All posts tagged "food history"
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11.3K1Business and LaborBoston Housewife Susan Stavers Invents Minute Tapioca
In the late 19th century, a Boston landlady named Susan Stavers served a sailor some tapioca pudding. He complained about it —...
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16.9K1Business and LaborRhode Island’s Awful Awful Love Affair: A History
The Awful Awful, a quirky Rhode Island drink, that survived multiple bankruptcies and the machinations of Wall Street. Many New Englanders remember...
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11.3K5MaineHow the Civil War Made the Wild Maine Blueberry Go National
The wild Maine blueberry was an underappreciated fruit for centuries until the Civil War put it on the national map. In fact,...
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18.4K1Business and LaborThe Return of ZaRex
Generations of New Englanders grew up on ZaRex, a sweet fruity syrup they could make into a drink, into snow cones or...
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7.8K10bostonA Brief History of Town Meeting, From Election Cake to Lemon Meringue Pie
Town Meeting wasn’t exactly what the Puritans had in mind when they came to New England to build their cities on a...
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6.0K4Business and LaborConnecticut’s Uncanny Ezra Warner
If not for Connecticut’s Ezra Warner, cooks might still be fumbling for a rock and a bayonet to get their dinners; while...
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5.4KbostonEat Like A President, Part II
In honor of President’s Day, the New England Historical Society brings you another guide to how to eat like a president. We...
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27.7K4Business and LaborPercy Spencer Melts a Chocolate Bar, Invents the Microwave Oven
Percy Spencer had only a fifth-grade education, but that didn’t stop him from earning patents crucial to winning World War II –...
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8.2K3Arts and LeisureA Fulfilling Story: New England Pie History
In the annals of pie history, New England holds a special place. Pumpkin pie might not have happened without New England, where...
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10.6K6Business and LaborThe Great Maine Potato War — The Year the Spuds Didn’t Show Up
It was May of 1976. The Apple Computer Company had started a month ago, The Bad News Bears showed in theaters, kids hummed...
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