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New Year Luck and the Black-Eyed Pea
While many plantation owners relied heavily on the agricultural knowledge, labor organization, and crop‑specific skills of enslaved people, owners and contemporary histories often minimize, ignore, or reframe that expertise. The History This post…
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Echoes of War: Food, Family, and the Legacy of WWII. Part 1: Soldier’s Sustenance: The WWII Experiences and Food Memories of Ralph D. Skadsen
Over the last several years my good friend Ben and I have repeatedly been brought back to conversations around our grandparents, WWII, the Holocaust, and food. While at first, food might seem out…
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Pickles of the World
“Heaven knows, a civilized life is impossible without salt”–Pliny I recently realized I am very behind in posting! Work has been very busy, as it usually is in the summer. So, I thought…
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The Journey
Greetings! I am creating this blog to document and share a long-term dream of mine to learn about cultures all over the world through their food. As a trained archaeologist/anthropologist, I have had…
