In this very special guest episode, Nicole and Julia are joined by their friend and mentor Dr. Jennifer Cognard-Black, Professor of English at St. Mary's College of Maryland. Nicole, Julia, and JCB discuss the history of the recipe and the sharing of recipes as a feminist act. We also talk, like, A LOT about Fried Green Tomatoes, and play a very Victorian version of the "Is it Nail Polish" game.

Our theme song is "Red Onions" by Louie Zong, off of his album Vegetable Soul: https://louiezong.bandcamp.com/album/vegetable-soul

We're on Instagram @girlslunchpod. Nicole's website is nicolehylton.com. Have an episode suggestion or question? You can email us at girlslunchpodcast@gmail.com and we will add it to our chaotic list of future episode subjects.

Jennifer's Work:

• Books That Cook: The Making of a Literary Meal, ed. by Melissa Goldthwaite and Jennifer Cognard-Black
• Good Eats: 32 Writers on Eating Ethically, ed. by Jennifer Cognard-Black and Melissa Goldthwaite
• Margaret Atwood: A Modern Mythmaker, by Jennifer Cognard-Black (audiobook)
• Books That Cook: Food and Fiction, by Jennifer Cognard-Black (audiobook)

Additional Sources:

• "The Making of The Modern American Recipe," by Helen Zoe Veit
• Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe, by Fannie Flagg
• Victorian Varnish Nail Polish
• The Victorian Cookbook, by Michelle Berriedale-Johnson
• The Victorian Way (Cookbook and YouTube channel)