As American as Pumpkin Pie: From Colonial New England to Pumpkin Spice Lattes

Nothing says fall like pumpkin pie. Or is it pumpkin spice? Pumpkins are Indigenous to the Americas, and pie is from Britain. But it took the confluence of Indigenous and colonial foodways to give us that quintessentially American dish - pumpkin pie. In this illustrated lecture with food historian Sarah Wassberg Johnson, learn about the history and origin of pumpkins, their role in Colonial New England, and how pumpkin pie came to dominate Thanksgiving and American ideas about our food heritage. 

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