Smithsonian's 'America by Food' coming to Globe

(Phoenix, AZ) - The Arizona Humanities Council is proud to bring the Smithsonian Institution's traveling exhibition of Key Ingredients: America by Food to six different regions throughout Arizona from October 2010 through August 2011.

The Key Ingredients: America by Food Smithsonian exhibit opens on Saturday, January 29, and runs through March 13, 2011 in Globe at the Gila County Historical Society Museum (1330 N. Broad St.).

Exhibition Dates and Hours
January 29 through March 13, 2011
Mondays through Thursdays: 10 AM to 4 PM

Fridays: 10 AM to 8 PM

Saturdays: 11 AM to 3 PM

Special Features

- Period kitchen and utensil display

- Local and historic cookbook display

- Collages of historic, food-related photographs

- "Find the artifact" game

Events
- Taste of Globe and Taste of Miami food festivals

- Dutch oven and Apache cooking event

- Food themed art and quilt shows

- Food themed First Friday lectures

- Ethnobotanic garden

Featured Recipe - Cornish Pasties

Globe Recipe CardA collection of six recipes cards has been compiled from each of the Arizona host sites featuring a Key Ingredient. The recipes include: Sonoran Desert Hummus, Amalia's Posole, Cornish Pasties, Beef and Squash Stew, Burrito de Carne con Chile Verde, and Frybread.

The History of Cornish Pasties in Globe, Arizona

In the late 1800s, miners from Cornwall, England, migrated to the United States, some making their way to the copper mines of Globe. They brought with them a traditional dish, the "pasty" (rhymes with "nasty"), which the Cornish wife would prepare and carry to the mine in a round "pasty bucket," with a lower reservoir that held hot water or coffee to keep the food warm until lunchtime. Over time, the pasty became a favorite dish among the residents of Globe and are still enjoyed in the area.

About Key Ingredients: America by Food

This Smithsonian exhibition provides an entertaining and informative overview of our country's diverse regional cooking and eating traditions, and investigates how culture, ethnicity, landscape, and tradition influence foods and flavors we enjoy across the nation. Our recipes, menus, ceremonies, and etiquette are directly affected by our country's rich ethnic diversity, by the history and innovations of food preparation technology, and by the ever-changing availability of key ingredients. At the local level, the Smithsonian's Key Ingredients inspires the gathering, celebration, and preservation of the finest of what rural America has to offer.