Saturday 24 September 2022

For The Foodies

    


   Thanksgiving will be here soon, so here are some more resources for those who like to cook. In "Food History" you were provided with menus, recipes, books about food and libraries which had large culinary collections. Add to all of that, this article from Atlas Obscura: "4 Library Collections Filled With Culinary Treasures: They're Saving Food History For the Future," Anne Ewbank, Sept. 19, 2022. 
   The four are: 
1) University of California, Davis, Wine Library (I discussed this one in "Libraries as Cabinets of Curiosities".)
2) University of Texas at San Antonio Mexican Cookbook Collection
3) New York Public Library Jewish Cookbook Collection
4) Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive
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Last month, Janice Bluestein Longone passed away at the age of 89. Her passion for food and culinary history led her, in 1972, to launch a rare culinary books business out of her home in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Food luminaries such as Julia Child and James Beard often sought her out for research help.More than 20 years ago, Longone and her husband began donating their prodigious collection to the University of Michigan. Today, the archive consists of nearly 25,000 books and other food-related items, a testament to Longone’s dedication to seeking out, sharing, and preserving culinary history.")

Cooking Resources Up At Western University

   The Archives and Special Collections in the Western Libraries has recently digitized some books and papers that contain food recipes as well as some medical ones. The History Cookery Collection offers the Crete and Emily Chadwick's Recipe Scrapbooks and a few others. Although no information is offered about either Crete or Emily, apparently they were members of the Chadwick family from Ingersoll. A finding aid to that collection is found here: The Chadwick Family Papers
     Check with the folks up at the Archives Collection in the D.B. Weldon Library for additional information. 

The Bonus:
   
If you are cooking for a literary crowd see, "Cooking With the MLA.


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