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World War One - Cooking in the Trenches
British Isles, 20th Century, WWI Max Miller 6/3/25 British Isles, 20th Century, WWI Max Miller 6/3/25

World War One - Cooking in the Trenches

British cooks and cooking on the Western Front in World War I, and a 1914 army recipe for corned beef and potato pie

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Mulligan "Hobo" Stew from the Great Depression
United States of America, 20th Century Max Miller 4/29/25 United States of America, 20th Century Max Miller 4/29/25

Mulligan "Hobo" Stew from the Great Depression

The important and distinct hobo culture of the late 19th century and early 20th century, and a 1940 recipe for a hobo staple: mulligan stew

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School Cafeteria Sloppy Joe from the 1980s & '90s
United States of America, 20th Century Max Miller 4/22/25 United States of America, 20th Century Max Miller 4/22/25

School Cafeteria Sloppy Joe from the 1980s & '90s

The history of sloppy joes from fashion to Manwich, and the American school cafeteria recipe from 1988

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The History of Pancit in the Philippines
20th Century, The Philippines Max Miller 3/11/25 20th Century, The Philippines Max Miller 3/11/25

The History of Pancit in the Philippines

The history of pancit and panciterias in the Philippines and an early 20th century recipe

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Cooking on the Italian Home Front during WWII
Italy, 20th Century, WWII Max Miller 3/4/25 Italy, 20th Century, WWII Max Miller 3/4/25

Cooking on the Italian Home Front during WWII

Rationing and food shortages before, during, and after WWII in Italy, and a recipe from a delightfully quirky 1942 cookbook

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The Original Girl Scout Cookie Recipe from 1922
United States of America, 20th Century Max Miller 2/25/25 United States of America, 20th Century Max Miller 2/25/25

The Original Girl Scout Cookie Recipe from 1922

How Juliette Gordon Low established the Girl Scouts in the US, and the original 1922 recipe for Girl Scout cookies

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The Dutch Hunger Winter of World War 2 - Tulip Bulb Stamppot
The Netherlands, 20th Century, WWII Max Miller 1/14/25 The Netherlands, 20th Century, WWII Max Miller 1/14/25

The Dutch Hunger Winter of World War 2 - Tulip Bulb Stamppot

The Hunger Winter of the Netherlands at the end of World War II, and a recipe from the famine that includes tulip bulbs

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Making the School Lunch Pizza from the 1980s & '90s
United States of America, 20th Century Max Miller 12/24/24 United States of America, 20th Century Max Miller 12/24/24

Making the School Lunch Pizza from the 1980s & '90s

Food in US schools post-1960s and an extremely nostalgic recipe for cheese pizza from 1988

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Depression Era Christmas
United States of America, 20th Century, Great Depression Max Miller 12/17/24 United States of America, 20th Century, Great Depression Max Miller 12/17/24

Depression Era Christmas

Celebrating Christmas during the Great Depression, and a recipe for a less expensive Christmas pudding made with gelatin and chocolate

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What was Food like in the Japanese Internment Camps of World War 2
United States of America, 20th Century, WWII Max Miller 12/3/24 United States of America, 20th Century, WWII Max Miller 12/3/24

What was Food like in the Japanese Internment Camps of World War 2

Food supplies and cooking in the Japanese incarceration camps during WWII, and a recipe for tuna noodle casserole from one of the camps’ newspapers

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Surviving in a London Blitz Bomb Shelter
British Isles, 20th Century, WWII Max Miller 11/19/24 British Isles, 20th Century, WWII Max Miller 11/19/24

Surviving in a London Blitz Bomb Shelter

Bomb shelters and the Tube during the Blitz in WWII, and ration-friendly recipes for soup and honey biscuits from the period

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Cooking on the German Home Front During World War 2
Germany, 20th Century, WWII Max Miller 11/12/24 Germany, 20th Century, WWII Max Miller 11/12/24

Cooking on the German Home Front During World War 2

Food, rationing, and hunger in Germany during WWII, and a recipe for a casserole from a German magazine early on in the war

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Candy War: Babe Ruth Vs Baby Ruth
United States of America, 20th Century Max Miller 10/22/24 United States of America, 20th Century Max Miller 10/22/24

Candy War: Babe Ruth Vs Baby Ruth

The controversial (but brilliant?) naming of Baby Ruth candy bars, and a popular recipe from the 1940s for Baby Ruth cookies that appeared on the wrappers of the time

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The Titanic Survivors Arrive in New York - Hamilton Pudding
Titanic, British Isles, United States of America, 20th Century Max Miller 10/18/24 Titanic, British Isles, United States of America, 20th Century Max Miller 10/18/24

The Titanic Survivors Arrive in New York - Hamilton Pudding

What happened when the Carpathia docked in New York with the 705 survivors of the Titanic, and an early 20th century recipe for a dessert served aboard the Carpathia the last day aboard the ship

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Surviving the Titanic - Dining on Carpathia
Titanic, British Isles, France, 20th Century Max Miller 10/15/24 Titanic, British Isles, France, 20th Century Max Miller 10/15/24

Surviving the Titanic - Dining on Carpathia

The experience of those on board the RMS Carpathia and the Titanic survivors that they rescued, and soup that might have been amongst the first foods served to the survivors

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World War 2 rations on the British Home Front
British Isles, 20th Century, WWII Max Miller 10/8/24 British Isles, 20th Century, WWII Max Miller 10/8/24

World War 2 rations on the British Home Front

Rationing in the UK during World War II, and recipes for mock banana cream and the National Loaf

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Cooking on the Soviet Homefront during WWII
Russia, 20th Century, WWII Max Miller 9/10/24 Russia, 20th Century, WWII Max Miller 9/10/24

Cooking on the Soviet Homefront during WWII

Rationing and starvation in the Soviet Union during WWII, and a recipe from a wartime cookbook for millet and pumpkin porridge

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Baking the Original Brownie - The History of Brownies
United States of America, 20th Century Max Miller 9/3/24 United States of America, 20th Century Max Miller 9/3/24

Baking the Original Brownie - The History of Brownies

The history of brownies from elf-like creatures to decadent chocolate baked good and a recipe from 1904

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How To Make 17th Century Clotted Cream - A History
British Isles, 17th Century, 18th Century, 20th Century Max Miller 8/27/24 British Isles, 17th Century, 18th Century, 20th Century Max Miller 8/27/24

How To Make 17th Century Clotted Cream - A History

The history of clotted (or clouted) cream, and a 17th century recipe for it, an 18th century recipe for serving it, and a 20th century recipe for scones

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Cooking on the American Homefront During WWII
United States of America, 20th Century, WWII Max Miller 8/6/24 United States of America, 20th Century, WWII Max Miller 8/6/24

Cooking on the American Homefront During WWII

Rationing and food on the home front in the US during WWII, and a recipe for a mock steak made out of ground beef and Wheaties

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