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August 13, 2015

"A molasses that had not been made since the end of the Civil War."

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Glenn Roberts (the farmer), David Shields (the scholar) and Nat Bradford (the architect, and heir to the 180-year-old Bradford watermelon breed) had been labouring under a blistering sun for most of that August day in 2013, cutting open watermelons in the dusty field, straining the seeds out, pressing and heating the liquid in a sorghum evaporator – a huge steam pan lofted over a propane-fired field oven – until it flared to a fiery red. Finally, towards evening, it was ready: a molasses that had not been made since the end of the Civil War. Why we should add cuisine to the cultural canon |€“ Aeon

Posted by gerardvanderleun at August 13, 2015 6:36 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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Um, there's probably a good reason it had not been made for all that time.

Posted by: chasmatic [TypeKey Profile Page] at August 13, 2015 9:17 PM

Even in the most unassuming places, artisanal traditions are being newly recreated: ‘I just came from Norwalk, Iowa, out in the middle of nowhere, and there was this incredible charcuterie,’ says the chef Dan Barber, founder of the internationally acclaimed Blue Hill restaurant in New York.

Chick's from Georgia, and assumes the spelling "flavour." And apparently uses the term "artisanal" without the least flavour of irony. Shoulda been drowned as a kitten, no doubt, but at this late date there's no hope except a maintenance dosage of Dedouchefin.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hhhq90eJNdA

Posted by: Rob De Witt [TypeKey Profile Page] at August 14, 2015 6:10 AM

This belongs with all the other pot-stimulated food creations, like bacon pancakes with curry on top, a six inch thick best burger in the universe, &c. Oh, and with the asparagus.

Posted by: chasmatic [TypeKey Profile Page] at August 14, 2015 6:18 AM

Precious bu11$#;+.

Posted by: Fat Man [TypeKey Profile Page] at August 14, 2015 1:28 PM

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