Election cakes were so popular in Hartford, Connecticut, in the 1800s that they were dubbed 'Hartford Election Cakes.' The first known published recipe appears in Amelia Simmons’ 1796 “American ...

Hosting the ultimate summer gathering is as easy as apple pie when you serve up a nostalgic lineup of sizzling meats, molded gelatin salads, special sauces and other all-American cookout classics.