Idylls of Cuisine #31
[A photograph, and nothing more, for silent contemplation.]
Monthly Archives: September 2009
Food in Medieval England: Diet and Nutrition
Food in Medieval England: Diet and Nutrition (Medieval History and Archaeology), by C. M. Woolgar, Dale Serjeantson, and Tony Waldron …
Fermented Foods of the World
For those interested in the impact of fermentation on human history, here’s a useful tool: Fermented Foods of the World: …
Lumberjack Culinary Lingo
Unlike cowboy lingo, lumberjack lingo did not add many words to the pantheon of American spoken English. Nevertheless, this fascinating …
Cookies and Cookees
The importance of logging camp cooks can’t be fathomed, really. But try to imagine being miles from anywhere, without a …
Bean Burners and Hash Rasslers: More Logging Camp Food
On a typical day in 1929, cooks at Ritter Company Camps of Dickenson County, Virginia , served the following menus …
The Appetite of Paul Bunyan
Legends and folklore provide wonderful entrées into cultures. And in the United States we’ve generated a few of these delectable …
Idylls of Cuisine #30
[A photograph, and nothing more, for silent contemplation.]
Lady Tew’s “West African” Cookbook
An interesting cookbook for those pondering the influence of colonialism on the British and their foreign subjects: Cooking in West …
Can You Stomach It?
A continuation of our fascination with fish stomachs … The following fish tale comes from Elie Hunt, a member of …
