A Note on News and Quotations

At present, I (your archivist/blogger Kira) am going through some of the many presentations I’ve done on the History of Food & Drink Collection over the last 6+ years and, in the process, have stumbled back over some of my favorite quotes. In thinking about other ideas for the blog, you might see a subtle shift. In addition to the second-half-of-the-week feature item, keep your eyes open for an early week quote or culinary-related news story. Believe me, we’re NOT the only ones talking about food!

“One month during the year should be free of any special cleaning, so the homemaker may have a holiday from routine even if the family does not go away on an annual vacation.”

 Farmers’ Bulletin No. 1834, January 1940

“The food in tin containers exposed [to a nuclear blast] at 3,750 feet and greater distances away, was undamaged except for perforations from flying bits of shattered glass window panes…the food was not adversely affected.”

. Presented at Horticulture Show, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1956