Rhode Island Cuisine: Recipes description

Rhode Island is a New England state. Many of the traditional foods of this region (chowder, johnnycakes, cranberry muffins) are popular here. Portuguese immigrants who settled early whaling ports (Providence) certainly made an impact of this state's food. In the 19th century both grand Victorian-era resort foods and simple factory menus (diners) are also well known. Johnson and Wales University, one of the premier culinary schools in our country, is headquartered in Providence.
"Tillable land was scarce in Rhode Island, and agricultural products were highly valued...Most early Rhode Island farmers produced only for their family's needs...One of the oldest farms in America is still owned by the same family...The Fry Farm, near the town of East Greenwich...is much the same as when it was settled in 1677 by Thomas Fry...Account books dating form 1719 to 1830 tell about life on the Fry farm. The farm was primarly a dairy farm, although falz and other crops were also grown...The Frys frequently bartered for items they could not produce. Entries in the books showed that butter, cheese, wood, and meat were sold to buy tea, coffee, and spices. Potatoes were once grown, and an apple orchard once produced enough fruit to pay two college tuitions...The first apple orchard was established in Rhode Island by William Blackstone in 1635...Rhode Islanders faced the same food-preprartion challenges encountered by other New England colonists. Whtie flour was scarce and expensive, so Rhode Islanders mainly used cornmeal for their breads and cakes. Fried corn bread, given the name "Jonnycake" (and its spelling) by Rhode Islanders, was first made by Pilgrim women and dates back to 1621. It was made from a batter composed of cornmeal, hot water, and salt and poured onto a hot stone or iron griddle for cooking...Having limited amount of land for agriculture, Rhode Islanders turned to the sea for food and trade...Rhode Island's prime harvests from the sea were quahog and cherrystone clams...In the 1850s Rhode Island began developing oyster beds in the Narragansett Bay."

Here you can find such recipes of Rhode Island Cuisine:

Corn Fritters
Newport Clam Chowder
New England Clam Chowder II
New York System Hot Wiener Sauce I
Portuguese Steamed Clams
Clam Fritters
Kedgeree
Dynamite
Rhode Island Red Clam Chowder
Pork Pie
Rhode Island-Style Pizza Strips aka Bakery Pizza
Orange Johnny Cake
Rhode Island Clam Chowder