I started cooking when I was ten and have never stopped. Although I’ve lived on the East Coast and the Deep South, the Midwest has always been home. Here, on the land that feeds the nation, it is easy to see food as a means to feed body and soul. Slow down, take the time to look at food in a new light, learn something about our past and perhaps how we can gain insights to nourish our future.
Copyright 2008 Rae Katherine Eighmey. All rights reserved.
Apple_Innovation
Sunday, September 28, 2008
The University of Minnesota developed the Haralson apple in 1923, recently the Honeycrisp, another of its breeding successes, was honored as one of the top 25 innovations of the last ten years. Our state’s apple success began in the 1850s when Peter and his wife Wealthy Gideon settled in
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Crumbs
“He had seen enough of cooks and sausage-makers to observe the value of breadcrumbs for strewing over cutlets, and for other purposes.”
Charles Dickens
“What’s the Use of That” in All the Year Round
From time to time this page will be updated with short pieces on food and history. Some will be light hearted, others serious, but all will have a recipe!
