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An Anthology of Pig Tales from Northern New York

January 13, 2021 by Maury Thompson Leave a Comment

wallow in mud at the Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary courtesy Wikimedia user Mark PetersThis little piggy from Eagle Lake apparently did not want to go to market.

“Hebert Moore’s pig is still at large. Motorists are requested to drive with care in the vicinity,” the Ticonderoga Sentinel reported on July 15th, 1920. “A reward of $1 is offered by L. Lodge to anyone who will catch said pig single handed. Mr. Lodge must witness the catch. $3 if done after dark.” [Read more…] about An Anthology of Pig Tales from Northern New York

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Food, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Western NY Tagged With: Agricultural History, Eagle Lake, local farms, North Creek, Stony Creek, Warren County, Washington County

Adk Foundation Delivers $1.2M in COVID Response Grants

December 30, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

volunteer handing off packages assembled at Hub on the Hill in Essex to volunteers who distributed them in Saranac Lake, Tupper Lake and Paul Smiths. by Erika Bailey courtesy Adirondack FoundationAdirondack Foundation and its many funding partners since March has awarded nearly $1.2 million through 175 grants to nonprofits, schools, and community-based organizations specifically toward COVID-19 response, acording to the organization.  [Read more…] about Adk Foundation Delivers $1.2M in COVID Response Grants

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Food Tagged With: Adirondack Foundation, Grants

Masters of Mixology: American Showmanship & French Finesse

December 28, 2020 by Jaap Harskamp Leave a Comment

Soyer in Crimea presenting his field stovesFor centuries people have been mixing potions, initially in a quest for medicinal elixirs, and later to produce exotic drinks. Punch was introduced from India to England in the early seventeenth century. The term, of uncertain etymology, was first recorded in 1632. [Read more…] about Masters of Mixology: American Showmanship & French Finesse

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Food, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: beer, Cultural History, liquor, Social History, Vice

Twelve Tavern Rules, Thirteen Toasts and America’s 1814 Anthem

December 21, 2020 by Jaap Harskamp 11 Comments

Sampler by Martha Cooke Twelve Good Rules 1811Many eighteenth century publicans framed a list of pre-conditions for the “perfect” tavern which was displayed in full view in British public houses and drinking dens.

The advice to customers consisted of “Twelve Good Rules” that dated back to the rule of Charles I: [Read more…] about Twelve Tavern Rules, Thirteen Toasts and America’s 1814 Anthem

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, Capital-Saratoga, Food, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: beer, Cultural History, Food, Holidays, liquor, Performing Arts, Social History, Taverns, wine

Poetry: Father’s Breakfast

December 19, 2020 by George Cassidy Payne Leave a Comment

Father’s Breakfast

He ate a crustacean
every morning
the pure wild ones

He called the lobster
a sacrament and cleaned
his table with a napkin

his grandmother sewed
when she was 14 in Idaho
I watched him eat

and the embers from the stove
cooked into crystalline spheres
I once told him that I loved him

just loud enough
so he would not hear

Read More Poems From the New York Almanack HERE.

Filed Under: Arts, Food Tagged With: art, Food, Poetry

A Virtual Gingerbread House Decorating Contest

December 16, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Staatsburgh State Historic Site Gingerbread House ContestThe Staatsburgh State Historic Site has announced an online gingerbread house contest for children, families and adults, with prizes in each category. [Read more…] about A Virtual Gingerbread House Decorating Contest

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, Capital-Saratoga, Events, Food, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: Staatsburgh State Historic Site

New Book: The Great Kosher Meat War of 1902

December 15, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The Great Kosher Meat WarBook purchases made through this link support New York Almanack’s mission to report new publications relevant to New York State.

Scott D. Seligman’s new book The Great Kosher Meat War of 1902: Immigrant Housewives and the Riots That Shook New York City (Potomac Books, 2020) is a full account of the Great Kosher Meat War of 1902, a milestone in the history of Jewish-American women. [Read more…] about New Book: The Great Kosher Meat War of 1902

Filed Under: Books, Food, History, New York City Tagged With: Books, Culinary History, Cultural History, Immigration, Jewish History, Lower East Side, Manhattan, New York City, Religion, Religious History, womens history

Can You Give The Last $25 And End Our Fundraising For The Year?

December 15, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

New York Almanack Updated DailyWe’re just $25 from our annual fundraising goal, but we need your help to get over the top. We receive no public money. We depend on you. (THANK YOU to those who have already done their part!)

To keep New York Almanack publishing we need you to make a contribution online at our Rally.org page: https://rally.org/f/4LBVKo9zYjO      Or, make checks payable to: [Read more…] about Can You Give The Last $25 And End Our Fundraising For The Year?

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, Capital-Saratoga, Events, Food, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Nature, New Exhibits, New York City, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: New York Almanack

A Plague of Potato Bugs in 1877 Washington County

November 25, 2020 by Maury Thompson Leave a Comment

Colorado potato beetle courtesy Scott Bauer USDAThe weather at Granville, in Washington County, in June 1877, was ideal for agriculture.

“This is the weather that makes farmers happy,” The Granville Sentinel reported.

Corn and flax crops looked promising, but “vigilance and perseverance is to be the price of potatoes.” [Read more…] about A Plague of Potato Bugs in 1877 Washington County

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Food, History, Nature Tagged With: Agricultural History, Food, Granville, insects, local farms, local food, nature, Washington County, Wildlife

Hunters Can Help Fight Food Insecurity

November 21, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Venison Donation Coalition logoEach year, DEC partners with the Venison Donation Coalition and Feeding New York State to help provide food for those in need.

Through a cooperative relationship involving the New York State Department of Health, non-profit organizations like Feeding New York State’s regional food banks and deer processors, hunters contribute nearly 40 tons of venison each year to needy families across the state. [Read more…] about Hunters Can Help Fight Food Insecurity

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Food, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, New York City, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: DEC, Food, hunting, whitetail deer, wild food

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