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Tori highly recommends these fabulous food history reads...
- 97 ORCHARD In “97 Orchard,” Jane Ziegelman explores the culinary life of New York’s Lower East Side around the turn of the twentieth century—where Germans, Irish, Italians, and Eastern European Jews attempted to forge a new life.
- THE MEDIEVAL KITCHEN – RECIPES FROM FRANCE AND ITALY “The Medieval Kitchen” is a delightful work in which historians Odile Redon, Françoise Sabban, and Silvano Serventi rescue from dark obscurity the glorious cuisine of the Middle Ages.
- THE OXFORD COMPANION TO AMERICAN FOOD AND DRINK Offering a panoramic view of the history and culture of food and drink in America, “The Oxford Companion to American Food and Drink” provides a concise, authoritative, and exuberant look at this modern American obsession.
Historical American Recipes
American Cakes – The History of Strawberry Shortcake
American Cakes – the history of Strawberry Shortcake from food historian Gil Marks, and a delicious traditional recipe for Strawberry Shortcake. Read More
Crispy Baked Eggs
Louise Mellor shares a vintage recipe for Crispy Baked Eggs from The General Foods Kitchens Cookbook and discusses the 1959 culinary landscape. Read More
Thanksgiving, Lincoln and Pumpkin Pudding
Lincoln was the first president to declare Thanksgiving a national holiday. Read the history and learn a historical recipe for Pumpkin Pudding from Lincoln’s lifetime. Read More
Apple Pudding from the Mother of Thanksgiving
Learn about the life of Sarah Josepha Hale, the Mother of Thanksgiving in America, and try her historical recipe for Apple Pudding. American History Read More
Cooking on a Ration – Nutty Sweet Potato Casserole
Imagine only being allowed a certain amount of meat per week… a world where sugar is precious and worth saving… where a coupon booklet is the golden ticket one needs to purchase the basics. Today, we don’t think twice about buying … Read More
What the Union Soldiers Ate – Civil War Beef Stew
Learn what Union Soldiers ate during the Civil War, and try a historical recipe for Commissary Beef Stew from Captain James M. Sanderson. Read More
Cucumber Rye Tea Sandwiches from “The Help”
Learn a traditional Southern recipe from the Oscar nominated movie The Help – Cucumber Rye Tea Sandwiches. Appetizer, Finger Food, Kosher, Dairy. Read More
What Thomas Jefferson Ate – Marinated Asparagus
Historical recipe from the City Tavern Cookbook. Asparagus dressed the French way- olive oil, red wine vinegar, hard cooked egg, capers, herbs. Read More
What Thomas Jefferson Ate – White Bean Soup
Learn a colonial recipe from Thomas Jefferson’s family at Monticello for White Bean Soup. Vegetarian, healthy, delicious historical recipe. Read More
What Abraham Lincoln Ate – Apple Bread Pudding
Recipe for Apple Bread Pudding with Cream Sauce from Mary Todd Lincoln’s favorite cookbook, Miss Leslie’s Complete Cookery. Simple baked dessert. Read More
Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Molasses Cookies
A delicious old-fashioned recipe for Molasses Cookies from Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of the Little House book series. Read More
What Rosa Parks Ate – Peanut Butter Pancakes
Learn to make Rosa Parks’ Featherlite Peanut Butter Pancakes with this vintage recipe and step-by-step photos. Kosher, Dairy, Vegetarian. Read More
What Elvis Presley Ate – Sunday Meatloaf
Make Elvis Presley’s Sunday Meatloaf, a recipe from the Presley Family Cookbook, and learn about the Jewish ancestry of Elvis and his mother. Read More
What George Washington Ate – Preserved Cherries
How to preserve cherries in sugar syrup using a historical recipe from Martha Washington’s Booke of Cookery. George Washington’s favorite fruit was cherries! Read More
What the Colonial Virginians Ate – Apple Tansey
Learn what the Colonial settlers of Virginia ate, then try a traditional colonial recipe for Apple Tansey. Food history. Read More