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Soup to Nuts: An Eclectic History of Food

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Soup to Nuts: An Eclectic History of Food

November 18, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

The history of what and how we eat encompasses everything from the prehistoric mammoth luau to the medieval banquet to the modern three squares a day.

Find out about the rocky evolution of table manners, the not-so-welcome invention of the fork, the awful advent of portable soup, and the surprising benefits of family dinners – plus some catchy info on seasonal foods. What’s the story of chocolate? Why do the Irish eat corned beef and cabbage on St. Patrick’s Day? Who invented lemonade? Why are turkeys called turkeys? And what are sugarplums anyway?

This talk is free, open to the public, and accessible to those with disabilities. For more information, contact the library at 802-875-2277 or info@whitinglibrary.org.

Whiting Library: From Soup to Nuts is a Vermont Humanities Council program hosted by Whiting Library. (Supported in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of the NEH and VHC.)

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November 18, 2023
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1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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