A smooth, creamy, simple, and absolutely delicious carrot and potato soup that’s perfect for fall and winter

Mock banana cream (made from parsnips and banana flavoring) on the UK’s WW2 National Loaf

A medieval breakfast dish of toast with white wine, sweet spices, and custard-like homemade almond milk

Savory beef-based beverage that is distinct from beef stock or beef bouillon

Biscuit-like cakes with dried currants, perfect for snacking on at a party

Victorian dog biscuits made with bison, vegetables, and oatmeal

A hearty, slightly sweet porridge made from millet and pumpkin

Gooey, fudgy brownies with walnuts that are dense without being heavy with a crackly top

Simple scones that are best used as a vessel for clotted cream

Rich, buttery, nutty, absolutely delicious spread made with just one ingredient

Flavorful, multigrain pita-like flatbread recreated from findings at Viking funeral sites

Delicious bread pudding made from crisp flatbread, pistachios, almonds, sultanas, spices, and rose water

A tasty meatloaf-like mixture from the rationing days of WWII in the US

The no-sugar-added original recipe for Corn Flakes: bland and crispy

Honey, long pepper, and mushrooms combine for a simple but flavorful dish

One of the best things I’ve made, period. The filling is like concentrated strawberries and the texture is smooth and light, all in a buttery crust

Pie made with hardtack (clack clack) and a potato crust that actually tastes like apple pie

The original deep dish pizza from the 1940s with a bready crust

Caramel-scented, lightly spiced mead made with burnt honey

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