Lunchtime Learning: Peanut Butter Popularity! (Online)
Taught by Sarah Lohman
Sarah Lohman is a culinary historian and the author of the bestselling and critically acclaimed book Eight Flavors: The Untold Story of American Cuisine. She focuses on the history of American food as a way to access stories of women, immigrants, and people of color, and to address issues of racism, sexism, and xenophobia. Her work has been featured inTheWall Street Journal andThe New York Times, as well as onAll Things Considered; and she has presented across the country, from the Smithsonian Museum of American History in Washington, DC to The Culinary Historians of Southern California. She is also 1/2 of the Masters of Social Gastronomy, a monthly food science and history talk at Caveat NYC, with Brainery co-founder Jonathan Soma.
A brief history of the peanut butter sandwich, from the origins of the peanut plant, to the advent of nut butters, to the ingredients that make each sandwich unique (like pickles, bananas, milk, chili sauce and jelly). With advice on sandwich making pulled from 19th century texts, and a variety of vintage sandwiches, both delicious and horrific.
