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The Austerity Kitchen

Lunch on the Grass

By Christine BaumgarthuberAugust 4, 2020
Much of what made life pleasurable is now gone. We must seek out what remains.
The Austerity Kitchen

Dinner with Lydia Maria Child

By Christine BaumgarthuberJuly 23, 2019
  I began the Dinner series in 2016 with "Dinner with Caligula." Much to my shock and sorrow, Caligula did show up to dinner. But history…
The Austerity Kitchen

Hunger as an Instrument of Social Control

By Christine BaumgarthuberApril 7, 2016
Under conditions of capitalism, it may be that you are what you don't eat
The Austerity Kitchen

Cooperative Kitchens of Yesteryear

By Christine BaumgarthuberDecember 2, 2015
Socialism in one country may be a difficult undertaking, but socialism in many American country towns was as easy as pie -- and just as appetizing
The Austerity Kitchen

It Ought to Be Called Vice Cream

By Christine BaumgarthuberJuly 21, 2015
The scoop on how a familiar frozen treat once got respectable folk all hot under the collar
The Austerity Kitchen

Breakfast in Bedlam

By Christine BaumgarthuberMay 14, 2015
Asylum inmates of yesteryear were none too crazy about the food served them
The Austerity Kitchen

A Short History of the Dining Room (Part 2)

By Christine BaumgarthuberMarch 17, 2015
The turn of the last century saw the dining room go from a haven in a heartless world to a fueling station for factory work
The Austerity Kitchen

A Short History of the Dining Room (Part 1)

By Christine BaumgarthuberJanuary 20, 2015
As more people found a place at the table, the concern became that of finding a place for the table
The Austerity Kitchen

Life of Pie

By Christine BaumgarthuberOctober 29, 2014
You won't mind filling yourself in on the history baked into this dessert
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History Made Queasy

By Christine BaumgarthuberMarch 11, 2014
A fresh look at rotten food's influence on world events
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Hive Minds

By Christine BaumgarthuberDecember 17, 2012
The many honey hunters swarming the American frontier present a classic case of failing to see the forest for the bees
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