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Anne Ewbank

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Orange cider booth at the World's Fair.

The Hottest Drink of the 1893 World's Fair Was an Artificial Orange 'Cider'

"You're drinking something that some guy just cobbled together out of Lake Michigan water and food dye.”
by Anne Ewbank via Atlas Obscura on March 25, 2024
An assortment of Girl Scout cookies.

The Truth Behind the Girl Scout Cookie Graveyard

Even popular cookies can end up permanently cut from the roster.
by Anne Ewbank via Atlas Obscura on March 18, 2024
A warehouse of canned salmon

How Canned Food Went From Military Rations to Fancy Appetizers

This simple technology changed the world.
by Anne Ewbank via Atlas Obscura on November 13, 2023
A bowl of old-fashioned chowder with a spoon on the side

Chowder Once Had No Milk, No Potatoes—and No Clams

The earliest-known version of the dish was a winey, briny, bready casserole.
by Anne Ewbank via Atlas Obscura on May 16, 2023
Stacked pizza boxes

The Hidden Histories of To-Go Container Art

Who drew that winking chef on your pizza box?
by Anne Ewbank via Atlas Obscura on May 9, 2022
A packed Betty Crocker test kitchen in 1935, image of women crowded around a counter.

The Unsung Women of the Betty Crocker Test Kitchens

For many Crockettes, the job was glamorous, fulfilling, and "almost subversive."
by Anne Ewbank via Atlas Obscura on March 21, 2022
Cover of Crisco cookbook aimed at "the Jewish Housewife."

Inside the World's Largest Jewish Cookbook Collection

A librarian with a love for eBay built this trove of culinary history.
by Anne Ewbank via Atlas Obscura on March 24, 2021
Plate stacked with sugar cookies.

The First Girl Scout Cookie Was Surprisingly Boring

No coconut, chocolate, or mint in sight.
by Anne Ewbank via Atlas Obscura on February 5, 2018
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