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In the 1800s, Sick People Would Consult Cookbooks Before Doctors

(via Atlas Obscura) In most middle-class British households in the 18th and 19th centuries, you would find a booklet filled

(via BBC) It’s so difficult and time-consuming to prepare, that for 300 years only the women of a single Sardinian

(via Atlas Obscura) The Indigo Girls sing about them, Run DMC raps about them, artists draw them. Their Facebook page

(via mental_floss) When the National Biscuit Company introduced the Oreo cookie in March of 1912, there was no mistaking its

(via mental_floss) A hundred years ago, school lunch as we know it didn’t exist. Most children went home for their meal,

(via Eat Out Well) It’s prime candy corn time! Those little tri-colored triangles have celebrated over 130 birthdays and are

(via Jstor) Although he achieved almost unthinkable fame for the Victorian era, the life of chef Alexis Soyer is now

(via mental_floss) There are traditional Jack-o-Lanterns with a face carved on the front and a candle inside. Then there are

(via AV Club) It’s no coincidence that the two most popular non-water drinks in the world, tea and coffee, contain

(via Eater) Americans placed nearly one billion online orders in 2015, according to Quartz and marketing research company NPD Group,

(via Eater) Pizza’s most essential topping is a piece of plastic. Floating above the greasy circle of molten cheese, a

(via The Scene) The Scene had a panel of kids prepare and taste test 100 years of sandwiches from 1900