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GastroHistory<p>The lastest newsletter from @ASFS_org. <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/17t8qS63yiWChDpVU3gTQobkvvEv2Px3m/view?pli=1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">drive.google.com/file/d/17t8qS</span><span class="invisible">63yiWChDpVU3gTQobkvvEv2Px3m/view?pli=1</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/foodhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foodhistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/foodstudies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foodstudies</span></a></p>
GastroHistory<p>From the @FryUpSociety <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/fryup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fryup</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/bangers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bangers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/puddings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>puddings</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/foodhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foodhistory</span></a></p>
Early Modern Diplomacy<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/histodons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>histodons</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/historikerinnen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>historikerinnen</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/earlymodern" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>earlymodern</span></a></span> </p><p>The role of <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/peacecongresses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>peacecongresses</span></a> in these processes of exchange was tackled twice: <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://historians.social/@LenaOetzel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>LenaOetzel</span></a></span> focused on the congress of <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Westphalia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Westphalia</span></a>, while Michael Brauer from Salzburg University looked at the congress of Vienna (1815). </p><p>Lena argued that the peace congress didn’t function as a special hub for the exchange of goods between the Austrian and the Spanish Habsburgs; they had their permanent ambassadors at the courts that dealt with this kind of exchange. But nonetheless the peace congress was a place of exchange, especially of food. For the Imperial estates the congress offered an unusual opportunity to get into contact to the greater European powers. Among others there did this by offering gifts, especially food. The count of Oldenburg e.g. gave away huge amounts of meat and fish and other delicacies in order to enhance his interests. (5/)</p><p><a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/emdiplomacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>emdiplomacy</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/foodHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foodHistory</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/culinaryDiplomacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>culinaryDiplomacy</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/congressDiplomacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>congressDiplomacy</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/HolyRomanEmpire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HolyRomanEmpire</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/ImperialEstates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ImperialEstates</span></a></p>
GastroHistory<p>No more margaritas? 'Canada and Mexico – two of the top U.S. trading partners – accounted for nearly half of the US$12 billion in distilled spirits the U.S. imported in 2024.' <a href="https://theconversation.com/trumps-tariffs-on-canada-and-mexico-could-spell-trouble-for-distilled-spirits-251583" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/trumps-tar</span><span class="invisible">iffs-on-canada-and-mexico-could-spell-trouble-for-distilled-spirits-251583</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/drinkhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drinkhistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/foodhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foodhistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Mexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mexico</span></a></p>
GastroHistory<p>The trouble with maps like this is the tendency to oversimplify. Yet, it provides a basic overview and framework for exploring what you think should be added. <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/CanadianCuisine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CanadianCuisine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/foodhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foodhistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/foodstudies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foodstudies</span></a> From @TasteAtlas</p>
GastroHistory<p>'My lunch companion is a living institution. Self-taught cook, traveller, recipe collector, historian, and anthropologist Claudia Roden has reshaped how we think about food, its cultural heritage and social meaning.' <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/food/2025/mar/23/claudia-roden-there-hadnt-been-cookbooks-in-egypt-everything-was-just-handed-down" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/food/2025/mar/</span><span class="invisible">23/claudia-roden-there-hadnt-been-cookbooks-in-egypt-everything-was-just-handed-down</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/foodhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foodhistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ClaudiaRoden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClaudiaRoden</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/foodstudies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foodstudies</span></a></p>
JanetteSpeyer<p>What did we eat in the olden days? Here in this <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/surffeeds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>surffeeds</span></a><br>I share one of my hobbies learning about what our ancestors ate and how it affected cultures. <br>To read this feed sign up for <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.social/@surf" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>surf</span></a></span> with this link </p><p><a href="https://surf.social/feed/surf%2Fcustom%2F01jfgja5abr6dpcsq1fgaxknv0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">surf.social/feed/surf%2Fcustom</span><span class="invisible">%2F01jfgja5abr6dpcsq1fgaxknv0</span></a><br>Use access code Surf+JanetteSpeyer<br><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/foodhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foodhistory</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/foodculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foodculture</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/foodlanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foodlanguage</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a></p>
Melanie McComb<p>Happy St. Patrick's Day my friends! I am resharing my Irish soda bread scone recipe and some podcasts I participated on that discussed Irish genealogy </p><p><a href="https://www.theshamrockgenealogist.com/2025/03/happy-st-patricks-day.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theshamrockgenealogist.com/202</span><span class="invisible">5/03/happy-st-patricks-day.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/genealogy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genealogy</span></a> <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/stpatricksday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stpatricksday</span></a> <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/foodhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foodhistory</span></a></p>
GastroHistory<p>RELISH (Reframing European gastronomy Legacy through Innovation, Sustainability, and Heritage): 'Across eight workpackages, we will produce several digital and cultural tools to understand the impact recipes have in our lives and on heritage.' <a href="https://relisheu.org/research/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">relisheu.org/research/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/foodstudies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foodstudies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/foodhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foodhistory</span></a></p>
Mariam al-Masri<p>I was trying to answer the question: Can my 7th century Chinese MMC be addicted to hard candy and the answer is yes he can. In Sichuan, there is an ancient way of processing sugar to make rock candy. For more, check out this article and the accomoanying video: <a href="https://www.medievalists.net/2020/05/a-tang-dynasty-monk-and-his-secret-candy-recipe/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">medievalists.net/2020/05/a-tan</span><span class="invisible">g-dynasty-monk-and-his-secret-candy-recipe/</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/histodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>histodon</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/medievodons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>medievodons</span></a></span> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/medieval" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medieval</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/ancientchina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ancientchina</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/amwriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amwriting</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/histodons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>histodons</span></a></span> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/foodhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foodhistory</span></a></p>
GastroHistory<p>'Over the past few years, hickory syrup has begun to show up at farmer’s markets around the northeastern United States. Made from the bark of the shagbark hickory tree, it’s an intriguing alternative to maple syrup.' <a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/foods/hickory-syrup" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">atlasobscura.com/foods/hickory</span><span class="invisible">-syrup</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/foodhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foodhistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/treesyrup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>treesyrup</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/HickorySyrup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HickorySyrup</span></a></p>
GastroHistory<p>'Unlike today, sugar in the medieval period and sixteenth century was believed to be medicinal, curing cold, heart, and stomach problems. Food and drink made with sugar were more than just desserts; they were remedies.' <a href="https://www.epoch-magazine.com/post/multisensory-use-of-sugar-sculpture-in-renaissance-england" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">epoch-magazine.com/post/multis</span><span class="invisible">ensory-use-of-sugar-sculpture-in-renaissance-england</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/foodhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foodhistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/confectionery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>confectionery</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/sugar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sugar</span></a></p>
GastroHistory<p>I miss the heady days of solidly built fridges (read: little to no plastic) without built-in obsolescence. The <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/fridge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fridge</span></a> I grew up was in operation from 1966 to 2015 and only because my father couldn't find parts for it any longer. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnfWkB60WRE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=hnfWkB60WR</span><span class="invisible">E</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/foodhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foodhistory</span></a></p>
GastroHistory<p>'This rise in Asian American farmers also coincides with shifting consumer preferences, as nearly half (47%) of Asian producers focus on specialty crops.' <a href="https://ambrook.com/research/culture/Asian-farmers-in-America" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ambrook.com/research/culture/A</span><span class="invisible">sian-farmers-in-America</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/foodhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foodhistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/USfarming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USfarming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/AsianAgriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AsianAgriculture</span></a></p>
GastroHistory<p>Do you have an egg coddler gathering dust in your cupboard? Join us for a special Kitchen Lab with Chef Cordula Peters, who has a true passion for coddling eggs—both in the kitchen and in life. 18 March 2025. Details: <a href="https://www.oxfordsymposium.org.uk/event/kitchen-lab-meeting-march2025/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">oxfordsymposium.org.uk/event/k</span><span class="invisible">itchen-lab-meeting-march2025/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/foodhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foodhistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/foodstudies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foodstudies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/eggs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eggs</span></a></p>
GastroHistory<p>'Ranch dressing is actually a fifth state of matter known as soft matter. Soft matter can have properties of both liquids and solids, so materials scientists say it is viscoelastic – a combination of viscous and elastic.' <a href="https://theconversation.com/is-ranch-dressing-a-liquid-or-a-solid-a-physicist-explains-249435" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/is-ranch-d</span><span class="invisible">ressing-a-liquid-or-a-solid-a-physicist-explains-249435</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/foodhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foodhistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/RanchDressing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RanchDressing</span></a></p>
Atlas ObscuraWhich came first: the pepper, or the pepper?<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=cooking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cooking</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=foodhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foodhistory</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=peppers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>peppers</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=ingredients" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ingredients</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=spices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spices</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=favoritethingsnewsletterinternal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>favoritethingsnewsletterinternal</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=section-Articles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>section-Articles</span></a><br><a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/guide-to-different-kinds-of-pepper" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Guide to the Peppers of the World</a>
GastroHistory<p>Another fabulous episode of <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TheKitchenCabinet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheKitchenCabinet</span></a> from favourite foods to gorge on, <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/cauliflower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cauliflower</span></a>, and making <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/beetroot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>beetroot</span></a> palatable. Featuring @DrAnnieGray, @jayrayner1, and the usual cast of knowledgeable culinary characters. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0028989" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0028989</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/foodhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foodhistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/foodstudies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foodstudies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/cookery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cookery</span></a></p>
GastroHistory<p>In case you missed it, Episode 8 (quarter final) of the 2025 series of <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TheGreatPotteryThrowdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheGreatPotteryThrowdown</span></a> required the remaining potters to make <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/posset" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>posset</span></a> pots (covered at <a href="https://hdclump.com/the-great-pottery-throw-down-2025.../" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hdclump.com/the-great-pottery-</span><span class="invisible">throw-down-2025.../</span></a>). <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/foodhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foodhistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/drinkhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drinkhistory</span></a></p>
GastroHistory<p>I had to look up <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/JanceSauce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JanceSauce</span></a> because I'd completely blanked what this 15th century recipe is. For the record, it's a white-wine-based sauce meant for seafood. <a href="https://greneboke.com/recipes/jancesauce.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">greneboke.com/recipes/jancesau</span><span class="invisible">ce.html</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/foodhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foodhistory</span></a></p>
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