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[Janalyn Voigt] Most Popular Cookie of the 1900s | Tasting History, part 3

Jun 30, 2020Janalyn VoigtAuthor Posts, Crafts & Fun, Historical Sidenotes, Janalyn Voigtcookies, historical food, oatmeal cookies, recipe

The United States acquired the Panama Canal. The Wright brothers made the first sustained flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. The San Francisco earthquake destroyed about four square miles and left 500 people dead. America declared war on Germany, entering World War I. This was the face of the world in the 1900s. With soldiers…

[Janalyn Voigt] The Most Popular Cookie of the 1890s | Tasting History Part 2

Jun 1, 2020Janalyn VoigtAuthor Posts, Crafts & Fun, Historical Sidenotes, Janalyn Voigt1800s, baking, cookies, historical food, recipes

What do the following events have in common? Henry Ford invented the first viable motor car. The Yukon Territory drew 100,000 prospective miners in the Klondike Goldrush. John Muir persuaded Congress to designate Yosemite a national park. The United States annexed Hawaii. The suffragette movement began. So, what do these events have in common? All occurred…

[Janalyn Voigt] Tasting History

Apr 30, 2020Janalyn Voigt5 CommentsAuthor Posts, Crafts & Fun, Historical Sidenotes, Janalyn VoigtAmerican history, cheyenne sunrise, hills of nevermore, historical fiction, historical food, History, janalyn voigt, montana gold, stagecoach to liberty, the forever sky, western historical romance

Ever taste history? What if I said that you probably have, and often? Most people don’t recognize when they bite into a sandwich that they are eating an ancient form of food popularized in 1762 by the Earl of Sandwich. A heavy gambler, he asked his cook to bring him a meal to eat without…