Sweet Stuff: New England’s Confectionery History

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Presented by the Belmont Historical Society and Belmont Public Library. Registration appreciated but not required. A chocolate mill opened along the Neponset River in the late 1700s, setting the stage for New England’s enduring love affair with sweets. Over the following centuries, the region has become home to an extraordinary variety of baked, fried, dipped, sugared, and frozen confections. Author Susan Mara Bregman will share stories from her book New England Sweets: Doughnuts, Bonbons, and Whoopie Pies about this sugary legacy – from Necco Wafers to Fluffernutters. About the Author: Susan Bregman is an author and photographer with a sharp focus on New England nostalgia. She has written five books for Arcadia Publishing: New England Neon, New England Candlepin Bowling, Along Route 1: Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts , and New England Sweets: Doughnuts, Bonbons, and Whoopie Pies . Her most recent title -- Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market -- came out on June 2. She received a bachelor’s degree from Brown University with a concentration in linguistics and a master’s degree in city and regional planning from the Harvard Kennedy School. Susan loves roadside attractions, plastic lawn flamingos, mahjong, and – of course – New England’s classic sweets and treats. She lives in Boston.