Baked

Improper focus on Internet-based procrastination caused me to miss news of another bake-off at the American Antiquarian Society. In this episode, three very old recipes produce apple pies with flavors that range from"perfumy and off-putting" to"vile...gross...disgusting."

One day, I will teach a class on the history of ordinary life in the early United States. And we will bake. Is there a better way to make the past tangible?