Cooking the Books, Using Cookbooks to Think About the Past

On Tuesday, February 4, Highland welcomed Marie Pellissier, PhD candidate at William & Mary, for the virtual program Cooking the Books, Using Cookbooks to Think About the Past. Marie presented how scholars can use cookbooks as a primary source in historical research. She discussed what makes cookbooks unique as a historical source, how to approach them as a physical object, and how to read cookbooks to glean historical insight into less well-known narratives. To view a recording of this virtual program, click on the YouTube link below: