Tag: tasting history

Tasting History Reads Mean Comments

Max from Tasting History reads mean comments from the last few years. I me...

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When Coffee was Illegal

"Nasty, Stinking, Bitter, Puddle Water" is how coffee was once described in...

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The Noble Origins of Afternoon Tea

Queen Victoria is for many, synonymous with the notion of afternoon tea, pr...

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A History of Ice Cream

A Recipe from 1789

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Figgy Pudding - A Victorian Christmas Tradition

A rich boiled pudding made with flour, suet, figs, and other dried fruit, t...

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Macaroni and Cheese from 1845

Macaroni and cheese - also called mac and cheese in Canada and the United S...

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Sin Eaters and Funeral Biscuits

In the Middle Ages Germans ate “corpse cakes” made by the woman of the hous...

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Soul Cakes and Trick-or-Treating

Soul Cakes are small round spiced cakes, made for Halloween, All Soul’s Day...

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Pemmican: History's Power Bar

Pemmican is a mixture of tallow, dried meat, and sometimes dried berries. A...

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Whisky - Scotland's Water of Life

Scotch whisky is malt whisky or grain whisky, made in Scotland. All Scotch...

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What is Gruel?

Gruel is a food consisting of some type of cereal—such as ground oats, whea...

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The Original Caesar Salad from Mexico

Caesar salad, invented in Tijuana, Mexico, in the 1920s, is a green salad o...

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Debunking the Myths of Leonardo da Vinci

When life gives you turnips, give them layers of cheese armor. And butter a...

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The History of Brazilian Feijoada

We will be learning about and making Brazil's National Dish! Feijoada is a...

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Victorian Cucumber Ice Cream and The Queen of Ices

Yes, you read that title right. Cucumber...ice cream. Cream ice was custa...

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