“I don’t know what it is about food your mother makes for you, especially when it is something that anyone can make — pancakes, meatloaf, tuna salad … but it carries a certain taste of memory.” – Mitch Albom
It all started when I met Heather Logan. Heather is the director of the Cundy’s Harbor Library. During a discussion one day, I asked her if she had a favorite recipe. Without hesitation and with much enthusiasm, she exclaimed, “Alice Swallow’s lemon sponge cake! At any event occurring in Cundy’s Harbor, you will certainly see Alice Swallow’s lemon sponge cake.”
By the time Heather and I finished our chat, I realized I needed not only to get that recipe, but also to find out a bit more about who Alice Swallow was. The next thing Heather gave me was an entire ledger from the library. It was an accumulation of articles and photos of Alice, along with her husband, George, and, of course, Hoover.