Episode 12: Maple Syrup

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Episode 12: Maple Syrup

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This week on A Taste of the Past, Linda tells us all about the origins and uses of maple syrup.

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Mar 11, 2010

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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.

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Episode 12: Maple Syrup: This week on A Taste of the Past, Linda tells us all about the origins and uses of maple syrup. by A Taste of the Past
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Episode 22: Ice Cream with Jon Snyder & Jeri Quinzio: This week on A Taste of the Past Linda spoke with two masters of frozen delights. Jon Snyder of Il Laboratorio del Gelato and Jeri Quinzio, author of Of Sugar and Snow stopped by with some delicious insight into the history and future of ice cream. by A Taste of the Past
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Episode 30: Holley Bishop, Brandon Hoy & Eddie Diaz: This week on A Taste of the Past Linda sat down with Holley Bishop. Bishop wrote Robbing the Bees, a book about the history of beekeeping and her own experience helping bee-keepers rob hives of honey. For some further bee-keepery Linda and Holley were joi by A Taste of the Past
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Episode 12: Maple Syrup

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