Food Facts & Lore, Monday Magazine

This Week in Food History – 12/11/2017

December is Eggnog Month. In Medieval times, people of comfortable means enjoyed a beverage of hot milk curdled with wine, ale, liquor or even hard cider and flavored with spices, sugar and herbs. This was known as a “posset,” and consumed mainly for its perceived medicinal properties. The name “Eggnog” does not appear until the… Continue reading This Week in Food History – 12/11/2017

Food Facts & Lore, Monday Magazine

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