Berry Thankful
Posted by: Meg Nicholas
The American Folklife Center shares recipes, songs, and photographs that celebrate the fruit of the season: cranberries.
Posted in: Collection Highlight, Foodways, Thanksgiving
Category: Foodways
To Brie or Not to Brie: National Cheese Curd Day
Posted by: Meg Nicholas
AFC Folklife Specialist Meg Nicholas wheels out some gouda pictures and cheesy stories from the American Folklife Center’s collections to celebrate National Cheese Curd Day.
Posted in: Collection Highlight, Foodways, Occupational Folklife Project
Coffee: “America’s Necessary Drink”
Posted by: Meg Nicholas
On the day after National Coffee Day, AFC Folklife Specialist Meg Nicholas chases down references to the popular caffeinated drink in the Center’s archival collections.
Posted in: Collection Highlight, Foodways
All the World Loves a Lobster
Posted by: Meg Nicholas
The American Folklife Center marks National Lobster Day by sharing collections of lobstermen oral histories, photographs of the Aquidneck Lobster Company, and lobster recipes found in its archive.
Posted in: Collection Highlight, Foodways