On Sunday, October 16 at 2:00:00 PM, Rebecca Rupp will be speaking at Tenney Memorial Library in Newbury, Vermont on: Soup to Nuts: An Eccentric History of Food.

The history of what and how we eat encompasses everything from the prehistoric mammoth luau to the medieval banquet to the modern three squares a day. Presented by writer Rebecca Rupp, this talk lets attendees find out about the rocky evolution of table manners, the not-so-welcome invention of the fork, the awful advent of portable soup, and the surprising benefits of family dinners – plus some catchy info on
seasonal foods. What's the story of chocolate? Why do the Irish eat corned beef and cabbage on St. Patrick's Day? Who invented lemonade? Why are turkeys called turkeys? And what are sugar plums anyway?

This talk is free, open to the public, and accessible to those with disabilities.

For more information, contact Mary Burnham at (802) 866-5604 or tenneylibrary@gmail.com.

Soup to Nuts: An Eccentric History of Foods a Vermont Humanities program hosted by Tenney Memorial Library. (Supported in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of the NEH or Vermont Humanities.

This program is co-sponsored by the Newbury Woman's Club and features their delicious snacks.

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