Humorous articles satirizing cookbooks and food ads from the '30s through the '60s, including Meat! Meat! Meat! and The Unbearable Sadness of Vegetables.
An examination of the foods found in the writings of the English poet Geoffrey Chaucer. Included is A Chaucerian Feast, which contains recipes and instructions for presenting a feast based on Chaucer.
Food history publications by Patricia B. Mitchell. Documented anecdotal and written American traditions: colonial, Victorian, Civil War, ethnic, and Southern regional.
Author of transcription/redaction of several fifteenth century European cookbooks. Food links.
A science center dealing with topics such as food, nutrition, agriculture, with a historical approach on a worldwide scale.
History and legends of bechamel sauce, caviar, chili, chili con carne, eggnog, hot dogs, ice cream and plum pudding. Trivia, quotes and recipes. From "What's Cooking America."
Recipes from Ancient Rome.
A site that describes the creation of canned food, how cans preserve food, and the inventor of canned food.
A report on the three eras of Turkish cooking development.
History of the food, food services and cooks in the U.S. Army dating back to the Civil War. Information provided by the Quartermaster Foundation.
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