The Buzz: Killer Bee Mustards and Butters

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By Molly S. Wales This is part of the cover design for Reed Booth’s book about his experiences with Africanized bees. You know you’re going to like a guy when, asked how he got started in the honey business, he answers, “I started keeping bees because I drink.” Reed Booth, otherwise known as the “Killer Bee Guy,” is a home-brewer and …

A Brief History of U.S. Commercial Hot Sauces

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by Dave DeWitt and Chuck Evans  Much of what we know about now-extinct brands of hot sauces comes from bottle collectors. There is not a great body of material on the subject of collectible hot sauce bottles, but we are indebted to Betty Zumwalt, author of Ketchup, Pickles, Sauces: 19th Century Food in Glass, who dutifully catalogued obscure hot sauce …

Red or Green? The New Mexico State Question, Answered at Last

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By Larry Gray Editor’s Note:  Larry is a 12-year-old student (in 2008) at Route 66 Elementary School in Edgewood, New Mexico.  His favorite food is shredded beef burritos smothered in green chile, and he got this idea for a fifth grade science fair project when he was asked “Red or Green?” while ordering in a local New Mexican restaurant.  He …

The Blistering Bahamas: A Travel Retrospective, 1994

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By Nancy Gerlach Graycliff Hotel Recipes: Conch ChowderGrouper Soup in Puff PastryChicken Breast Stuffed with Minced LobsterSpiced Boiled FishSheila’s Sunday FishPeas ‘n’ RiceGuava Duff My first trip to the Caribbean back in the 1970’s also happened to be my first visit to The Bahamas.  At that time I was so taken with the beauty of the island that I spent …