Hamilton-inspired food
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hamiltunesIt's a stretch, given that the folks who did the cooking were in NO position to write stuff down, but here's an NPR story about food with Hamiltonian themes:
http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/07/24/538393424/feeling-young-scrappy-and-hungry-have-a-hamilton-inspired-meal
Favorite factoid: there,s an ice cream recipe on Jefferson's own hand and the Hamiltons loved ice cream.
There's no explanation of how these folks had access to ice, though.
http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/07/24/538393424/feeling-young-scrappy-and-hungry-have-a-hamilton-inspired-meal
Favorite factoid: there,s an ice cream recipe on Jefferson's own hand and the Hamiltons loved ice cream.
There's no explanation of how these folks had access to ice, though.
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Date: 2017-07-30 06:41 pm (UTC)*Hermione hand-waving*
I know this one I know this one!
Wikipedia: ice house
And Google found me this page:
https://www.monticello.org/site/house-and-gardens/ice-house
ETA: because yes, isn't it counter-intuitive and fascinating that they had access to ice? *bounces*
Wowza!
Date: 2017-07-30 07:11 pm (UTC)Thank you, Hermione!
Re: Wowza!
Date: 2017-07-30 07:21 pm (UTC)Also, there's a mid-19th C ice house near where I am currently part-time living, and I have been into it and it is the creepiest fucking place.
Yes let's go into the narrow abandoned brick-lined tunnel into the earth and contemplate the tiny room sealed off with metal grates, which rationally I am sure are there because it was a shooting lodge and they didn't want foxes getting the dead grouse they had hanging up there but aaaaaah nightmare fuel great idea there.
Re: Wowza!
Date: 2017-07-30 09:41 pm (UTC)I know I readily fall into the myth of progress, that now is always better than then. Perhaps another reason I enjoy Hamilton: bringing the then into the now reminds me that we're all humans on this bus.
Re: Wowza!
Date: 2017-07-31 06:27 am (UTC)It's the "subscription service" aspect that startled and delighted me. Because of course, it makes total sense to have regular deliveries in summer! And it's a very logical way of arranging it.
My brain just keeps going "Like Netflix for ice!" *g*