A simple Edwardian-era clam broth once served at luxury hotel restaurants.
Category: Food
Fried Pumpkin, 1882
Put those pie pumpkins to good use with this simple 19th-century side dish.
A Collection of 19th-Century Pumpkin Recipes
Enjoy a curated collection of American and Canadian pumpkin recipes dated 1836-1896.
Braised Tongue with Aspic Jelly, 1885
A 19th-century Creole recipe for sliced beef tongue encased in tongue broth jelly.
Scotch Barley Broth, 1755
An 18th-century version of a classic Scottish barley stew.
Chinese Almond Tea, 1792
This Qing Dynasty-era recipe is still enjoyed as a classic Chinese dessert.
A 1916-Style School Lunch
A sample lunch basket and recipes for three warm school lunch items from a 1916 book called “The Rural School Lunch.”
Vintage School Lunch Recipes and Menus (1916-1960)
With school fast approaching, if it hasn’t already arrived, I thought it would be fun to have a little look at the history of school lunch in the United States. I won’t be covering the historical evolution of the school lunch programs or nutritional requirements in detail, at least not right now. This is more…
Raspberry Tea Cake, 1866
A delicious Victorian-era tea cake with raspberry filling.
Portuguese Moorish Chicken
A 15th-century Portuguese chicken dish inspired by Arab cuisine.
A Dollop of History 