Taste of History is an event from History Club where we sample historical recipes and discuss their significance to cultural history. Previous themes and the sources used for research are listed below.
Spicy Raisin Pumpkin Bread & Amerindian Harvest Festivals
Civitello, Linda. Cuisine & Culture: A History of Food and People, Third Edition. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2011.
Cut. "Thanksgiving I Native Americans I One Word I Cut." YouTube. Nov 24, 2015. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGc34FeFqH0.
Cut. "Thanksgiving I Native Americans I One Word I Cut." YouTube. Nov 24, 2015. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGc34FeFqH0.
Chocolatl & Mesoamerican Empires
“Chocolate Tasting Guide.” Amano Artisan Chocolate. Accessed Feb 5, 2018. http://www.amanochocolate.com/chocolate-tasting-guide/.
Coe, Sophie D. and Michael D. Coe. The True History of Chocolate. London: Thames & Hudson, 1996.
Fliegl, Amanda. “A Brief History of Chocolate.” Smithsonian Mag. March 1, 2008. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/a-brief-history-of-chocolate-21860917/.
Grivetti, Louis Evan and Howard-Yana Shapiro, ed. Chocolate: History, Culture, and Heritage. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2009.
Coe, Sophie D. and Michael D. Coe. The True History of Chocolate. London: Thames & Hudson, 1996.
Fliegl, Amanda. “A Brief History of Chocolate.” Smithsonian Mag. March 1, 2008. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/a-brief-history-of-chocolate-21860917/.
Grivetti, Louis Evan and Howard-Yana Shapiro, ed. Chocolate: History, Culture, and Heritage. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2009.
Lamb & Greek Orthodox Easter
Luard, Elisabeth. Sacred Food: Cooking for Spiritual Nourishment. Chicago Review Press, 2001.
Papoutsis, Carole. The Festivals of Greek Easter. Illustrated by Jane Porter. C. Papoutsis, 1982.
Popken, Alexandra. “It’s All Greek to Me: What it Means to Celebrate Orthodox Easter.” Huffington Post. April 8, 2015. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/alexandra-popken/its-all-greek-to-me-what-it-means-to-celebrate-orthodox-easter_b_7022256.html.
Rouvelas, Marilyn. A Guide to Greek Traditions and Customs in America, 2nd ed. Edited by George Papaioannou. Nea Attiki Press, 2002.
Papoutsis, Carole. The Festivals of Greek Easter. Illustrated by Jane Porter. C. Papoutsis, 1982.
Popken, Alexandra. “It’s All Greek to Me: What it Means to Celebrate Orthodox Easter.” Huffington Post. April 8, 2015. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/alexandra-popken/its-all-greek-to-me-what-it-means-to-celebrate-orthodox-easter_b_7022256.html.
Rouvelas, Marilyn. A Guide to Greek Traditions and Customs in America, 2nd ed. Edited by George Papaioannou. Nea Attiki Press, 2002.
Tea & British East India Company
Ellis, Markman, Richard Coulton, and Matthew Mauger. Empire of Tea: The Asian Leaf that Conquered the World. London, UK: Reaktion Books Ltd, 2015.
Gragg, Larry. “Tea Act (1773)” pages 708-9 in Colonial America: An Encyclopedia of Social, Political, Cultural, and Economic History. Edited by James Ciment. Armonk, NY: Sharpe Reference, 2013.
Hunter, Sir William Wilson. To the Overthrow of the English in the Spice Archipelago. Vol. 1 of A History of British India. Longmans, Green & Co., London, 1899.
Smith, Solomon K. “Tea” page 708 in Colonial America: An Encyclopedia of Social, Political, Cultural, and Economic History. Edited by James Ciment. Armonk, NY: Sharpe Reference, 2013.
Gragg, Larry. “Tea Act (1773)” pages 708-9 in Colonial America: An Encyclopedia of Social, Political, Cultural, and Economic History. Edited by James Ciment. Armonk, NY: Sharpe Reference, 2013.
Hunter, Sir William Wilson. To the Overthrow of the English in the Spice Archipelago. Vol. 1 of A History of British India. Longmans, Green & Co., London, 1899.
Smith, Solomon K. “Tea” page 708 in Colonial America: An Encyclopedia of Social, Political, Cultural, and Economic History. Edited by James Ciment. Armonk, NY: Sharpe Reference, 2013.