Historic Foodways Society of the Delaware Valley

Dedicated to the Preservation and Understanding of Food History

www.hearttohearthcookery.com

Susan McLellan Plaisted


Hearth cooking history, classes, demonstrations, lectures and slide presentations. Susan is a registered dietitian and consummate researching historian with an impressive collection of period cookbooks. .

Members Links

As a benefit of Membership in the HFSDV members are welcomed to have their web sites listed here.  Also included are a list of web sites from other organizations that we hope you will find helpful and enlightening.

www.openhearthcook.com

Mercy Ingraham

As an open hearth and fire cook Mercy offers instruction and demonstration in the use of fire to prepare food.  Cooking classes and demos are based on themes such as 18th century foodways including Dutch foodways all the way to contemporary foods. 

www.debpeterson.org www.deborahspantry.com

Deb Peterson.                     Deb has more than 20 years experience in the field of daily 18th century life.  She is a skilled speaker and demonstrator and offers a variety of programs for school age to adult.  She also runs Deborah’s Pantry which offers a unique shopping experience for folks looking for the correct period ingredients.

www.pastmasters.info

 

This group of talent historians offer all types of living history programs including cooking demonstrations and lessons.

www.clarissadillon.info

Clarissa Dillion, Ph.D.

An historian, professional teacher and researcher, Clarissa brings her unique insights to life in her presentations, and deep research and practical experience into her publications pertaining to cooking, medicine, daily life, economics, culture, morals, gardening and the women of the 18th century.

 www.18thcenturywoman.com                Kimberly Costa

Through lectures, hands-on programs, classes and First Person presentations, Kimberly Costa brings the 18th century world to life.  With 20 years of experience in the living history field Kimberly offers a multitude of programs that are sure to fit your groups needs including open hearth cooking, sewing, costuming and acting.

 

Related Links

www.foodhistory.com

Food History News

 

www.historicfood.com

Ivan Day’s glorious web site

www.chowdc.org

Culinary Historians of Washington D.C.

 

http://www.foodsiteoftheday.com

Website for indexed links (over 1000!)

 

 

http://www.culinaryhistorans.org

Culinary Historians of Chicago

 

 

http://www.austinfoodways.org

Foodways Group of Austin Texas

 

 

http://chew.wisconsincooks.org/

Culinary History Enthusiast of Wisconsin

http://www.foodsiteoftheday.com

Website for indexed links (over 1000!)

 

 

www.culinaryhistorians.ca

Culinary Historians of Ontario, Canada

http://theoldfoodie.blogspot.com/

Amazing web site with new writings every day!

 

 

http://www.culinaryhistoriansboston.com

Culinary Historians of Boston

 

 

www.foodtimeline.org

Research resource

 

Website for indexed links (over 1000!)

 

 

www.gunstonhall.org/probate/index.html

Inventories Gunston Hall1740-1810

http://culinaryhistoriansofsoutherncalifornia.org

Culinary Historians of Southern California

 

www.culinarycollection.org

Peacock-Harper culinary collection

 

 

www.clements.umich.edu/culinary/index.html

Longone Culinary Archive at the U of Michigan

 

www.tulane.edu/~wclib/culinary.html

New Orleans Food History Group

Website for indexed links (over 1000!)

 

 

www.southernfoodways.com

Southern Foodways Alliance

 

www.foodreference.com

Research resource

 

Know of a great food history, culinary, or research web site that you’d like to share?  Please contact us!  We’d love to post it here for everyone to share.  E-mail manager@historicfoodways.org

This Website was Designed and is Maintained by Kimberly Costa

 

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Updated January 2010

For Web site information or submissions please e-mail

manager@historicfoodways.org

www.dmoz.org/Home/Cooking/World_Cuisines/Historic/

Amazing resource for period receipts and books

www.pbs.org/home/home_cooking.html

A variety of historical recipes from past shows

www.muirheadfoods.com

Doris Simpson

One of the very first authors of a cookbook on 18th century cooking Doris and her husband not only opened and ran a successful restaurant the couple also are the inventors of the famous Muirhead Pumpkin Butter.  Web site offers history and food products for purchase.

Podcasts for Foodies

www.eatfeed.com

Once a month podcast on all foodie subjects.

 

 

http://www.vintagerecipes.net/books/

http://www.history.org/media/podcasts.cfm

Sometimes features food and drink.