In February 2012, FHS hosted food historian Sandra Oliver and chocolatier Andy Wilbur of Wilbur’s of Maine for an afternoon of chocolate history and treats. Click here for Sandra’s 19th-century recipes for two different chocolate cakes. You can also watch Sandra’s full lecture here.
Attendees tried two types of 19th-century chocolate cakes.
- Andy Wilbur of Wilbur’s of Maine demonstrates the making of Maine needhams.
Dipping needhams!
Food historian Sandra Oliver discusses chocolate's delicious past in 18th- and 19th-century American cookery.
- Chocolate was first consumed as a hot drink, lightly sweetened and spiced with cinnamon or cayenne pepper.
Thanks to Paul Cunningham for these photos of the event.
