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Carton of milk

A Fresh History of Lactose Intolerance

In “Spoiled,” the culinary historian Anne Mendelson takes aim at the American fallacy of fresh milk as a wonder food.
by Mayukh Sen via The New Yorker on April 19, 2023
Sam Yudin of the Jewish American Military Historical Society, left, and Joseph Golden of Temple Beth El in Beckley, W.Va., unveil a sign Monday near Fayetteville marking the 1862 Passover Seder by Union soldiers.

Jewish Soldiers Held a Makeshift Seder in the Middle of the Civil War

Union soldiers improvised a Passover celebration near what's now Fayetteville, W.Va. They're being honored with a sign at the approximate site.
by Gillian Brockell via Retropolis on April 5, 2023
Cup of eggnog with cinnamon

From Weddings to Riots, Everything to Know About Eggnog's History

People have been drinking eggnog for hundreds of years. Here's where it originated and how it became a traditional holiday drink.
by Marianne Dhenin via Wine Enthusiast on December 7, 2022
Slice of pecan pie.

Guess Which Brand Popularized Pecan Pie

This delicious sticky treat has quite the American origin story.
by Rossi Anastopoulo via Slate on November 24, 2022
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American Foodways

This exhibit explores the history of the ways Americans eat, from the influences on our cooking to the regional specificities of our meals to the ways we celebrate around family tables.
Book cover of "Grain and Fire: A History of American Baking."

A Fresh Look at the History of Pecan Pie

The pecan pie as we know it is very much a twentieth-century creation, so if you ever see a recipe entitled “Old South Pecan Pie,” you know it’s bogus.
by Rebecca Sharpless via UNC Press Blog on November 16, 2022
A Starbucks pumpkin spice latte.

The Secret History of Pumpkin Pie Spice

Why do we eat pumpkin pie spice in the fall?
by Sarah Wassberg Johnson via The Food Historian on October 2, 2022
Image of a plant within a circular graph.

America’s Lost Crops Rewrite the History of Farming

Our food system could have been so different.
by Sarah Laskow via The Atlantic on October 1, 2022
Picture of a pie and a piece cut out and served on a plate.

The Death of Pennsylvania’s Forgotten Funeral Pie

The sweet-yet-somber treat was the star of extravagant 19th-century funeral feasts.
by Sam O'Brien via Atlas Obscura on August 22, 2022
Illustration of a coal stove with the roof of a house, as if the whole house is a furnace.

When Coal First Arrived, Americans Said 'No Thanks'

Back in the 19th century, coal was the nation's newfangled fuel source—and it faced the same resistance as wind and solar today.
by Clive Thompson via Smithsonian on July 5, 2022

When Julia Child Worked for a Spy Agency Fighting Sharks

Before Julia Child became a chef, she worked for the forerunner of the CIA in Washington, developing shark repellent during World War II.
by Dave Kindy via Retropolis on May 2, 2022
Vintage homepathic medicines

In the 1800s, Valentine’s Meant a Bottle of Meat Juice

An act of love in the form of a medicinal tonic.
by Stephanie Castellano via Atlas Obscura on February 10, 2022
A large federal style brick house, the William Paca House in Annapolis, Md.

I Searched for Answers About My Enslaved Ancestor. I Found Questions About America

'Did slavery make home always somewhere else?'
by Imani Perry via TIME on January 13, 2022
Four soldiers in World War I uniforms pose eating Maillard's Eagle Sweet Chocolate. An eagle is illustrated on the candy bar wrapping.
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It Wouldn’t Be Halloween Without Candy. We Have World War I to Thank for That.

Candies of the Halloween season have roots in the sweet treats and real horrors of the Great War.
by Lora Vogt via Made By History on October 31, 2021
The women of the Combahee River Collective.

“If Black Women Were Free”: An Oral History of the Combahee River Collective

“Here we are, a group of Black lesbian feminist anti-imperialist anti-capitalists trying to do the right thing.”
by Marian Moser Jones via The Nation on October 29, 2021
Chickens walking in front of Heinz, Velveeta, and Coca-Cola.

Why Do We Eat Bad Food?

Mark Bittman’s new history looks at the economy and politics of junk food.
by Bill McKibben via The Nation on May 18, 2021
Old Bay Seasoning

The Jewish Roots of Old Bay Seasoning

Oy Bay! Become seasoned on the history of America's beloved spice blend.
by Leah Siesfeld via The Nosher on March 30, 2021
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
Illustration of Pimento Cheese on Bread by Carter.

Pimento-cracy

The history of pimento cheese as a working class fixture and a symbol of Southern culture as seen through mystery novels.
by Cynthia R. Greenlee via Oxford American on March 23, 2021
Collage of FSA and OWI photographs
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Photogrammar

A web-based visualization platform for exploring the 170,000 photos taken by U.S. government agencies during the Great Depression.
by Lauren Tilton, Taylor Arnold via American Panorama on February 10, 2021
An illustration of deviled eggs.

The Secrets of Deviled Eggs

A food writer cracks into the power of food memories and what deviled eggs might tell us about who we are and who we might become.
by Emily Strasser via The Bitter Southerner on November 12, 2020
Spoonfuls of different types of sugar: white and brown, granulated and cubed.

Corn, Coke, and Convenience Food

How high-fructose corn syrup became an American staple.
by Hope Jahren via Literary Hub on March 6, 2020

The History Behind One of America’s Most Beloved Desserts

The origins of the praline candy can be traced back to enslaved black women in Louisiana.
by Myles Poydras via The Atlantic on January 5, 2020

The Government Taste Testers Who Reshaped America’s Diet

In the 1930s, a forgotten federal bureau experimented with ways to make soy and other products more popular in the U.S.
by Michael Waters via Smithsonian on August 9, 2019
Drawing of a turkey-shaped brown blob on a platter with worried people peering across the table at it.

A Delicious History of “Meatless Meat”

Non-meat proteins have a long history – and are looking more like the necessary food of the future.
by Maki Naro via The Nib on November 14, 2018

The Partners of Greenwich Village

Did the census recognize gay couples in 1940?
by Dan Bouk via Census Stories, USA on July 3, 2018

Say Goodbye To Your Happy Plantation Narrative

Only a small percentage of historical interpreters are black, and Cheyney McKnight is trying to change that.
by Zoë Beery via The Outline on March 28, 2018
Botanical drawing of a pumpkin, curubita pepo.

A Brief History of Pumpkin Pie in America

One obvious change occurred at around the turn of the 19th century, when the rapid expansion of the canning industry brought canned pumpkin to every market.
by Alison Kelly via Library of Congress Blog on November 20, 2017
A donut.

The History of the Doughnut

A look back at the men, women and machines that made America’s favorite treat possible.
by David A. Taylor via Smithsonian on March 2, 1998

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