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The Seven Spices: Pumpkins, Puritans, And Pathogens In Colonial New England, Michael Sharbaugh Nov 2011

The Seven Spices: Pumpkins, Puritans, And Pathogens In Colonial New England, Michael Sharbaugh

Michael D Sharbaugh

Water sources in the United States' New England region are laden with arsenic. Particularly during North America's colonial period--prior to modern filtration processes--arsenic would make it into the colonists' drinking water. In this article, which evokes the biocultural evolution paradigm, it is argued that colonists offset health risks from the contaminant (arsenic poisoning) by ingesting copious amounts of seven spices--cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, cardamom, allspice, vanilla, and ginger. The inclusion of these spices in fall and winter recipes that hail from New England would therefore explain why many Americans associate them not only with the region, but with Thanksgiving and Christmas, …


Biennial Art Department Faculty Exhibition, Anika Smulovitz Sep 2011

Biennial Art Department Faculty Exhibition, Anika Smulovitz

Anika Smulovitz

No abstract provided.


Materiality: A Craft Exhibition (Invitational), Lily Lee Dec 2010

Materiality: A Craft Exhibition (Invitational), Lily Lee

Lily Martina Lee

No abstract provided.


Of Paper / On Paper, Lynn Sondag Dec 2010

Of Paper / On Paper, Lynn Sondag

Lynn Sondag

No abstract provided.


Sl Art Fundamentals, Lynn Sondag Dec 2010

Sl Art Fundamentals, Lynn Sondag

Lynn Sondag

No abstract provided.


First Place Wassenberg Art Center Fall 2011 Portrait Photography, Jim Gabbard Dec 2010

First Place Wassenberg Art Center Fall 2011 Portrait Photography, Jim Gabbard

Jim Gabbard

Awarded First Place in the Portrait Category during the 2011 Wassenburg Art Center's annual Photography Exhibit.


57 Degrees, Lynn Sondag Dec 2010

57 Degrees, Lynn Sondag

Lynn Sondag

No abstract provided.


Inspiring Beauty: 50 Years Of Ebony Fashion Fair, Virginia Heaven Dec 2010

Inspiring Beauty: 50 Years Of Ebony Fashion Fair, Virginia Heaven

Virginia Heaven

Role: Consultant Costume Curator.


50/50: Fifty Paintings In Fifty Days, Lynn Sondag Dec 2010

50/50: Fifty Paintings In Fifty Days, Lynn Sondag

Lynn Sondag

No abstract provided.