Monthly Archives: February 2012

Teaching Spotlight: Lena Sheets, Smithton Middle School

Posted on February 28, 2012 by

Lena Sheets has a master’s degree in education and teaches world cultures at Smithton Middle School in Columbia.  In December 2011, she brought 150 sixth-grade students to tour various collections on the MU campus, including Special Collections and Rare Books.  … Continue reading →

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Friday Food: William Kitchiner’s Recipe for Wow Wow Sauce, 1817

Posted on February 24, 2012 by

William Kitchiner claimed to have a medical degree, but there is no evidence of his ever actually attending university.  His eccentric, epicurean dinner parties are his primary claim to fame.  He also invented a condiment he called Wow Wow Sauce, … Continue reading →

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Friday Food: Catharine Beecher’s Recipe for Rhubarb Tart, 1846

Posted on February 17, 2012 by

Catharine Beecher (1800-1878), the sister of the abolitionist Harriet Beecher Stowe, was an early feminist and advocate of women’s education.  Beecher was at the forefront of the home economics movement in the nineteenth century.  She sought to increase the status … Continue reading →

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