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Sideways -> History through Food? (5/8/2008 8:31:36 PM)

Does anyone else out there enjoy learning about times gone by through typical recipes/food stuffs of that era?

For Mother's Day I ordered a few booklets from THIS site, and I'm really looking forward to reading them. I already own two booklets, and I've actually used some of the recipes. Of course the author had to adjust some recipes for modern day ingredients, but it's still pretty cool, because she includes a lot of history along with the pure recipes.

I suppose for homeschoolers this would be a good way of combining history with Home Ec!

Does anyone else have a "old school" recipe books they use?



spiritchsr1 -> RE: History through Food? (5/8/2008 10:23:43 PM)

Here is something you might like; It's called FEEDING AMERICA-THE HISTORIC COOKBOOK PROJECT.

This project is put out by the Michigan State Library and Museam.


http://digital.lib.msu.edu/projects/cookbooks/index.html


Hope this helps you out, I think it's kind of a neet web site

Spiritchsr1



agapetos -> RE: History through Food? (5/9/2008 5:57:56 AM)

Interesting thread[:D]

I just watched something on tv the other day about cooking through history. Included in the programme was a 'recipe book' (scroll!) dating from Henry VIII's time, if not before...

It was interesting to see how many of the recipes could be recreated with the same meat, fruit, veggies, herbs and spices that we use today.

Apparently there were over 250 days when they couldn't eat meat (animal meat) though fish was allowed.



miasma -> RE: History through Food? (5/9/2008 1:31:35 PM)

Here's a fun site for you.

I (try not to) collect cookbooks, but I have aquired many medieval/Renn. ones through the year, through involvement in the S.C.A. I tend to be especially fascinated by cookbooks that give a feel for how...everything was done. Not just recipes, but the importance of napkin placement, dinner conversation, etc. Reading them makes me feel sooooooo lucky to be a woman in this day and age!

This and the Omnivore's Dilemma are excellent reads.

Most of my "old school" recipes, I guess, are just handed-down family stuff that hasn't changed over the years. How to make collards and pies and such.



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