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Dieting For Sins: New England Food Reformers

March 6, 2003

Barbara Haber curator, Schlesinger Library, Harvard University

Barbara Haber, author and curator of books at Harvard University's Schlesinger Library, looks at food reformist movements, including the 1889 New England Kitchen movement, during her discussion of New England culinary history.

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Topics: Culture & Identity

Tags: Barbara Haber | Profiles | Food & Dining | Lifestyle | Race

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Future of Farming (Part 1)

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From Hardtack to Homefries: An Uncommon History of American Cooks and Meals

Author: Barbara Haber

Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics) (2003)

Binding: Paperback, 256 pages

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