Simple lamb curry served with rice, plain pinto beans, and white bread as eaten in Folsom Prison

Mock grilled eel made from sweet potatoes and roasted seaweed from WWII Japan

Super smooth filling that’s lime-forward but not too tart with meringue and a graham cracker crust

A very salty no-cook recipe for SPAM with cream cheese filling

No-cook ice cream with fresh peach puree and sliced peaches

Slow-cooked steaks with tomatoes and onions with mashed potatoes and gravy

A simple canned corned beef and mashed potato pie as it was prepared by British army cooks in World War I

Hearty soup made with made-to-last ingredients like canned corned beef, canned peas, and lots of ketchup

Delicious and nostalgic sloppy joes from American school cafeterias of the 80s and 90s

Complex, delicious rice and egg noodles with shrimp and pork belly

Very dry and dense sugarless ration-friendly cake made with chestnut flour, lemon, and yeast

Crispy, delicious, extremely snackable sugar cookies

A WWII version of a Dutch staple with potatoes, vegetables, and tulip bulbs

If you had cheese pizza at school in the 80s or 90s, this recipe with a pourable crust will be a walk down memory lane

A very different Christmas pudding made with chocolate and gelatin

A tasty, if basic, tuna noodle casserole as it could have been made in the Japanese incarceration camps during WWII

Delicious and hearty soup, even if the vegetables are mushy

Delicious, lightly sweet biscuits with distinct honey flavor

A fennel- and caraway-forward potato casserole as eaten on the German home front in WWII

Cookies with pieces of Baby Ruth candy bars. What’s not to like?