Georgia Hodgkin Reflects on the Iconic ‘An Apple A Day ’ Cookbooks By Cynthia Mendoza
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ell me you’re Adventist without telling me you’re Adventist!” A fond mention of Special K Loaf (mixed with sudden pangs of hunger and a twinge of nostalgia) might be one of many
possible answers. Not the deepest answer, but certainly the tastiest. Meet Georgia Hodgkin, the dietician extraordinaire and editor of
volumes two and three of the iconic An Apple A Day cookbook series that has significantly influenced multiple generations of Adventist food culture—of which Special K Loaf, or Cottage Cheese Loaf as it is sometimes referred to, is a prominent fixture. Though the editors of volume one, where the original Special K loaf recipe first appeared, were Marguerite Smith and Marcella Griggs, Hodgkin was instrumental not just in editing volumes two and three but through her involvement in the series. Apart from her work as a professor of nutrition and dietetics at the School of Allied Health Professions at Loma Linda University, she became a prominent voice in the vegetarian nutrition space during a time when vegetarianism was not just thought to be insufficient for good health, but outright quackery.
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