Rachel Laudan

Olympian Food

By Rachel Laudan August 13, 2008 Oddities and Things that Don't Fit 7 Comments

Olympian food. All I can say is jeeeez!

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Beyond Baked Beans

By Rachel Laudan August 12, 2008 Food History, Oddities and Things that Don't Fit 17 Comments

Back to the question of cooks in the kitchen. A web friend of mine in the UK, Fiona Beckett, has been producing a series of books and now this web…

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Commodities of Empire

By Rachel Laudan August 6, 2008 Oddities and Things that Don't Fit 3 Comments

While we’re on the subject of resources, the commodities of empire project is very useful if you are interested in nineteenth century food, whether trade, processing, or marketing.  They give…

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