Cape Verdean Culinary History in Southeastern Massachusetts
By Suzette Martinez-Standring. (Published in our fall 2022 edition as Cape Verdean Delights. See...
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Foodways
Forges Cranberries: A Story of Resurrecting Local Land for Legacy Cranberry Growers
The value of heritage re-emerges as the Whipple’s and Withington’s, Plymouth-based cranberry family farmers, embark on a journey to restore its cranberry bogs – Forges Cranberries.
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Egg.Cetera: The history of eggs, hatched for your enjoyment.
The history of eggs, hatched for your enjoyment.
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CHOCOLATE: A Rich Massachusetts Tradition
Within the United States, chocolate history began in Massachusetts. The first chocolate manufacturing started in a converted sawmill on the banks of the Neponset River in Dorchester.
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Wake Up and party: French Canadians on Christmas Eve and the history of the Tourtiere meat pie
By Paula Marcoux. By all appearances, my paternal grandmother, Yvonne Simard Marcoux (known as...
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Succotash: corn, beans, and a bit of history
by Paula Marcoux. Succotashes—the whole family of luscious dishes based on corn and beans—have...
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INDIAN PUDDING — DEFINED, DECOLONIZED, DELICIOUS. Gain new appreciation for a New England classic
By Paula Marcoux. Indian pudding. A homely, brown, lumpy-looking mess, and one of the few foods...
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Plum Crazy
by Paula Marcoux. “The Plums are in!” At a certain mid-August point, emails, phone...
Read MoreSeeds of Success : The Macomber Turnip
by Bill Braun. It’s that time of year again. As our earthly revolutions straddle the “Persephone period,” farmers and gardeners pour over seed catalogs, envisioning endless delectable possibilities for the upcoming season. Being...
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