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Episode 306: The Virginia Housewife: Cooking Mary Randolph

Episode 306: The Virginia Housewife: Cooking Mary Randolph

FromA Taste of the Past


Episode 306: The Virginia Housewife: Cooking Mary Randolph

FromA Taste of the Past

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Length:
53 minutes
Released:
Sep 6, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Mary Randolph wrote The Virginia Housewife Cookbook, first published in 1824. But who was she and who was in the kitchen doing the cooking? Dr. Leni Sorensen, a writer, chef, and Jefferson's Monticello resident culinary historian, joins Linda to talk about the kitchens, cooking methods, and enslaved cooks who influenced the recipes and methods of cooking in one of America's oldest printed cookbooks.
Released:
Sep 6, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Linda Pelaccio, a culinary historian, takes a weekly journey through the history of food on A Taste of the Past. Tune in for interviews with authors, scholars and culinary chroniclers who discuss food culture from ancient Mesopotamia and Rome to the grazing tables and deli counters of today. Each week Linda explores the lively link between food cultures of the present and past.