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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
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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
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The Smorgasbord
Articles on food history, science, recipes for kids, kitchenware and the political impact of food
on society.
http://www.the-smorgasbord.com/
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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/
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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/
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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/
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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
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Medieval Cookery
Recipes, information, and notes about cooking in medieval Europe.
http://www.medievalcookery.com
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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
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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
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Sancho's Disturbing Recipes of the Eerie Past
Pages from 1930's-50's cookbooks, focusing on questionable recipes, styles, and content of the era.
Also links to other similar sites.
http://www.dreamwater.com/sancho/disturbingfood.html
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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/
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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
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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/
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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/
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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/
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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
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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
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History of Turkish Cuisine
A report on the three eras of Turkish cooking development.
http://palette.ecn.purdue.edu/~akcali/history.cuisine.html
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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
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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
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Ancient Roman Dishes
Recipes from Ancient Rome.
http://www.mit.edu:8001/people/wchuang/cooking/recipes/Roman/Ancient_Roman.html
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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
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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
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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
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Cindy Renfrow
Author of transcription/redaction of several fifteenth century European cookbooks. Food links.
http://www.thousandeggs.com/
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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
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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
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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/
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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
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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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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
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One Planet
Histories and descriptions of culinary herbs and spices.
http://www.oneplanetnatural.com/herbdescrip.htm
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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
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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
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Cariadoc's Miscellany
Renaissance and medieval recipes
http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/cariadoc/miscellany.html
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Medieval/Renaissance Food Homepage
Articles, recipes, and summaries of books about Renaissance and Medieval cooking.
http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/food.html
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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
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The Burgoo Page
Burgoo history and information. What is it? Where to get it? Who eats it?
http://www.angelfire.com/ky/burgoo
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