Hi Karen, would you be interested in a paper on scientific cooking promoted
by domestic reformers in cooking schools and public kitchens trying to
reform eating habits of immigrants? It's all documentary data, but I have
records of women's actual diets in cooperative homes.

alternatively I could give a paper on foodways at town almshouses - I have
archaeological data from the Falmouth MAS almshouse that I excavated and
typical menus at almshouses in the US and the UK. This would be community
level household foodways, since almshouses were households, tho sometimes
large ones. Falmouth ranged from 23 inmates c.1823, to 3 in 1904.
regards,
suzanne

On Mon, Jul 2, 2012 at 8:14 AM, <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Good morning,
>   I am looking for a few more participants for a foodways session for the
> fall CNEHA meeting.  The deadline to submit abstracts has been extended to
> July 15, so please consider giving a paper.  I have posted the session
> abstract below.
>
> Many thanks,
> Karen Metheny
>
>
>
> Food andDrink in Abundance, Nourishment Aplenty: Understanding Households
> and Communities through Foodways
>
>
> Ashistorical archaeologists continue to refine scientific approaches to
> the studyof food and subsistence practices, it is important to consider
> both the contentand the context of the meal.  Can weaddress questions about
> the social aspects of food procurement and preparation,or the social act of
> eating together? What can we say using the material remains of food
> consumption withrespect to ethnicity, gender, economic status, or religious
> practice?  What can be said about the role of food andfoodways in identity
> formation?  Socialdiscourse?   The formation andmaintenance of community
> structures?  Thepapers in this session will draw upon current research to
> address thesequestions and to explore the context and meaning of
> food-related practices inhistoric-period communities.
>
>
>
>
> Dr. Karen Metheny
> Lecturer, MLA in Gastronomy Program, Metropolitan College
> Research Fellow, Department of Archaeology
> Boston University
>