Jump Right In: A New Tool for Historical Research Using Cookbooks
On July 10 of this year 2020, a huge, open-access editable cook book data base—The Sifter–went on line. Half a century and more than half a lifetime has passed…
Read moreThe Food System (Ways of Talking about Food 2)
The term “food system” sounds comfortingly familiar and understandable. System, in the sense of interacting parts, has been used for a long time. Sixteenth-century astronomers talked about systems of the…
Read moreIn March, of All Months, Americans Went Food Shopping to Shelter in Place
Though officially the first month of Spring, March is still a problem month in the kitchen. Green vegetables are limited in choice and the cheaper sorts have been eaten, in…
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