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Photo by Matt Roth
Special to the New York Times
Friday March 21, 2008
Smith Island, Maryland
Assignment ID: 30058840A

Mary Ada Marshall drizzles freshly made chocolate from a pan atop an eight-layer Smith Island cake, before smoothing it out.
In an effort to help boost the diminishing economy along the Chesapeake Bay, the Maryland State Legislature is considering naming the multi-layered Smith Island Cake the State Desert.

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Photo by Matt Roth<br />
Special to the New York Times<br />
Friday March 21, 2008<br />
Smith Island, Maryland<br />
Assignment ID: 30058840A<br />
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Mary Ada Marshall drizzles freshly made chocolate from a pan atop an eight-layer Smith Island cake, before smoothing it out. <br />
In an effort to help boost the diminishing economy along the Chesapeake Bay, the Maryland State Legislature is considering naming the multi-layered Smith Island Cake the State Desert.