Revisiting Laurence Totelin’s Fevers and the Dog Star in Antiquity

Well, the Dog Days of summer are upon us once again…To help us cope with the heat, we revisit Laurence Totelin’s wonderful post from 2018.  In “Fevers and the Dog Star in Antiquity”, Laurence tells us about the origins of the term “Dog Days” and about various ancient remedies for seiriasis a fever whose name … Continue reading Revisiting Laurence Totelin’s Fevers and the Dog Star in Antiquity

Guest Edited Series

Undergraduate Research, edited by Laurence Totelin and Joshua Schlachet (November 2018 and October 2019) Hot/Cold: Recipes and Temperatures, edited by Elaine Leong and Marieke Hendriksen (August and December 2018) Dutch Medicines, authored by Sietske Fransen and Saskia Klerk (Fall-Winter 2016) Recipes and the Senses, co-edited by Elaine Leong and Hannah Newton (April 2018). Exploring College of … Continue reading Guest Edited Series

Around the Table: Celebrating Our Contributors

With the advent of the new year, two members of our editorial team have stepped down from their positions: Recipes Project co-creator Lisa Smith and longtime contributor-and-editor Laurence Totelin. Today we celebrate Lisa and Laurence’s valuable contributions to the project and their service to our community! Amanda Herbert recently spoke with Lisa and Laurence to … Continue reading Around the Table: Celebrating Our Contributors

Cooking up the Romans: Mrs Beeton’s Antiquity

By Laurence Totelin Paragraph 285 of the 1861 edition of Mrs Beeton’s Book of Household Management is a recipe for baked red mullet with a sauce of anchovies, sherry and cayenne. As is usual in the Book of Household Management, this recipe starts with a list of ingredients (with quantities), followed by the mode of … Continue reading Cooking up the Romans: Mrs Beeton’s Antiquity