The totally fascinating history of ... milk?
Every week, The Thread checks in with booksellers around the country about their favorite books of the moment. This week, we spoke with Sara Rishforth from Roundabout Books in Bend, Ore.Sara Rishforth first heard Mark Kurlansky expounding on the history of milk on the Sporkful podcast — and she needed more.Luckily, Kurlansky has an entire book on the subject: "Milk!" It's not the first time the author has tackled the history of an ingredient: He's also written "Salt" and "Cod." The book is packed with plenty of facts that Rishforth's still thinking about, like the fact that sixty percent of…
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