Difference between revisions of "Albert Bryan"

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image:Albert20.jpg|Albert carving outside 1929
 
image:Albert20.jpg|Albert carving outside 1929
image:Albert30.jpg|Albert cooking in the 30s
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image:Albert30.jpg|Albert cooking in the 1930s
image:Albert40.jpg|Albert after serving lunch
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image:Albert40.jpg|Albert after serving lunch 1940s
image:Albert50.jpg|Albert serving lunch
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image:Albert50.jpg|Albert serving lunch 1950s
image:Albert60.jpg|A little cake for Chief & Onie
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image:Albert60.jpg|A little cake for Chief & Onie 1960s
image:Albert70.jpg|Albert in his whites
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image:Albert70.jpg|Albert in his whites 1979
image:Albert80.jpg|Albert's still working in the kitchen
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image:Albert80.jpg|Albert's still working in the kitchen 1981
 
image:Albert80s.jpg|Albert in his last summer 1982
 
image:Albert80s.jpg|Albert in his last summer 1982
 
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Revision as of 17:21, 9 March 2009

Albert Bryan still at the stove 1980

In 1929, "Chief" Brewster recruited the remarkable Albert Bryan from the Country Day School. Albert was to be the camp's cook for the next 54 summers. Albert was Jamaican by birth, with a stutter that was never an impediment to him; his wide grin and greeting "M-M-M-Monsieur!" were unforgettable, as were his legendary brownies, popovers and other treats. Campers and neighbors alike remember him as the owner of a succession of spotless Chevrolet convertibles in which he squired female acquaintenances on his days off. Evenings in camp he frequented the tennis court, playing an excellent game and remarking "S-S-S-Sorry!" (but not very) after making and expecially adept point.

Albert's legendary brownies were so good that many were asking for his brownie recipe long after his death in 1982.

The Man Was Around For Many Decades