Maryland's flag bears the arms of the Calvert and Crossland families. Calvert was the family name of the Lords Baltimore who founded Maryland. Their colors of gold and black appear in the first and fourth quarters of the flag. Crossland was the family of the mother of George Calvert, first Lord Baltimore. The red and white Crossland colors, with a cross bottony, appear in the second and third quarters. This flag was first flown October 11, 1880, in Baltimore at a parade marking the 150th anniversary of the founding of Baltimore. It also was flown October 25, 1888, at Gettysburg Battlefield for ceremonies dedicating monuments to Maryland regiments of the Army of the Potomac. Officially, it was adopted as the State flag in 1904.

Maryland is full of history and culture. From it's many ethnic neighborhoods, to the home of Ft. McHenry, located in Baltimore, where Francis Scott Key wrote the Star Spangled Banner to the U.S. Naval Academy located in Annapolis, Maryland, and it's beaches.

Maryland is also known for it's crabs, fried chicken, and stuffed hams. There are probably as many crab recipes as there are crabs!

30-Minute Snacking Cheese Bread

Apple-Turnip Relish
Asparagus Crumble
Asparagus Soufflé
Asparagus Spears with The Devil's Butter
Award Winning Maryland Crab Soup

Bacon and Potato Salad
Baked Bluefish with Caper Stuffing
Baked Crab Fondue
Baked Oyster Sub
Baked Rice in Chicken Broth
Baked, Stuffed Winter Squash
Baked Whole Rockfish
Baltimore Crab Imperial
Basic Baltimore Crab Soup
Basic Chicken Broth
Basic Homemade Mayonnaise
Batter-Dipped Crisp and Crunchy Fried Chicken
Bay Country Crab Soup
Beer Batter Soft Shell Crabs
Bits-Of-Bacon Fried Chicken
Boneless Fried Chicken
Bread Tips
Breakfast Muffins
Broccoli Head with Lemon Butter
Broccoli Salad Appetizer
Brussels Sprouts Garden Special
Buttered Beets and Greens
Buttery Mashed Turnips

Cambridge-Style Corn Relish
Canning House Oyster Stew
Carrot Burgers
Cauliflower Head with Egg Sauce
Chewy Butterscotch Brownies
Chicken and Vegetables Tossed In A Skillet
Chicken Barbecue In The Oven
Chicken Fritters
Chicken Pancakes with Cheese Filling
Chicken Pot Pie with Sweet Potato Crust
Chicken Tips
Chilled-and-Spicy Tomato Sauce
Chilled-and-Tangy Green Bean Strips
Chilled Mustard-Relish Sauce
Church Creek Cabbage with Tart Sauce
Clam Appetizer
Clam Sauce For Linguine
Clams Casino
Clams Mornay
Company's Comin' Salad Dressing
Cottage Bread Pudding
"Countrifried" Cauliflower
Country Potato Salad
Country-Style Cream Corn
Crab and Country Ham
Crab Ball
Crab Cakes
Crab Cheesecake
Crab Imperial
Crab Meat Cobbler
Crabby Burgers
Crabmeat Supper
Crab Pie
Crab-Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes
Cream Crab Cakes
Cream of Chicken Cooler
Cream of Crab Soup
Cream of Crab Soup 2
Cream of Crab Soup 3
Cream Puff Shells
Creamed Crabmeat
Creamy Mashed Carrots
Crispy Baked Beet Casserole
Crispy Chicken Cutlets
Crisfield Crabmeat Salad
Cucumber and Sour Cream Salad
Custard Corn Bread

Deep-Fried Soft-Shell Crabs
Devilish Crab Eggs

Eastern Shore Chicken and "Slipperies"
Eastern Shore Fried Oysters
Eastern Shore Steamed Clam Feast
Easy Clam Fry
Easy Vanilla Cake

Farmer's Chicken-Vegetable Chowder
Favorite Broiled Oysters
Fishing Creek Blueberry Dumplings
Foolproof Popovers
Fried Chesapeake Bay Soft Shell Clams
Fruit Salad Dressing

Garden-Fresh Tomato Sauce
Golden-Fried Clams
Golden-Fried Sea Squab
Green Tomato Brown Bette
Grilled Chicken "Shoestrings" with Baked Rice In Chicken Broth
Grilled Rosemary Chicken

Herb-and-Spiced Broiled Bluefish Fillets
Herb-Baked Chicken In Cream
Herbed Clam Fritters
Home-Fried Brussels Sprouts
Home-Style Crab Cakes
Honey-Butter Dipped Chicken
Hoopers Island Fried Cucumbers
Hush Puppies

Individual Flounder Fillets in Crust
Island Tartar Sauce

Laverne's Crab Imperial
Layered Crab Dip
Lazy-Day Caramel Apples
Lazy-Fried Oysters
Lima Beans au Gratin
Limas, Apples 'n Onions

Madison Crab Cakes
Maple-Candied Sweet Potatoes
Marie's Irish Soda Bread
Maryland Beaten Biscuits
Maryland Beaten Biscuits 2
Maryland Crab and Corn Stew
Maryland Fried Chicken
Mocha Custard
Monday Night Chicken Salad

Nellie's Gingerbread
No-Crust Chocolate Fudge Pie

Old Bay Hot Crab Dip
Old Bay Seasoned Fried Chicken
Old-Fashioned Boiled Salad Dressing
Old-Fashioned Crock Soup
Old-Fashioned Scalloped Tomatoes
Ottie's Okra
Oven-Clambake Chowder
Oven-Roasted Chesapeake Rockfish with Peppers and Baby Potatoes
Oven-Steamed "Boneless" Savory Shad
Oyster Fritters
Oyster Kebabs
Oyster Pie
Oyster Skillet-Roast
Oyster Soufflé
Oyster Stew
Oyster Stew Maryland
Oysters Casino
Oxford Crab Cakes

Pan-Fried Spot
Pastry Shell Oysters
Peas in Blankets
Perch Fillets in Firehouse Tomato Sauce
Plain or Herbed Homemade Butter
Poor Man's Crab Cakes
Princess Anne Carrot Bread
Puffed Green Bean Casserole

Quick-'n-Easy Picnic Cupcakes

Rich Crab Cakes
Roast Chicken with Corn Pone Stuffing
Roasted Pumpkin Seeds Snack
Rosemary's Baked Clams
Royal Oak Corn Chowder

Salisbury Tomato-Pepper Relish
Saturday Night Baked Beans
Sauerkraut Salad
Sautéed Soft-Shell Crabs
Savory Skillet Green Beans
Scalloped Oysters
Skipjack Beaten Biscuits
Snacking Crabmeat Spread
Snow White Crab Mousse
Solomons Island Clam Chowder
Soup Tips
South Mountain Mushroom Caps
Southern-Fried Corn
Southern Maryland Stuffed Ham
Southern Maryland Stuffed Ham 2
Spicy Lima Bean Bake
Spicy Macaroni Shrimp Salad
Spicy Seafood Rub
Spoon Bread
Spoon Bread 2
Spring Onion Soup
St. Michael's Oyster Puffs
Steamed Clams Chesapeake
Stone Jar Gingersnaps
Stuffed Baked ham
Summer-Cooler Salad Dressing
Sunday Biscuits
Sunday's Country Slaw
Superb Crab Dip
Sweet Tips

Tart-and-Sweet Skillet Potatoes
The Devil's Butter
Tidewater Inn Crab Imperial
Tilghman Hash-Brown Parsnips
Toasted Nut Strips
Tomato Pie
Tomato Spice Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Trappe Green Tomato Fry

Vegetable Tips
Velvet Cream Sauce For Chicken

Watercress-Cucumber Soup
Waterman's Seafood Chowder
Watermen's Cabbage
Watermen's Coffee-Can Bread
Watermen's Fish Chowder
Whipped Cream Dressing For Potato Salad
Winter Cabbage Soup
Winter Fry Bread
Wye Mills Celery Casserole

Zucchini Casserole