I thought that Hisarchers might be interested in this conference:
 
The Hagley Museum and Library invites proposals for papers on the production, 
distribution, and use of food and drink within market economies since 1850 for a
 
conference in Wilmington, Delaware, on November 12, 1999. Sidney Mintz, Johns 
Hopkins University, will deliver the keynote address. Proposals should include 
an abstract of no more than 500 words and a brief c.v. Deadline is April 1, 
1999. Contact: Roger Horowitz, Associate Director, Center for the History of 
Business, Technology, and Society, Hagley Museum and Library, PO Box 3630, 
Wilmington, DE 19807; fax (302) 655-3188; [log in to unmask]