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5 Cozy Vegan Bread Recipes from History for Fall Baking
5 Cozy Vegan Bread Recipes from History for Fall Baking
With the official start of fall around the corner, the cooler weather calls for freshly baked bread using the products of the autumn…
Danielle Herring
Sep 11
Bananas From the Prairie: Pawpaw — A Botanical History
Bananas From the Prairie: Pawpaw — A Botanical History
An unassuming greenish brown fruit never seen at a commercial grocery store, pawpaw is the only member of the Annonaceae family, also…
Danielle Herring
Sep 4
Food For Thought: A Vegetarian History of Schools and Colleges
Food For Thought: A Vegetarian History of Schools and Colleges
Navigating student meal planning as a vegan or vegetarian can be challenging in the modern age, and it was something people in the past who…
Danielle Herring
Aug 28
Neither a Moss Nor a Plant: Irish Sea Moss — A Botanical History
Neither a Moss Nor a Plant: Irish Sea Moss — A Botanical History
Irish sea moss or Chrondus crispus, also known as carrageen or carraigín is an algae from the kingdom of protists. While it is not a moss…
Danielle Herring
Aug 21
Popcorn Cereal and Other Unusual Plant Based Foods from History
Popcorn Cereal and Other Unusual Plant Based Foods from History
People have been experimenting with plants and their components for a long time, finding innovative methods of creating new foods. Reading…
Danielle Herring
Aug 14
Ancient Blue: Woad — A Botanical History
Ancient Blue: Woad — A Botanical History
Woad, or Isatis tinctoria, is a biennial or perennial plant with cheery yellow flowers that bloom in the summer. The hue of the flowers…
Danielle Herring
Aug 7
5 Vegan Friendly Temperance Punch Recipes from the Past for Your Next Summer Get Together
5 Vegan Friendly Temperance Punch Recipes from the Past for Your Next Summer Get Together
The temperance movement’s desire to create alternatives to alcohol originated new industries and forms of entertainment. Victorian…
Danielle Herring
Jul 31
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