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Search The Sifter
The Sifter: A Tool for Food History Research
Food historian and honorary curator for the Schlesinger Library culinary collection, Barbara Ketcham Wheaton, has realized a magnum opus in The Sifter. This publicly accessible finding aid to the contents of cookbooks and other texts of significance regarding food consumption and preparation is now available to search and contribute (much like Wikipedia and other wiki projects).
Search for Cookbooks
Search for cookbooks using the campus library catalog or alternatively by searching WisCat or WorldCat to find collections near to you.
Search Google Books
E-Texts
Note: "Library-Licensed" resources require a visit to a subscribing library in order to use the resource. Off-campus access to UW-Madison library-licensed databases is permitted to registered students, faculty and staff who may log in with his/her UW-Madison NetID and password.
- Everyday Life and Women in America c. 1800-1920 (Library-Licensed)Digital collection of fully searchable images of monographs, pamphlets, periodicals and broadsides addressing 19th and early 20th century political, social and gender issues, religion, race, education, employment, marriage, sexuality, home and family life, health, and recreation. Collection is especially rich in conduct of life and domestic management literature.
- Food Studies Online (library-licensed)Makes available, through one, searchable platform, primary archival materials from the United States and the United Kingdom, imagery, documentary video, pamphlet ephemera and selected, digitized monographs and trade publications that speak to a breadth of scholarly interest in food studies and food systems.
- HathiTrust Food Studies CollectionDigitized texts on cooking, gastronomy, food production, and more.
- HEARTH: Home Economics Archive, Cornell University Libraries (Open-Web Resource)Core electronic collection of books and journals in Home Economics and related disciplines. Titles published between 1850 and 1950 were selected and ranked by teams of scholars for their great historical importance.
- The Housekeeper's Book: Containing Advice on the Conduct of Household Affairs: With a Complete Collection of Receipts for Economical Domestic Cookery (Open-Web Resource)From the "Digital Library for the Decorative Arts and Material Culture: Image and Text Collections", UW Digital Collections.
- Project Muse (library-licensed)Journals and e-books in the humanities and social sciences. Coverage in art, anthropology, literature, film, theatre, history, ethnic and cultural studies, music, philosophy, religion, psychology, sociology and women's studies.
- Twentieth Century Advice Literature (Library-Licensed)Included are how-to books and guides; employee manuals, sorority and fraternity pledge manuals; scouting manuals; textbooks that deal with home economics, health and hygiene, and sex education; teacher-training and course manuals; commercial literature that promotes specific behaviors; and government instruction manuals for a variety of workplaces and industries.
Food Literature; Food Writing
Food and Beverage Blogs (many with recipes!)
On the Radio, Podcasts
- Corner Table, CapTimes (Madison, WI)Archive. Eating and drinking in Madison, produced by the Capital Times; hosted by food writer Lindsay Christians.
- The Food Chain, BBC World Service"...the business, science and cultural significance of food..."
- Gastropod: Food through the Lens of Science and History, Web PodcastHosted by reporters/writers, Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley.
- Gravy, Southern Foodways AllianceJournal and podcast.
- Heritage Radio Network"Making Food Radio since 2009"--various shows, "Eat Your Words, "Eating Matters", "Time for Lunch" and more...
- Milk Street RadioHosted by Christopher Kimball.
- NPR, Food"What's on your plate."
- Spilled Milk"A comedy show about food" with comedians/writers Molly Wizenberg and Matthew Amster.
- The Splendid Table, American Public Media, Minnesota Public RadioHosted by Francis Lam and formerly Lynne Rossetto Kasper.
- The Sporkful"It's not for foodies; it's for eaters!" with creator/host, Dan Pashman.
On Television, YouTube
- Tasting History with Max MillerHost prepares a recipe with a side of history. New content each Tuesday.
Recipe Sites
There are many recipe providers and sites. Here is but only a taste: