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The Food Timeline
Origins of foods, historic recipes, extensive teaching resources and web links.
http://www.gti.net/mocolib1/kid/food.html
The Gallery of Regrettable Food
A humorous look at cookbooks and food ads from the 1930s through the '60s, including Oscar Mayer's breakthrough "Sack O' Sauce in a Can O' Meat".
http://www.lileks.com/institute/gallery/
A Chaucerian Cookery
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.
http://www.godecookery.com/chaucer/ccookery.htm
foodhistory.com
Food history publications by Patricia B. Mitchell. Documented anecdotal and written American traditions: colonial, Victorian, Civil War, ethnic, and Southern regional.
http://www.foodhistory.com
Cindy Renfrow
Author of transcription/redaction of several fifteenth century European cookbooks. Food links.
http://www.thousandeggs.com/
Agropolis Museum
A science center dealing with topics such as food, nutrition, agriculture, with a historical approach on a worldwide scale.
http://museum.agropolis.fr/english/default.htm
Leite's Culinaria, Inc: Dining Through the Decades
A detailed recap of the food, trends and chefs of the 20th century. Recipes included.
http://www.leitesculinaria.com/features/dining.html
History and Legends of Favourite Foods
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."
http://www.geocities.com/familysecrets/History/HistoryIndex.htm
Ancient Roman Dishes
Recipes from Ancient Rome.
http://www.mit.edu:8001/people/wchuang/cooking/recipes/Roman/Ancient_Roman.html
History of Pasta
The New Zealand Cyberguide to Flour Milling and Baking has a collection of information on the history and making of pasta.
http://www.crop.cri.nz/foodinfo/millbake/hispasta.htm
Canned Food 101
A site that describes the creation of canned food, how cans preserve food, and the inventor of canned food.
http://geocities.com/cannedfood101
History of Turkish Cuisine
A report on the three eras of Turkish cooking development.
http://palette.ecn.purdue.edu/~akcali/history.cuisine.html
Army Subsistence History
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.
http://www.qmfound.com/army_subsistence_history.htm
Lothene - A Short History of Porridge
A brief history of the traditional Scottish dish from Roman times to the present.
http://www.lothene.demon.co.uk/crafts5.html
American Food Century
A retrospective of American food, cooking, eating and drinking, including heritage recipes, timeline, product jingles and feature articles about food history.
http://www.geocities.com/foodedge/
Tips on Tables
Vintage reviews of famous nightclubs and restaurants, mostly from the New York City area, viewed here for the first time since they were published in the 1940s and 50s.
http://www.tipsontables.com/
The Stewpot Period Culinary Guild
An unofficial guild dedicated to the practice and promotion of pre-seventeenth century cookery in the Society for Creative Anachronism.
http://home.earthlink.net/~smcclune/stewpot/
The Burgoo Page
Burgoo history and information. What is it? Where to get it? Who eats it?
http://www.angelfire.com/ky/burgoo
Renaissance and Medieval Food and Drink
An annotated bibliography of historical sites on the WWW about European food and drink during the Renaissance and Middle Ages.
http://scils.rutgers.edu/~sroczyns/food.html
LAPL's Menu Collection
Database of menus stored in the Rare Book Room of the Los Angeles Public Library. Can be searched by keyword, cuisine, restaurant, or date.
http://pubindex.lapl.org/pages/ele_nei/menus-elenei.htm
Not by Bread Alone: America's Culinary Heritage
An exhibit from the Cornell University Library. Includes information on early cookery books, food nutrition and science, kitchen technology, and food processing.
http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/food/
The A - Z of Exotic Foods
A dictionary of herbs, spices, and foods giving their historical, magical and medicinal qualities.
http://www.menumagazine.co.uk/book/azfood.htm
History of Food
Histories of tea, coffee, cheese, chocolate and a compliation of mediveal recipes from a variety of cultures.
http://www.geocities.com/lgol27/HistoryFood.htm
Medieval Cookery
Recipes, information, and notes about cooking in medieval Europe.
http://www.medievalcookery.com
Sushi History
Chronology, origin and genealogy of sushi in Japan are concisely overviewed by a table and chart.
http://member.nifty.ne.jp/maryy/eng/sushi_history.htm
The History of Baby Feeding
Photographs and drawings of bottles and feeding utensils, descriptions of their use and their place and impact in society.
http://www.babybottle-museum.co.uk/
Did You Bring Bottles?
A tour of American supermarket history and architecture from the 1920s through today. Historical photographs, maps, area histories.
http://www.groceteria.net/
Savorys by Shenanchie
Articles on food and its traditions by country or time period. Includes relevant recipes, links, cooking tips, readers e-mail.
http://pages.zdnet.com/shenanchie//sbs/index.htm
In the Devil's Garden: A History of Sin and Forbidden Food
An examination of some food taboos that have shaped world history. (book excerpt)
http://www.geocities.com/inthedevilsgarden/index.html
Symbolism of the Pineapple
A brief history of how the pineapple has served as both a food and a symbol throughout the human history of the Americas.
http://www.levins.com/pineapple.html
Filipino Food: Before the Westerners
Overview of Filipino cuisine and its influences. Includes decriptions of the dishes the culture has developed.
http://randomnetstuff.com/filfood/index.html
The Food Museum
Online educational museum about everyone's favorite subject, food. All about potatoes, rice, figs. Programs and curriculum for schools.
http://www.foodmuseum.com/
The Smorgasbord
Articles on food history, science, recipes for kids, kitchenware and the political impact of food on society.
http://www.the-smorgasbord.com/
Antique Roman Dishes- Collection
Native Roman Ingredients and conversions, as well as recipes.
http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/~mjw/recipes/ethnic/historical/ant-rom-coll.html
Culinary Events Calendar
A calendar of food-related historical events, anniversaries and discoveries. Overview of the month and day by day listings.
http://www.foodreference.com/html/historicevents.html
Medieval/Renaissance Food Homepage
Articles, recipes, and summaries of books about Renaissance and Medieval cooking.
http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/food.html
Cariadoc's Miscellany
Renaissance and medieval recipes
http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/cariadoc/miscellany.html
Friends of the Pea [Soup]
A site dedicated to the preservation of the old custom in Sweden of having pea soup on Thursdays.
http://members.aol.com/gourmetpa/index.htm
The Spelt Pages
Information site discussing the reintroduction and development of the ancient grain spelt Spelt is an ancient grain, a "grandparent" of modern wheats
http://www.spelt.com
One Planet
Histories and descriptions of culinary herbs and spices.
http://www.oneplanetnatural.com/herbdescrip.htm
Food History News
A Web site for the quarterly publication Food History News, a newsletter dedicated to the history of food in North America (and occasionally elsewhere).
http://foodhistorynews.com
Potato!
A short history of the potato with recipes, cultivation instructions, safety notes, a wine recipe, links and a bulletin board
http://www.indepthinfo.com/potato/
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