For the Reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n The diverse range of treats people enjoy throughout the state reveals much about Washington’s shared history and culture. Each of these sweets tells a story: Ingredients illustrate trade routes and trends, recipes record migration patterns and special forms point to special occasions.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n To explain this, Julia Harrison, an anthropologist specializing in sweets, will present A World of Sweets in Washington State, the latest discussion presented by the Greater Kent Historical Society.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The talk is 7 p.m. June 18 at the Kent Senior Center, 600 E. Smith St.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Harrison, an avid traveler for whom all roads lead to sweets, has traced Turkish delight to Istanbul’s oldest lokum store, elbowed into a crowded cafe for London’s best Portuguese-style egg custard tarts and experienced the perfect watermelon during an accidental lunch at a Japanese temple.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n She received a master’s in applied anthropology from Macquarie University in Australia, and did two years of additional study on material culture theory and methodology at University College London.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Harrison lives in Seattle.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n