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Tradition in the Kitchen, Jello on the Table: Changing Food Traditions in...
The instructions may have struck some as curious, but it was no typo. The strange truth was confirmed by a tiny illustration. There it was: a recipe for homemade fudge, shared with countless readers in...
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American Agricultural Policy: How Food Shaped the United States
Although not featured prominently in history books, American land and agricultural policy laid the groundwork for the country’s geographic, political, and economic development. It defined settlement...
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Eating Your Way to the Top: Dinner Manners, Gentility, and Social Status in...
Gentility in the United States For early Americans, reaching high social status was not a process shaped exclusively by birth. Nor did it have to be a long, gradual process, taking place over...
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Juneteenth: The Joy of Freedom
This June, Americans across the country will commemorate their past with barbeques, baseball games, parades and speeches. Wait, June? These festivities may remind you of the Fourth of July but, two...
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The Revolution of American Drinking
On Independence Day, you won’t see Americans toast the United States with mugs of tea. Hot weather aside, tea is the villain of Fourth of July celebrations.While the holiday honors the Declaration of...
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The Soul of Food: Slavery’s Influence on Southern Cuisine
While many American regions and cities have famous fare, few will argue that the South wears the culinary crown. Southern identity is stronglylinked to its cuisine, and food has long been an enticing...
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