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Hello John,

John, there are things about your request that make it problematic:

I cannot find any mention of an Orioles Restaurant or club in Falling Waters, West Virginia.

I found requests on several Internet message boards like this: “John **** of Salisbury, N.C., would like to find a recipe for Clams Casino Soup. He had it at a club called ‘Orioles’ in Martinsburg, W.Va.”

That would appear to be you or someone with the same name from the same state and asking for the same recipe as you. So where was the “Oriole’s” at which you ate the soup? Falling Waters or Martinsburg?

I also found these listings in West Virginia under restaurants, which further confuse the issue:

Fraternal Order Orioles in Keyser WV, and the Orioles Club in Shinnston, WV.

Also, although there are dozens of clubs and restaurants in the Baltimore, Maryland area called “Orioles”, I can’t find a restaurant chain called that.

I did find that, in West Virginia, there is a men’s club called “The Fraternal Order of the Orioles”. It appears to be similar to other fraternal orders, such as The Elks Club, and it might be somehow connected with the Masons. The Fraternal Order of Orioles, Nest 296, in Martinsburg, West Virginia, operates a club called The Ladder House Bar & Grill at 2209 Charles Town Rd between Martinsburg, WV and Kearneysville, WV. That’s on WV Rte. 9 East / Next to Baker Heights VFD. Perhaps that’s what you mean? It’s called The Ladder House, not “Orioles”, although, from a photo that I saw, it has a big sign out front saying 'Fraternal Order Orioles Nest 296', so that can be confusing. The Ladder House menu is online at: The Ladder House Menu. Although The Ladder House is operated by and for the Fraternal Order of Orioles, it is also open to the public at certain times, such as for lunch, when the Orioles aren't having a meeting. However, there is no “clams casino soup” on their current online menu. It may have been a 'special' that was only on the menu for a short time.

If that’s the place, then your best bet is to call or write to them and ask them for the recipe or the name of the cook that made it. Their phone number and an e-mail address is on their website at: The Ladder House

They also have a Facebook page at: The Ladder House on Facebook. You could post a request there for the soup recipe.

I did try to find another recipe for clams casino soup. I found the soup mentioned in a few restaurant reviews, but I did not find a single recipe online for clams casino soup. I found plenty of clams casino recipes, but none for clams casino soup. I’ll post this on my site in case a reader can help.

Phaed

Hello Susie,

I can find only one recipe on the web with the name “ Triple Chocolate Orange Cheesecake”, and it does not fit your description. It’s here: Triple Chocolate Orange Cheesecake I see nothing in your e-mail that would be helpful to me in finding the name of the show. I don’t recall ever seeing a program like that, and without the name of the program or the name of at least one of the hosts, I see no way for me to proceed. You might try Googling “tv cooking shows” and/or “tv do it yourself shows” and similar things and checking all of the hits you get. You might hit upon the name of the program that way. You could also add the terms “discovery channel” or “learning channel”, etc. to them as search terms to narrow down the hits a bit. The only thing that I can do is post your request on my site in the hopes that one of my readers will recognize the show and/or the recipe.

One other thing that you might try is posting your description of the program on this message board: Chowhound - TV Cooking Shows

Phaed

Hello Susie,

A reader (Thanks, Reuben!)suggested that the below recipe might be the one that you mean. It certainly sounds like your description of the cake. It was on a Discovery Network program called “Home Matters” in 2000. However, that show didn’t have two female hosts, it had a female - Susan Powell and a male - Chris McWatt as hosts. The cake was called 'Chocolate Orange Chocolate Chip Cheesecake,' not “Triple Chocolate Orange Cheesecake.” It was demonstrated by a guest named Andrew Schloss, author of “One Pot Chocolate Desserts.”

Phaed

Hi Kaye,

Sorry, I had no success locating a recipe or copycat for Jack Stack's coleslaw. I'll post this on my site in case a reader can help.

Although I didn't find the coleslaw recipe, I did find two other Jack Stack recipes, the beans and the 'cheesy corn bake' See:

Phaed

I saw from the Search Engine Report that someone was looking for Greek barbecue recipes. I don't know exactly what they were looking for, but here are some ideas:

Greek BBQ Sauce
Greek BBQ Chicken
Greek Style Ribeyes
Greek BBQ Lamb
Shish Kabob