Review in the Tavern
Is this what Thanksgiving dinner looked like in the 19th century in New Jersey? Or a meal on the go when traveling from New York City to Philadelphia? Note the two-pronged sharp fork. We learned at Allaire that’s how forks used to look, until someone figured out it was safer to have a three-pronged less sharp fork. And they ate the food with the knife, using the two-pronged fork to hold the meat steady.
On My Blog
Elsewhere in the Blogosphere
- Pesky Settler hosts the Kosher Cooking Carnival. Check out the recipe for sourdough naan bread. That looks yummy.
- Ilana-Davita reviewed Rachel Sarai’s Vineyard, by Deborah Rey. You can learn more about Deborah Rey on her blog.
- Eva Abreu is running a New Jersey Social Media 2009 Hall of Fame. You vote via Twitter, use hashtag #NJSM09, and nominate outstanding users of Social Media in New Jersey.
- I loved Robin’s Red Hibiscus so much I decided to link to it here!
I have been working at getting interviews with Central New Jersey small businesses, and I plan to start a new series that I have nicknamed “Wednesdays With.” I won’t necessarily limit it to businesses in Central New Jersey, but that’s where I have been asking…hoping to get good, fun responses soon.
Rivster says
What a neat outing. Thanks for sharing what you learned. Can't wait to tell the kids about this ;)
Robin from Israel says
That really does sound like a fun place to visit. I'd always assumed that the old rhyme about eating peas with a knife had some basis in fact, this clinches it ;).
Have a great weekend Leora, and thank you for the link to my red hibiscus too.
Ilana-Davita says
Thanks for the link. Will the Wednseday interviews be on this blog or on the other one? I am looking forward to reading them.
Shabbat Shalom!
leoraw says
Weds. interviews (which may appear on Tuesday or Thursday sometimes) will be on this blog. All my international readers will learn a lot about New Jersey :-).
Eventually, I will be interviewing small business people, SEO experts, WordPress gurus, marketing experts for the other blog. Not ready for that yet. Still working on getting used to writing informative tech/business posts.
Ellie says
They say in Bulgaria: this dinner will not fill the holes in my teeth :) Looks healthy though. But I like to overeat on occasions like thanksgiving.
Jew Wishes says
Great little bit of history behind the fork. Great photo!
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