Food History

Beyond the Region of Bread: Early Settler and Antebellum Cuisine in Troup County

"Sowing and Reaping," was printed in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper on May 23, 1863 in response to the bread riot in Richmond, VA. Protests-turned-riots occurred in a number of cities across the South, including Mobile, AL, [...]

2022-04-18T11:04:04-04:00April 18th, 2022|Categories: As Seen in Clio Notes, Food History|

Sweet as a Georgia Peach: the introduction of peaches into Georgia

This page of Mrs. Hill's Practical Cookery and Receipt Book offers just a few of many peach recipes. TCA collections Botanists believe that peaches are native to northwestern China. By the time of the Roman [...]

2022-04-18T11:21:43-04:00October 1st, 2021|Categories: As Seen in Clio Notes, Food History|

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