In addition to Peanut Butter and Raisin Bread (see previous articles), November is National Pepper Month. And pepper is the stuff of legends, quite literally. Indeed, for centuries, there existed a remarkable monopoly over pepper trade routes thanks to the traders’ clever fabrication of fantastic tales of creatures who ferociously guarded the precious spice. The… Continue reading This Week in Food History – 11/20/2017
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This Week in Food History – 11/13/2017
Raisin Bread is another tasty food to celebrate throughout November. “Bread may not always nourish us; but it always does us good,” said Henry David Thoreau. Indeed, we know from his journals and diaries that he spent long hours concocting bread recipes using techniques from a wide spectrum of sources, from the Romans to the… Continue reading This Week in Food History – 11/13/2017
This Week in Food History – 11/06/2017
We American have mastered the art of making and loving peanut butter. November is National Peanut Butter Month. This month alone, we will consume over 83 million pounds of the protein-rich spread. By the end of 2017, we will have consumed over a billion pounds. Marketing peanut butter in the US was easy. This is… Continue reading This Week in Food History – 11/06/2017
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