Endangered Eating and the Hunt for Rare Apples: Book Talk, Author Signing, and Cider Tasting!

Apples have been called the country’s “most endangered food.” Currently, 86% of apple varieties grown in the US have vanished, and four out of five are on the brink of extinction.

But thanks to the hard cider revival, rare apples are being saved. In this talk, food historian Sarah Lohman will give an overview of her new book, Endangered Eating: America’s Vanishing Foods, with a focus on the history of apples and hard cider in New Jersey and the stories of three apples reclaimed from the brink of extinction.

Before and after the talk, you can sample locally-made craft hard ciders, courtesy of New England Cider Company and Long View Ciderhouse!

The book can be purchased at the event, courtesy of River Bend Bookshop.

$10 Adults, $8 Seniors. Half price for Connecticut Museum general members and free for our NARM-level members. Tickets can be purchased online or at the door.

Questions? Contact Natalie Belanger, Adult Programs Manager, at nbelanger@connecticutmuseum.org.

About the Author

Sarah Lohman is a culinary historian and the author of the bestselling book Eight Flavors: The Untold Story of American Cuisine. She focuses on the history of food as a way to access the stories of diverse Americans. Her work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and NPR. Lohman has lectured across the country, from the Smithsonian Museum of American History in Washington, DC to The Culinary Historians of Southern California. Lohman is currently based out of Las Vegas, Nevada.

Her current book project, Endangered Eating: America’s Vanishing Foods was released with W.W. Norton & Co. on October 24, 2023.