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Tori highly recommends these fabulous food history reads...
- 97 ORCHARD In “97 Orchard,” Jane Ziegelman explores the culinary life of New York’s Lower East Side around the turn of the twentieth century—where Germans, Irish, Italians, and Eastern European Jews attempted to forge a new life.
- THE MEDIEVAL KITCHEN – RECIPES FROM FRANCE AND ITALY “The Medieval Kitchen” is a delightful work in which historians Odile Redon, Françoise Sabban, and Silvano Serventi rescue from dark obscurity the glorious cuisine of the Middle Ages.
- THE OXFORD COMPANION TO AMERICAN FOOD AND DRINK Offering a panoramic view of the history and culture of food and drink in America, “The Oxford Companion to American Food and Drink” provides a concise, authoritative, and exuberant look at this modern American obsession.
Cucumber Rye Tea Sandwiches from “The Help”
Learn a traditional Southern recipe from the Oscar nominated movie The Help – Cucumber Rye Tea Sandwiches. Appetizer, Finger Food, Kosher, Dairy.
Old Fashioned All-Butter Pie Crust
How to make an old fashioned all butter pie crust from scratch. Instructions for chilling dough, rolling out crust, fluting, and scalloping.
What Thomas Jefferson Ate – Marinated Asparagus
Historical recipe from the City Tavern Cookbook. Asparagus dressed the French way- olive oil, red wine vinegar, hard cooked egg, capers, herbs.
Prohibition, The Great Gatsby and The Bee’s Knees
Prohibition, bootlegging, and “The Great Gatsby.” Learn about the 1920′s and try a vintage cocktail recipe from the flapper period.
Andy’s Angel Food Cake – A Tribute to Andy Griffith
A vintage recipe from “Aunt Bee’s Mayberry Cookbook” – a simple chocolate-filled angel food cake with nuts and chocolate shavings.
Anne of Green Gables Raspberry Cordial
Make traditional Raspberry Cordial from the Anne of Green Gables book series by L.M. Montgomery. Recipe and step by step tutorial. Non-alcoholic.













