017-04-21
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Festivals, Wild leek, Richwood (W. Va.), foodways, Food habits
Location:
Richwood (W. Va.)