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Spice Up The Holidays

Cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg are flavors that enrich holiday cooking and baking. But how did these spices make it into American dishes, and why do these flavors evoke the holiday season? On the next Vermont Edition, we’ll talk about the origins of spices and why certain flavors work together, and others don't. Our guests are Hank Kaestner, who was a spice buyer for McCormick and Company for three decades, and Jim Romanoff, the food editor at Eating Well magazine.

Also in the program, Chronic Wasting Disease. Vermont is eager to prevent it from spreading to deer and moose here, so much so that law enforcement took action against a Burlington man suspected of importing deer from a CWD-endemic area. We'll learn more about the disease from Adam Murkowski, deer biologist with Vermont Fish and Wildlife.

And finally, Lake Champlain is home to some legends, the lake creature Champ among them. But state archaeologist Jess Robinson digs deep into our history to explain the Abenaki folklore of Rock Dunder and how Lake Champlain was created. 
 

Broadcast live on Wed., Dec. 10, 2014 at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

Patti is an integral part of VPR's news effort and part of the team that created Vermont Edition. As executive producer, Patti supervises the team that puts Vermont Edition on the air every day, working with producers to select and research show ideas, select guests and develop the sound and tone of the program.
Steve has been with VPR since 1994, first serving as host of VPR’s public affairs program and then as a reporter, based in Central Vermont. Many VPR listeners recognize Steve for his special reports from Iran, providing a glimpse of this country that is usually hidden from the rest of the world. Prior to working with VPR, Steve served as program director for WNCS for 17 years, and also worked as news director for WCVR in Randolph. A graduate of Northern Arizona University, Steve also worked for stations in Phoenix and Tucson before moving to Vermont in 1972. Steve has been honored multiple times with national and regional Edward R. Murrow Awards for his VPR reporting, including a 2011 win for best documentary for his report, Afghanistan's Other War.
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