Hello, You can find many info on the pudding history and traditions on http://www.puddings.net/desserts/puddings/puddinghistory.shtml Don't hesitate to add...

DOPE FIEND SANDWICH--726 Google hits, 2 Google Groups hits A jailhouse cookbook! With a slang glossary! There's nothing much new on the culinary front. I...

When was it invented in a form we'd recognize today? Where? By whom? What were its antecedents? When did it first appear in America? Where? What was it like...

I am curious if the ancient Egyptians had fava beans to eat. In modern Egypt we have a national dish called Ful Medames which is made from fava. Some believe...

I'm back from the Far East. Write letters to ProQuest to get them to digitize a newspaper or two from Singapore or Hong Kong. It would help our understanding...

A local lady in our area has been selling her Mediterranean dishes for quite a while through church and other venues. She mixes her own spice and rice mixes...

"Doug Lerner" wrote My main question about butter vs margarine has always been "Why do people even think of margarine when they think of...

"I can teach anyone how to get what they want out of life. The problem is I can't find anybody who can tell me what they want." -- Mark Twain "Today people in...

Hi, I'm involved in a theatre production of 'Cabaret'. We're trying to find out what the label for Lea & Perrins Worcestershire sauce looked like in 1930s...

Can anyone give me some sources for historic feast menus? I'm interested in the quantities of food, number of courses, amounts of alcohol offered,...

Hi there, Could someone please help me out here? I have a recipe that calls for 'Venice Herbs' as added ingredients. Does anyone knows what they consist off?...

What is a Samhain? For every Samhain celebration we have always served two roast suckling pigs. Due to the timeframe of this years Samhain I have to purchase...

OT: I'll be taking a much-deserved vacation in Bhutan and Sikkim from October 23-November 10th. --Barry Popik Subj: OEFDA's "Mock Foods" dates Date:...

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SPORT PEPPERS I just posted this to the American Dialect Society list. The Dictionary of American Regional English is now at the letters "Sk" and is about to...

I keep getting "too many posts," so I have to srop sending stuff. I'll try again with this (sent originally to the American Dialect Society). Barry...

The Oxford Encyclopedia I ordered arrived today (wanted to see my name in it). WOW! Very cool to see so many familiar names in the contributor's list....

Progresso Soups was aquired by Betty Crocker. At the following URL you can see the complete list of products by clicking on the various"see our products" hot...

Long ago, hence "Historic", sailing ships would load provisions for voyages that would sometimes last for years (whaleing ships might be out for two or three...

An Australian company is claiming the word "Freekeh" as a trademark. See http://www.greenwheatfreekeh.com.au/gwfabout.htm and associated links. My guess is...

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Humans have existed on all kinds of diets that would be considered inadequate in various nutrients today. "A chicken in every pot" was once a sweet promise of...

WWW.BRUCEFOODS.COM NEWSLETTER VOLUME 1 ISSUE 1 Hello all, and welcome to the first installation of the Bruce Foods Web Letter. My name is Norm Brown, and I...

In the early '70s, there was a product on the market called "Hamburger II" which I believe was raw ground beef extended in some way (soybeans? horsemeat?). The...

How did the coffee houses of 16th and 17th century England make their coffee? Was what Daniel Defoe and Dr Johnson drank more like Turkish or...