Episodes
Time Period/Region
- 16th Century 19
- 17th Century 18
- 18th Century 21
- 19th Century 73
- 20th Century 84
- Ancient 44
- Australia 1
- Austria 4
- Brazil 1
- British Isles 79
- Canada 1
- Caribbean 1
- China 1
- Civil War 4
- Eastern Europe 5
- France 29
- Germany 6
- Great Depression 2
- Greece 6
- Hawaii 1
- Huns 1
- Iceland 1
- Italy 13
- Japan 7
- Jewish 2
- Korea 1
- Medieval 41
- Mexico 5
- Mongol Empire 3
- Mughal Empire 2
- New Zealand 1
- North Africa & the Near East 18
- North America 2
- Panama 1
- Renaissance 2
- Rome 30
- Russia 4
- Spain 3
- Sweden 1
- Thailand 1
- The Netherlands 1
- The Philippines 2
- Titanic 9
- United States of America 81
- Viking 4
- WWI 4
- WWII 17
Christmas on the Front Lines: WWII Mincemeat Pie
A tiny Christmas truce in the midst of the Battle of the Bulge, and a recipe for mincemeat pie from the US army in 1946
The Hard Times Pie made with Water
The pre-Depression origins of water pie, and a delicious recipe from 1908
What they ate at Folsom Prison in 1925
The food and dining in Folsom Prison, and an early 20th century meal from a combination of the military cookbooks they used and a commissary report
Eating in Japan During World War 2
The decline of food availability on the home front in World War 2 Japan, and a recipe for mock grilled eel from before things got truly dire
The Real Origin of Key Lime Pie: Florida or New York?
The disputed origins of the key lime pie, and one of the first recipes for it with graham cracker crust from 1933
The History of SPAM
The origins and spread of SPAM, and a recipe from a marketing campaign in 1951
Typhoid Mary's Peach Ice Cream
The sad tale of Typhoid Mary, and a recipe for peach ice cream, one of her specialties that may have contributed to the spread of typhoid fever
Eating aboard a US Submarine during World War 2
Eating and cooking on US submarines in World War II, and two recipes from the 1945 Cook Book of the United States Navy
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
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
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
The History of Pancit in the Philippines
The history of pancit and panciterias in the Philippines and an early 20th century recipe
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
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
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
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
Depression Era Christmas
Celebrating Christmas during the Great Depression, and a recipe for a less expensive Christmas pudding made with gelatin and chocolate
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
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
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