Recently I have been reading a book called 50 Places to Sail or some such name. I was "sailing" in Marblehead Massachusetts the other day and read about a local delicacy called Joe Froggers.

The Legend of Joe Froggers: A couple known as Aunt Crease and Black Joe lived at the edge of a pond in Marblehead, Massachusetts. Joe had fought in the Revolution as a young man. On election night, they would open their house, which on occasion was also a local tavern, and serve grog. Joe would play the fiddle and Aunt Crease would cook.

One of her specialties was a molasses cookie the size of a modern-day salad plate. She made them for fishermen, who found they stored well in barrels during long sea voyages.

In the early 1800s, the election took place at the end of May, a time when frogs were peeping in the pond, and by association the cookies were called Joe's Froggers. Over time the possessive was dropped, and the name today is Joe Froggers.



If you would like the recipe for edible alpacas a la Joe Frogger click here.

Meanwhile all is well on the farm and tomorrow I will be reporting on the latest edition of Hobby farm magazine and the profile on a certain alpaca farm..... enjoy your alpacas!

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