tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16712604.post3175959992364289062..comments2023-10-23T13:33:54.024-07:00Comments on Mental Masala: Mexican food in Gold Rush CaliforniaMarchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14108059997977496770noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16712604.post-59793288828080060392009-07-07T20:22:49.106-07:002009-07-07T20:22:49.106-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16712604.post-17782397139264216482008-11-17T21:18:00.000-08:002008-11-17T21:18:00.000-08:00Hey Marc! This post is awesome. I am currently e...Hey Marc! This post is awesome. I am currently enrolled in an anthro class at berkeley and this post really helped me out with one of my projects.Azazishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05355601296589614619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16712604.post-18376541303500821242008-08-07T12:45:00.000-07:002008-08-07T12:45:00.000-07:00I have never seen evidence of "Mexican" food being...I have <I>never</I> seen evidence of "Mexican" food being eaten in NorCal during the Gold Rush or for decades afterward. Remember that because of the so-called "Decline of the Californios", the Hispanic element in California's population diluted and was dispossessed. As late as 1911, fewer than 100,000 "Hispanic" people lived in California. This is according to Bean and Rawls' <I>California: An Interpretive History</I>. The present abundance of Mexicans is a recent phenomenon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16712604.post-9002109716716009602008-08-04T10:48:00.000-07:002008-08-04T10:48:00.000-07:00Super interesting how much this differs from the h...Super interesting how much this differs from the history of Southern California. My understanding is that, because SoCal started as ranchos, Mexican food was much more pervasive in its history.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com