Saturday, June 25, 2022
Strawberries and Cream
Monday, June 20, 2022
Iced Tea
Sunday, June 12, 2022
Glass bee hives 1772, 1828 ... and 1650s
There is an intriguing talk this Thursday on late 17th century glass hives. GLASS! In this 1772 example, bees entered the bottom section then moved up through a hole into the middle section to build a hive. Then a hole was opened into the top glass section where the bees continued making honey combs on the two cross bars.
Sunday, June 5, 2022
Elder flowers to make ... Grape Water Ice
Saturday, May 28, 2022
Army chef used umbrella to protect fried croquettes - 1854
During the Crimean War, the chef for Prince George (Lt. Gen. & cousin of Queen Victoria) was preparing a dish of fried croquettes in the rain before the Battle of Alma (Sept. 1854)
Sunday, May 22, 2022
Barrel butter churns 1758-1805
Friday, May 13, 2022
More cookbook talks

Saturday, May 7, 2022
Monday, April 25, 2022
Fewer muffin street sellers by 1896
Sunday, April 17, 2022
Easter - Pasch eggs, given out at homes in Austria
Sunday, April 10, 2022
Bouilli - beef and soup
Sunday, April 3, 2022
Poisonous Easter Eggs and Easter talks
Sunday, March 27, 2022
Foraging
There are many small and large Ramp festivals and dinners. West Virginia hosts so many there is a website listing yearly events HERE
Sunday, March 20, 2022
Flour / Grist Mills talks and taped talks
Sunday, March 13, 2022
Loft over the hearth in 1846 Ireland
During the Irish Famine, or The Great Hunger of 1845-49, this image of a loft, oddly built over the hearth fire in a County Kerry tenent's cabin was in The Pictorial Times, London.
So what was on the loft?
Sunday, March 6, 2022
Maple sugaring
Several taped maple syrup and harvesting talks, followed by this week's talks.
Monday, February 28, 2022
People's Collection of Wales & Welsh Cakes
Welsh Cakes on griddle over fire.
Sunday, February 13, 2022
Valentine Sweets - Chocolate and Candies
Talks on chocolate history and material culture, Cadbury, Hershey, Jews and Chocolate, and the Boston area had over 140 factories for candies. Over the past two years there have been many talks on chocolate, tapes below.
Friday, February 11, 2022
Cattle, Dairy, Cheese, and Butchers virtual talks
There was an interesting talk last fall on "Plymouth Women and the Birth of the American Dairy Business," taped, but there have been, and will be, other good talks. Image: Cattle Market before a large city, 1820
Saturday, February 5, 2022
Bees and Insects - virtual and taped talks
Image of bee tanging, link below.
Update: June 2022 talks, including Glass Beehives in Restoration England, Late 17th cen