Today, our beloved bottles of ketchup are consistent and shelf-stable thanks to the work of Katherine and Arvill Bitting who examined over 1,600 bottles of ketchup, visited 40 canneries producing tomato pulp, and toured 20 ketchup factories to come up with a method to make a safe and preservative-free ketchup.
Remembering President Carter and First Lady Rosalynn Carter with recipes and stories from cookbooks that feature the Carter family and the community of Plains, Georgia.
A look at the history of food adulteration in the U.S. at the turn of the 20th century and the actions that lend to enact legislation for food standards.
There has hardly been another plant collector as intrepid as Ynes Mexia, a Mexican American former rancher and social worker who collected more than 145,000 specimens despite starting her pioneering botanical career only in her mid-50s.
The Library's Health Services Division and Science Section are co-sponsoring a free webinar on forecasting respiratory diseases for this winter (2024/25). The webinar will be held on September 19, from 10 a.m.- 12 p.m. (EDT) and will feature two experts in the field from the C.D.C. and Center for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control at HKU School of Public Health.
Are you wondering what to do with your rhubarb harvest? Do you want to be adventurous and try something a bit different than the traditional strawberry rhubarb pie or jam? Check out some recipes for rhubarb marmalade and more from the Library's digital collections of early community cookbooks.
The Science Section of the Library of Congress has created a new reference guide to celebrate the double emergence of periodical cicadas this summer (2024).
On May 22, join the Library's Health Services Division and Science Section for the online program "Brain Health, Wellness and Aging: Hear from the Experts" with Dr. Sandra Weintraub and Dr. Molly Mather. See the blog post for registration information.