A Hessian's Recipe: The Origins of the Headless Horseman..In this special feature of The New Jersey History Podcast, a forgotten legend rises from the soil of Red Bank Battlefield — a tale where history and haunting intertwine.
It isn’t just about the Hessians who fought and fell here. It’s about how the living carry their ghosts — through recipes, heirlooms, and the echoes of ancestral memory.
At its heart lies a single blue ribbon, passed from a Dutch woman to a Hessian soldier, and reborn centuries later in the wrist of a modern New Jerseyan, uncovering his own past.
Rooted in real history, using meticulous research, and inspired by the Washington Irving tale—The Origins of the Headless Horseman turns folklore into lineage, and history into inheritance.
From Red Bank to Tarrytown, from the Continental Army to the breakfast table of the 21st Century, this is a story of war, love, food, and the ghosts that never quite stop riding.
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