All posts tagged "food history"
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13.1K5MaineHow 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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22.3K1Business 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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9.0K14bostonA 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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6.9K4Business 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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6.4KbostonEat 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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31.3K4Business 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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