A World of Sweets in Washington State

Renton History Museum Cultural Events
by anthropologist and avid traveler Julia Harrison.

The diverse range of sweets we enjoy across Washington state reveals much about our shared history and culture. Each of these sweets tells a story: Ingredients illustrate trade routes and trends, recipes record migration patterns and special forms point to special occasions. This mouth-watering and thought-provoking talk will invite us to savor the ways in which sweets show how individuals and communities celebrate,… Show more adapt, and interact as well as spur us to make the leap from “Yum!” to “Hmm …” Audience: 9 years through adult.

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