A simple whiskey cocktail for people who like whiskey as it tastes like slightly sweetened whiskey

Biscuits topped with salt pork milk gravy

Simple yet delicious baked beans with molasses and salt pork

Slow-cooked barbecue pork with molasses and a vinegary sauce that could be a precursor to Carolina-style barbecue sauce

WWII scrambled eggs and bacon made from powdered eggs (and real bacon), as it might have been eaten at the last meal before the D-Day landing

Surprisingly good WWII-era lemonade made from powdered lemon juice

Super simple chilled pie with lots of zing from the most famous of space foods: Tang

Casserole of potatoes, cream, and parmesan. What’s not to like?

Delicious, incredibly tender pot roast with aromatic vegetables, herbs, and wine

Fruit salad with a whipped cream dressing that is definitely a dessert

Surprisingly tasty but simple cornmeal cakes fried in bacon grease

Absolutely fantastic tomato and meat sauce served over spaghetti tossed with butter and parmesan

A soup that’s light on the meat, but not on the flavor. It’s hearty with an unctuous mouthfeel thanks to the bone marrow

Quite firm unsweetened tapioca pudding served with brown sugar and cream

Hearty meat and potato stew thickened with crushed hardtack (clack clack)

Smoky, meaty, herby rice and beans that is supposed to bring good luck in the new year

Dense, heavily spiced fruitcake with the flavor of a plum pudding

Hot and flat Dr Pepper that was popular in the 1960s. Not bad if you like Dr Pepper

Ruth Wakefield’s original recipe for chocolate chip cookies made at the Toll House Inn

Ration-friendly chocolate chip cookies that are surprisingly good with a flavor reminiscent of Raisin Bran with chocolate