Cooking is Community: The Community Cookbook Podcast

On this bonus episode of the podcast, we’re continuing our conversation from Episode 5: Out in the Kitchen: A Cookbook for those with Non-Discriminating Taste compiled in 1995 by Maine Won’t Discriminate, a political coalition based in Portland, Maine. The cookbook was raising money to fight an anti-gay rights referendum that was on the ballot in Maine in the mid-1990s.  The cookbook was compiled in Portland, but it was printed and published by a specialty cookbook publisher, Cookbook Publishers, inc., based in Lenexa, Kansas. We ran out of time in the last episode to include our conversation about the development of Midwestern specialty community cookbook publishers that took place in the second half of 1900’s. We wanted to share some of that conversation with you today.

We also talk about a community cookbook recently shared with us by a friend: Tasteful Treasures, a collection of recipes by the Clark F. Miller School of Radiologic Technology at Central Maine Medical Center, Class of 2010. This community cookbook was also compiled in Maine, but printed by Morris Press Cookbooks in Kearney, Nebraska.

For the recipes from today's episode, visit: https://communitycookbook.com/recipes

To see images from today's cookbook and photos of the food we made, visit our Instagram feed or Facebook page.

https://www.instagram.com/communitycookbookpodcast/

https://www.facebook.com/communitycookbookpodcast

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Hosts: Margaret Hathaway, Karl Schatz, & Don Lindgren

Produced by Karl Schatz & Margaret Hathaway

Edited by Karl Schatz

Podcast theme music & break music by Ziv Grinberg.

Recorded on Riverside. Edited with Descript. Hosted on Simplecast.

On this episode of the podcast, we’re celebrating Pride Month and talking about Out in the Kitchen: A Cookbook for those with non-discriminating taste compiled in 1995 by Maine Won’t Discriminate, a political coalition based in Portland, Maine. The cookbook was raising money to fight an anti-gay rights referendum that was on the ballot in Maine in the mid-1990s. We talk with Susan Sanders and Nancy Wanderer who were part of Maine Won’t Discriminate, and have 8 recipes in the book. And for our cooking segment, Karl made Nancy and Susan’s recipe for Spanakopeeta, Margaret made Tom Andrews’ Wicked Good Maine Lobster Chili and Backyard Rhubarb Pie, and Don made Oyster Dip and Gougeres.

In this episode we also start a conversation about the large specialty Midwestern community cookbook publishers (which will be continued in an upcoming bonus episode), and discuss at length how community cookbooks reflect changing communities and new charitable causes in American society.

For the recipes from today's episode, visit: https://communitycookbook.com/recipes

To see images from today's cookbook and photos of the food we made, visit our Instagram feed or Facebook page.

https://www.instagram.com/communitycookbookpodcast/

https://www.facebook.com/communitycookbookpodcast

If you want to watch the 1994 Frontline documentary "Hilary's Class" that features Nancy Wanderer and Susan Sanders, you can find it here: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/hillarys-class/

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This episode is sponsored by Rabelais: Fine Books on Food & Drink

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Hosts: Margaret Hathaway, Karl Schatz, & Don Lindgren

Produced by Karl Schatz & Margaret Hathaway

Edited by Karl Schatz

Intro music: Singing for Our Lives performed by Women in Harmony

Outro music: Singing for Our Lives performed by Holly Near

Podcast theme music & break music by Ziv Grinberg.

Recorded on Riverside. Edited with Descript. Hosted on Simplecast.

On this episode of the podcast, we’re talking about Far Away and Downeast: Recipes from the Maine Refugee Community published in the mid-80s by the Refugee Resettlement Program of Diocesan Human Relations Services in Portland. The cookbook represents a wide range of refugee communities in Maine including Afghan, Cambodian, Cuban, Iranian, Laotian, Polish, and Vietnamese. We’re going to talk with Selby Frame, who was one of the editors and compilers  of the cookbook, and for today’s recipe segment, Margaret made Sangkya, Cambodian steamed custard in a squash!

On the episode we also talk about how challenging it can be to source ingredients as recipes and foods from different cultures make their way into local eating habits, and how this community cookbook, not only introduced new foods to the Portland community, but also trained host families in the food customs of their new guests. The other recipes we cooked for this episode were Cambodian Spiced Spareribs, Cambodian Chicken Barbecue, and Chek Chien, a Cambodian fried banana dish.

For the recipes from today's episode, visit: https://communitycookbook.com/recipes

To see images from today's cookbook and photos of the food we made, visit our Instagram feed or Facebook page.

https://www.instagram.com/communitycookbookpodcast/

https://www.facebook.com/communitycookbookpodcast

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This episode is sponsored by Rabelais: Fine Books on Food & Drink

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Hosts: Margaret Hathaway, Karl Schatz, & Don Lindgren

Produced by Karl Schatz & Margaret Hathaway

Edited by Karl Schatz

Intro music: Faith Farm by Will Taylor

Podcast theme music & break music by Ziv Grinberg.

Recorded on Riverside. Edited with Descript. Hosted on Simplecast.

On our third episode, we’re talking about the Lewiston Band Booster Club Cook Book, compiled in 1955 by members of the Band Booster Club of Lewiston, Maine. This cookbook has some really cool features -- all the recipes, artwork, and even the ads were all done by hand, and we know by whose hand as well! We talk to Kobe Cohen, who was a senior at Lewiston High School in 1955, played saxophone in the band, and was the chairman of the student advertising committee for the cookbook. And for today’s recipe segment, Karl boiled a tongue.

In this episode we also discuss recipe attribution, and how the name on a dish, and how it’s listed, can reveal a lot about a community. We also talk about overlapping communities, and how recipes can travel between them. In the recipe segment, Margaret made the “Upsy-Daisy” Peach Cake contributed to the cookbook by Mrs. Peter Barbalias, and Karl made Marion Cohen’s Tongue with Raisin Sauce. Don made Yellow Pea Soup Canadian Style and something called Crabmeat Ping Chow, which sent him down a fascinating rabbit hole that led him to Bruce Lee.

Special thanks to our guest Kobe Cohen!

For the recipes from today's episode, visit: https://communitycookbook.com/recipes

To see images from today's cookbook and photos of the food we made, visit our Instagram feed or Facebook page.

https://www.instagram.com/communitycookbookpodcast/

https://www.facebook.com/communitycookbookpodcast

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This episode is sponsored by the Maine Bicentennial Community Cookbook.

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Hosts: Margaret Hathaway, Karl Schatz, & Don Lindgren

Produced by Karl Schatz & Margaret Hathaway

Edited by Karl Schatz

Intro and Outro music: Vini Vidi Vici, by R. B. Hall, performed by the United States Air Force Band

Podcast theme music & break music by Ziv Grinberg.

Recorded on Riverside. Edited with Descript. Hosted on Simplecast.

On our second episode, we’re talking about The Orono Cook Book, compiled in 1906 by the Ladies of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Orono, Maine. This cookbook is full of fantastic turn of the century advertisements from a wide variety of local businesses, and a few national brands, too. We’ll talk to Anthony Sammarco who literally wrote the book on the history The Baker Chocolate Company -- they’ve got an ad in the book -- and we’ll share the results from the recipes we made, including something called a “Puffet!” Finally, you won’t want to miss our conversation with Olympic Gold Medalist Joan Benoit Samulson about men’s clothing. What does that have to do with community cookbooks? Make sure to listen!

In this episode we discuss the role that advertising can play in community cookbooks, and how they were an early version of crowdfunding. We also talk about the changing role of women in society in the early 1900s, and discover a number of ground breaking women in Orono in 1906.

Special thanks to our guests Anthony Sammarco and Joan Benoit Samuelson.

For the recipes from today's episode, visit: https://communitycookbook.com/recipes

To see images from today's cookbook and photos of the food we made, visit our Instagram feed or Facebook page.

https://www.instagram.com/communitycookbookpodcast/

https://www.facebook.com/communitycookbookpodcast

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This episode is sponsored by the Maine Bicentennial Community Cookbook.

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Hosts: Margaret Hathaway, Karl Schatz, & Don Lindgren

Produced by Karl Schatz & Margaret Hathaway

Edited by Karl Schatz

Intro music: (You're My Heart's Desire, I Love You) Nellie Dean, performed by the Columbia Quartet

Outro music: For Maine (The University of Maine's fight song) Performed by the Pride of Maine Black Bear Marching Band.

Podcast theme music & break music by Ziv Grinberg.

Recorded on Riverside. Edited with Descript. Hosted on Simplecast.

Our first episode!

On today's podcast we’re talking about "Fish, Flesh and Fowl," the very first community cookbook from Maine, published in 1877 by the Ladies of the State Street Parish in Portland. We’re joined by current members of the State Street Church, Camy Barrantes and Jane Lindquist, and we share the results from cooking a few of the recipes from the book: Bannock, Cabbage Salad, and Queen of Puddings.

In this first episode, we also discuss the three basic pillars of a community cookbook: The book is made by a defined community, the recipes come from within that community, and proceeds benefit a charitable cause. We also talk about the history of recipe writing and formatting, and some of the considerations that would have gone into the creation of a community cookbook.

Thank you for being part of our community!

Special thanks to our guests Camy Barrantes and Jane Lindquist, current members of the State Street Church in Portland, Maine. For more information about the State Street Church, visit https://statestreetchurch.org

For the recipes from today's episode, visit: https://communitycookbook.com/recipes

To see images from today's cookbook and photos of the food we made, visit our Instagram feed or Facebook page.

https://www.instagram.com/communitycookbookpodcast/

https://www.facebook.com/communitycookbookpodcast

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This episode is sponsored by the Maine Bicentennial Community Cookbook.

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Hosts: Margaret Hathaway, Karl Schatz, & Don Lindgren

Produced by Karl Schatz & Margaret Hathaway

Edited by Karl Schatz

Music byZiv Grinberg.

Recorded on Riverside. Edited with Descript. Hosted on Simplecast.

When we were recording the trailer for the podcast, there were a couple of great conversations about community cookbooks and putting together the podcast that ended up on the cutting room floor. It seemed worth sharing, so we made a bonus track!

In this bonus conversation we introduce ourselves and the genre of community cookbooks, talk about the different categories of cookbooks, and where community cookbooks fit into that landscape. We also talk about what we love about these cookbooks, and what we've enjoyed about putting together this podcast.

Thank you for being part of our community!

Make sure to visit our website: https://communitycookbook.com

You can also find us on Instagram and Facebook

https://www.instagram.com/communitycookbookpodcast/

https://www.facebook.com/communitycookbookpodcast

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This bonus episode is sponsored by the Maine Bicentennial Community Cookbook.

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Hosts: Margaret Hathaway, Karl Schatz, & Don Lindgren

Produced by Karl Schatz & Margaret Hathaway

Edited by Karl Schatz

Music byZiv Grinberg.

Recorded on Riverside. Edited with Descript. Hosted on Simplecast.

Cooking is Community is a brand new podcast all about community cookbooks! You know these cookbooks, and you probably have at least one in your kitchen. They’re collections of home cooked recipes, put together by church groups, synagogues, school groups, political organizations, band boosters, and even biker gangs. All of these books are defined by a community, with recipes collected from that community, and put together with the goal of raising money to benefit a cause. In the trailer you'll meet the hosts of the podcast Margaret Hathaway, Karl Schatz, and Don Lindgren, learn how and why they became interested in community cookbooks. Thank you for being part of our community!

Make sure to visit our website: https://communitycookbook.com

You can also find us on Instagram and Facebook

https://www.instagram.com/communitycookbookpodcast/

https://www.facebook.com/communitycookbookpodcast

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This episode is sponsored by the Maine Bicentennial Community Cookbook.

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Hosts: Margaret Hathaway, Karl Schatz, & Don Lindgren

Produced by Karl Schatz & Margaret Hathaway

Edited by Karl Schatz

Music byZiv Grinberg.

Recorded on Riverside. Edited with Descript. Hosted on Simplecast.