Rachel Laudan's Blog
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A Historian's Take on Food and Food Politics. Topics include the history of the sciences, the evolution of landscapes, the culture of farming, and her personal experiences.
Rachel Laudan's Blog
5M ago
For a national meal, Thanksgiving is really rather extraordinary. It is not a public event, it is not showy, it is a home-cooked meal of ordinary ingredients shared by the…
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10M ago
Sidney Mintz, the anthropologist and author of Sweetness and Power, sent Johan notes about books. Maida Heatter, cookbook author and ‘legend of desserts,’ sent him batches of cookies. John Thorne,…
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10M ago
Trout amandine. Duck in orange sauce. When I was coming of age in 1960s England, these were the prestige restaurant dishes. I’m not sure how I knew that. Such restaurants…
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1y ago
It was not for want of trying, I’m pretty sure. Instead it was for want of a suitable climate. Dry curing ham requires humid winters with temperatures that hover above…
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2y ago
Pretty much like you’d cook for a wealthy human is the answer. Learning about horse feed at Hallway Feeds, Lexington, KY When I drive north through Lexington, Kentucky I pass ..read more
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2y ago
A couple of years ago we bought a house with a kitchen that checks all the fashionable American home kitchen boxes. It’s open to the living room and dining room ..read more
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2y ago
When I moved to Mexico in the mid 1990s, I took a series of cooking classes from a very charming and knowledgeable Mexican woman. She started each class by passing ..read more
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2y ago
In a time when concerns about identity are paramount, I find myself curious about how children learn and learned about other cultures. I grew up in England in about as ..read more
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3y ago
Every year on May 29th, Oak Apple Day, the people of Great Wishford, a village of about 250 inhabitants in the southern county of Wiltshire in England, reassert their rights ..read more
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3y ago
Sitting eating really-worth-eating strawberries and cream in my newly-screened in back patio, idly watching two cardinals facing off on the grass, I reflected on how amazed I am by the ..read more