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The St. Louis Red Cross Motor Corps on duty during the 1918 Influenza epidemic.

How the Influenza Pandemic Popularized Lemons

When it reached America, Sunkist marketers recommended hot lemonade.

BY April White
Bake up some birds.

7 Spectacular Breads to Make Once You’ve Mastered the Frog Loaf

From crispy popovers to artful bird cakes, take a carb cruise around the world.

BY Anne Ewbank

Meet the New York State Parks Interpreter Who Cooks to Uncover the Past

How the Black Death Gave Rise to British Pub Culture

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A canning machine.
Place

Norwegian Canning Museum

A former factory now pays tribute to a local industry fueled by sardines.
The entrance of Café Lafitte in Exile.
Place

Café Lafitte in Exile

One of the oldest continuously-operated gay bars in the United States is allegedly haunted by Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams.
Prepared Foods

Long-Simmering Soup

At a Bangkok bistro, one pot of beef stew has been cooking non-stop for more than 45 years.
A bowl of chitlins.
Prepared Foods

Chitlins

These entrails identified safe venues for African-American performers during the Jim Crow era.
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Stories

The dawa is Kenya's answer to the caipirinha.

11 Cocktails From Around the World That You Can Make at Home

You can't travel, but you could probably use a drink.
BY Luke Fater
Plastic bottles are a must to avoid potentially dangerous explosions.

Under Pandemic Prohibition, South Africans Resort to Pineapples

A strict lockdown has meant a spike in homebrewing.
BY Nick Dall
Activists, farmers, and indigenous groups around the world have jointed together to protest corporate seed patents.

How to Plant a Home Garden and 'Free the Seed'

By saving and swapping seeds, you can preserve agricultural heritage.
BY Reina Gattuso
Gods and spirits are offered flowers, food, and Fanta.

Thailand’s Spirits Have a Taste for Red Fanta

The ruby-red drink is a mainstay at spirit houses and shrines.
BY Chawadee Nualkhair
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.
BY Sam O'Brien
Tea-time photos curated by Proyecto Once show fruit crumbles, breads and tasty toppings, and plenty of tea.

How Chileans Turned British Tea Time Into a ‘Fourth Meal’

You might want to try it, too.
BY Mark Johanson
Monroe Boston Strause would reinvent the cream pie.
The 'Pie Engineer' Who Designed a Dessert For the Jazz Age

With a new filling and a new crust, an American innovator changed pie forever.

BY Rossi Anastopoulo