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Gender Politics of the Tomato, and Then Some

- Men pick tomatoes, but women are preferred as they are perceived to be gentler and therefore there is less damage to the crop. Men stack the crates of tomatoes on flatbed trailers which are connected to trailers. - 25,000 Russians die each year from chemical poisoning from illegally produced vodka - Peanuts contribute more than $4 billion to the U.S. economy every year Check out the edification process undergone by the students of St. Cloud University's Sociology 464.....

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Post a Comment | Posted by Nathalie Jordi, January 23, 2007 at 9:30 AM
Tagged: food studies, peanuts, tomatoes, vodka

Old Menu Collections Online

Yet another reason to heart the Internet: The New York Public Library's Miss Frank E. Buttolph American Menu Collection, 1856-1930. 25,000 scanned-in menus collected by the "mysterious and passionate" Miss Butttolph, whose "mission in life" was menu accumulation. Feeding America: the MSU Cookbook Project. Of especial interest: iconoclastic curator Jan Longone's essay on American cookbook history and development. Not By Bread Alone: America's Culinary Heritage, an online exhibit by Cornell University's Division of Rare Manuscripts, or check out their Rare Menu Collection....

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2 Comments | Posted by Nathalie Jordi, January 18, 2007 at 3:00 PM
Tagged: cookbooks, food studies, library, rare cookbooks

Out-Dork Us All

Back issues of the eminent Journal for the Study of Food and Society (predecessor, 1996-2004, to today's food studies journal Food, Culture and Society) are on sale for $10 an issue; see an example here. This ain't Cooking Light, but if you're interested, make checks out to "The Association for the Study of Food and Society" and mail your requests to Warren Belasco at 6909 Fifth Street NW, Washington DC 20012 USA....

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Post a Comment | Posted by Nathalie Jordi, January 18, 2007 at 1:01 PM
Tagged: food studies, journal, Warren Belasco