We’re right on the fence between November and December, the last month in our year-long review of Food History Facts. In truth, we barely skimmed the surface, so there is plenty of material left for a new series of flavor-filled articles in January. December is the immediate focus for now. You will hardly be surprised… Continue reading This Week in Food History – 11/27/2017
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This Week in Food History – 11/20/2017
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
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
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