Tasting History
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Bringing Food and History together through recreating the dishes of Yore, Yesteryear, and Olden Times. Huzzah! #tastinghistory
First try at making this spam recipe was a complete debacle. youtu.be/XdYjy4RENtI?si…
SPAM gets a bad rap, but it was instrumental in saving millions of lives during and after WW2. It’s also a great way to get your monthly allotment of salt. youtu.be/XdYjy4RENtI?si… #spam #tastinghistory
Breakfast on the Oregon Trail. Full recipe for Johnny cakes at tastinghistory.com/recipes/johnny…
Typhoid Mary’s Peach Ice Cream youtu.be/jq-yqtIQ3y8?si…
During Prohibition, alcohol companies like Anheuser-Busch and Yuengling switched from brewing beer to making ice cream. 🍨 They continued to sell the dessert until Prohibition was repealed and, in the case of Yuengling, they continue to sell ice cream to this day.
This dish killed an Ancient Roman Emperor. Full recipe at tastinghistory.com/recipes/romanm…
The cookbook broke the top 100 books on Amazon! 2 years after coming out, that was very unexpected. amzn.to/42O10Lx
How to eat like a Stoic - youtu.be/jx3_IbW5Cig?si…
Eating aboard a German U-boat in WW1 Recipe at tastinghistory.com/recipes/sauerk…
This week’s WWII US Submarine video made it to the @YouTube trending page. Check it out if you haven’t and also check out the WWII Navy Ice Cream episode⚓️ youtu.be/knN3738JU9s?si…
Submariners of the US Navy have always been some of the best feed in the military. This is a dish of Swiss Steaks and Mashed Potatoes (from dehydrated potatoes) from the World War 2 cookbook of the US Navy. youtu.be/knN3738JU9s?si…
Eating like a Lighthouse Keeper in the 1800s. Full recipe at tastinghistory.com/recipes/cornch…
How the super rich are during the Gilded Age. youtu.be/KCuWoOGO9zI?si… #TheGildedAge #tastinghistory
Ancient Greek Breakfast - Teganites Full recipe at tastinghistory.com/recipes/tegani…
He transformed fine dining on railroads for decades. 7 course meals with champagne. Now I’m lucky to get an old sandwich on Amtrak.
What is Spotted Dick and why is it called that? youtu.be/xAp-FGyLkNM?si… #tastinghistory
Happy birthday to Ruth Wakefield, creator of the chocolate chip cookie. And despite what you read online, it was created on purpose and not because she accidentally dropped chocolate chips into her batter.
