New Castle Historical Society: History & Home Cooking: The New Castle Historical Society’s third online lecture, History and Home Cooking will feature guest speaker Professor Megan J. Elias of Boston University. Professor Elias will discuss the history of home cooking as it relates to social changes over time in the US and during the current pandemic.

Using the Chappaqua Cook Book (first published in the 1940s) she will address the many ways that our cooking can reflect our place in the world and in our local history. During the pandemic many people have discovered or rediscovered home cooking. Working from home has turned the frantic after-work cooking rush into a slow all-day multi-stage process. Many of these changes bring us closer to ways that people cooked before the industrialization of food in the 20^th century, helping us understand our ancestor’s daily lives a little better.

The lecture fee is $10 and will take place via Zoom. Registration information can be found at https://www.newcastlehs.org/events/ or by calling 914-238-4666.