S02 EP11: Cooking in 1876 with Hanna Howard

In this episode, David and Doug talk with Hanna Howard, a public historian, amateur baker, a friend and working in 1876, well kind of. We discuss her journey on how she became a historian working at Living History Farms, the 19th century and her grandmother’s baking. We get a glimpse of what goes behind the scenes of re-creating recipes, adjusting them for our current tastebuds, researching, cooking without the tools we take for granted and much more. So join us in this little journey to the Midwest in 1867.

References

1. ​​1876

2. Temperance Movement

3. 19th century cooking

4. Living History Farms

5. Historic food ways program

6. Biscuits and Gravy

7. Public historian

8. Oyster in 19th Century

9. Presidents’ Cookbook

10. Wood stoves