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Charles Wesley Powell (May 5, 1854 – August 18, 1927) was an American hobbyist turned horticulturist specializing in the study of orchids (Orchidaceae). [1] He is credited with providing scientists the first large-scale collection of orchid specimens found in Panama.
Most of the channel's videos are focused on cooking historical recipes. [5] The recipes used by Townsends are referenced from historical primary sources such as The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Easy. [7] Townsends has featured a 1784 recipe for macaroni and cheese; other presentations include coffee mixed with eggs, and fried deer heart. [2] [8]
Orchidelirium, also called orchidomania or orchid fever, is the name given to the Victorian era's flower madness for collecting and discovering orchids. Wealthy orchid fanatics of the 19th century sent explorers and collectors to almost every part of the world in search of new varieties and species of orchids. [1]
A painting on the wall of an Egyptian tomb near Luxor displays a 4,000 year-old recipe for baking bread. Journalist William Sitwell's first book, A History of Food in 100 Recipes, tells the story ...
Salep, also spelled sahlep or sahlab, [note 1] is a flour made from the tubers of the orchid genus Orchis (including species Orchis mascula and Orchis militaris).These tubers contain a nutritious, starchy polysaccharide called glucomannan.
Rescuing recipes from the dustbin of history doesn't always lead to culinary success. Sampling his New York Sandwich , Enderwick decried it as "a textural wasteland. No, thank you."
The first recipe for popcorn balls was published in 1861 in E.F. Haskell’s Housekeeper’s Encyclopedia, and by the turn of the century, many cookbooks included popcorn ball recipes. Get the ...
The special fragrance collection organs are seen on the large hind legs of this Euglossa viridissima as it sleeps on a leaf. Male orchid bees have uniquely modified legs which are used to collect and store different volatile compounds (often esters) throughout their lives, primarily from orchids in the subtribes Stanhopeinae and Catasetinae, where all species are exclusively pollinated by ...