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Historical Recipes

It's a pie. It's a pudding. It's a forgotten holiday classic.

Bake Luxurious 19th-Century Marlborough Pie

This apple custard pie is a forgotten New England classic.

Rohini Chaki November 18, 2020

Election cake was meant to be dense, rich, and filling.

Reviving America's Forgotten Boozy, Fruity Election Cake

These cakes helped elections feel like a party.

Anne Ewbank October 30, 2020

The 2014 blue-ribbon cherry pie recipe from the Iowa State Fair.

Inside the Midwest's State Fair Historical Recipe Contest

From biscuits to cherry pie, these award-winning dishes tell family stories dating back to the 1800s.

Sam O'Brien September 11, 2020

There are no known images of Hemings and only a few recipes attributed to the skilled chef, including one for poached meringue.

A Rare Recipe From a Talented Chef Enslaved by a Founding Father

Despite James Hemings’s leading role in Jefferson’s kitchen, he’s credited with only a handful of recipes.

Natasha Frost August 6, 2020

At the Oregon Historical Society, chocolate cake provided a new topic of conversation.

How Historical Societies Are Bringing Their Recipes to Pandemic Cooks

Food has become an important tool for connection.

Anne Ewbank July 17, 2020

The cookies' two signature ingredients, rum and molasses, demonstrate the deep relationship between New England economy and cuisine, and slavery.

How a Black-Owned 19th-Century Tavern Became the Birthplace of a Beloved Cookie

Joe Froggers tell a story of Black business ownership, slavery, and seafaring in Massachusetts.

Reina Gattuso June 18, 2020

Mesopotamian recipes often called for lots of alliums.

Cook Like an Ancient Mesopotamian With the World’s Oldest Recipes

Age-old cuisine, from soup to sweets.

Jess Eng June 17, 2020

The secret ingredient in this 1920's "Mystery Cake" may be best left unknown.

6 Comfort Foods Born of Historic Times of Discomfort

When the going got tough, the tough left recipes.

Luke Fater June 9, 2020

Just three ingredients go into the filling of this humble pie.

Eat Like a 19th-Century Shaker With This Simple Lemon Pie

There’s never been a better time for this forgotten frugal classic.

Sam O'Brien May 15, 2020

A touch of fire helped colonial Americans through many winters.

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Make a Colonial American Cocktail With Ale, Rum, and Fire

The smoky, creamy Hot Ale Flip is a testament to crude ingenuity.

Luke Fater May 13, 2020

These patties were once the core of what historian George Colpitts calls a "high-calorie energy regime."

How to Make a 5,000-Year-Old Energy Bar

Eat like ancient Great Plains hunters with this simple recipe.

Sam O'Brien April 30, 2020

Kitchen hacks from tough times past.

Even More Historic Dishes Born From Tough Times to Make at Home

For every crisis, a recipe.

Luke Fater April 27, 2020

You probably have the ingredients for sugar cream pie in your kitchen.

7 Historic Dishes Born From Tough Times That You Can Make at Home

Use every last crumb with these feats of culinary creativity.

Sam O'Brien March 30, 2020

Mexico, Philippines

Atching Lillian Restaurant

In her ancestral home, one chef preserves ancient Filipino recipes and serves up traditional, home-cooked food to history-loving foodies.

Chatham Artillery Punch

"As a vanquisher of men its equal has never been found."

Agra ka Petha

The city of the Taj Mahal hosts another wonder: Crystallized pumpkin candy.

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Istanbul, Turkey

Asitane Restaurant

This eatery re-creates dishes from the Ottoman Empire so you can dine like a sultan.

Emily Dickinson's Black Cake

This brandy-spiked recipe reveals the reclusive poet was actually a well-known baker.