Back to the Foodture: U.S. History 1

Back to the Foodture: U.S. History 1 Focus on bread

The Beginning

West Houston Institute Recruitment

Team FoodX: Historian, Chemist, Biologist, MakerSpace Technician, and Pastry Chef

Online-on-a-schedule classes

Monographs

No Useless Mouth: Waging War and Fighting Hunger in the American Revolution by Rachel Hermann

Refined Tastes: Sugar, Confectionery, and Consumers in Nineteenth-Century America by Wendy Woolson

Research Topics

How diverse was the food in America before 1877?

Why was the potato a “backbone” in an everyday meal for the pioneers?

What was the diet of enslaved people during the 18th Century?

What is the history of ice cream in America?

Creative Project

Using Tinkercad to create stencils for bread loaves. The MakerSpace will print them. Students get a grade for creating one and can get extra credit for using it!

Foodture Talk Series

Three talks on FOOD, HEALING, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE

The Continuation

Team Meetings
Planning for the future

Appreciate

Credits:

Created with images by Skitterphoto - "dough cook recipe" • adamkontor - "cinnamon rolls bread spiral" • HoaLuu - "bread bread recipes recipes"