A Scoop of Americana: The Ice Cream Soda
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
Ice cream soda recipes from the Library's collection in honor of National Ice Cream Month.
Category: Cooking
A Date with History
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
This is a guest post by Rachel Gordon, Educational Programs Specialist in the Library’s Informal Learning Office, with thanks to Muhannad Salhi of the African and Middle Eastern Division for help identifying resources, and for his Ramadan blog post. It’s a particularly appropriate time to think about the date palm and its dense, sticky, highly …
Posted in: Cooking, Uncategorized
Cooking Up History: One a Penny, Two a Penny, Hot-Cross Buns!
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
Hot-cross bun recipes from the collections and a beloved family favorite from a Library staffer.
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, Cooking, Uncategorized
Cooking Up History: A Library Baking Adventure
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
Cookie baking using a recipe from the nineteenth century, with tips for the twenty-first-century kitchen.
Cooking Up History: A Turkey Time of Year
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
Turkey trots, turkey carving and more references to the Thanksgiving bird in the Library's collections.
Posted in: Cooking
Crafting from the Collections: Ideas for the Thanksgiving Table
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
Ideas for crafts to decorate a Thanksgiving table using Library collections for inspiration.
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, Cooking, For Kids
Cooking Up History: Lemonade
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
Lemonade recipes with a side of history from the Library's collections.
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, Cooking, For Kids
Grilling Up History: Primary Sources and Hot Dogs
Posted by: Kaleena Black
In this summer-themed post, a former Teaching with Primary Sources intern at the Young Readers Center presents some historical primary sources related to hot dogs.
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Eggsploring the Collections
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
Egg-related resources to celebrate spring, including classic children's stories and traditional egg-dyeing techniques represented in the Library's collections.
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