I have been away for quite some time, preoccupied with finishing my Master’s degree! I have also been working full-time as an archivist for a university library so between the two, all side projects were put on the back burner.
Now that I have official credentials, I will be updating my bio accordingly. This also means that we can now resume exploring food history (and occasionally other topics if I feel like it), one early recipe at a time.
Until then, I’ve decided to share my Capstone project with you dear people, my fellow food history enthusiasts. It is a digital exhibit technically designed for school district staff, but a topic that may appeal to someone somewhere: The Development of School Lunch in Utah. You don’t have to live in Utah to find this unique blend of gender, education, religion, politics, and food history to be interesting. I definitely uncovered some surprises, including the fact that almost no research had been done on this topic.
I have a little 19th century project in the works that will be posted soon. While you wait, check out some summer recipes from the History Dollop archive:
Heavenly Blue Summer Sauce, 1464
Chireseye (Cherry Pudding), 1390
Cucumber Jelly and Cheese Sandwich, 1932
And a bonus from my other neglected blog, Molded Memories: Strawberry Jello Whip, 1936
Thanks for reading!
This post needed a featured image, so feast your eyes on “Tamarama Beach,” a public domain painting by Elioth Gruner (1920).
A Dollop of History 