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Women’s History Month: Eleanor Ostman
Day six of Women’s History Month features Eleanor Ostman.
She graduated from Macalester College’s journalism program and wrote about home furnishings before covering food at the St. Paul Pioneer-Press. At the time, she was a young wife without much cooking experience. She wrote about her family’s love of a dish or a disaster that she had in the kitchen. She initiated a recipe column “This Sunday” that ran for more than 25 years.
She is known for having lunch with Paul Newman after winning his recipe contest. She was married to Ron Aune and they raised a son.
She wrote several cookbooks based on her column – a mix of food & wit.
Ostman is featured in my book, The Food Section.
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