food – Author Adrienne Morris

“Pellagra can be common in people who obtain most of their food energy from maize, notably rural South America, where maize is a staple food. If maize is not nixtamalized, it is a poor source of tryptophan, as well as niacin. Nixtamalization corrects the niacin deficiency, and is a common practice in Native American cultures…

Adrienne Morris

February 4, 2015

Beautiful Images, United States History

19th century epidemics, blogging, corn disease, disease control in US, food, Life, malnutrition in southern US, niacin deficiency, pellagra

Cooking Old School

This weekend why don’t you have your help fire up the stove and make some flannel cakes? Two great links to food history and yummy recipes: The Historic Foodie Hearth and Home: 19th Century Cooking

Adrienne Morris

January 16, 2015

19th Century Art, Beautiful Images, inspirational, United States History

19th century, 19th century cooking, blogging, cooking, food, Humor, Irish, Puck, Racism, recipes, United States History

California Prune Wafers Were All The Rage

Yum?

Adrienne Morris

February 8, 2014

Uncategorized

Diet, Drugstore, food, health, Healthy Lifestyle, medicine, Photography, United States History, Vintage Photography

Desperately In Need of Someone To Make Supper . . .

We all agreed only yesterday that women should remain attractive in all they do. A well-made apron adds the perfect touch. The Delineator Magazine of January 1886 offers us some much needed further advice for planning our day. Slip out for a nice morning walk and then heat up the wood stove for an average…

Adrienne Morris

January 10, 2014

Beautiful Images, History, The Unknowable Past, Women

19th century, food, Food History, Magazine History, Menus, The Delineator, What Did People Eat?, Women’s Magazines