By Lindsay Franz ~ Pumpkin season is upon us! Pumpkin flavored coffee, candles, lotions and even beer are everywhere as soon as the season of Continue reading Source: NLM
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Documenting Women’s Health Organizations and Resources on the Web
The National Library of Medicine launched a a new effort to document the landscape of organizations, programs, and advocacy efforts as part of a new Women’s Health web archive. Continue reading Source:…
EggNog in History, Health, and Hospitality
By Anne Rothfeld ~ Culinary historians have traced the origins of egg-nog to the medieval British punch called “posset,” warm milk curdled with alcohol such Continue reading Source: NLM
A Pocket Full of Soup
By Kenneth M. Koyle ~ January is National Soup Month, and for obvious reasons. This is the middle of winter for those of us in Continue reading Source: NLM
Spice of History: A Gingerbread Recipe
Recipe books from the 18th century hold a combination of food recipes, herbal remedies, and other such household creations thought to improve health. Powell’s “ginger bread” recipe includes ingredients easily found in…