One of the earliest ads for Mapleine, from a 1905 issue of The Pacific Monthly, calls it “The new Maple Sap,” with no mention of its artificial nature. The United States government took issue with Crescent’s packaging, and in 1909, the case of The United States of America vs. 300...
The Old Fashioned traces its roots back to the early 19th century. It emerged during a time when cocktails were gaining popularity in America, with bartenders experimenting with various spirits, bitters, and sweeteners. The term “cocktail” itself originally referred to a mixture of spirits, sugar...
America never fails to be at the center of attraction. Be it politics or Hollywood, the whole world is curious to know what’s trending in this country. The eating habits of the Americans are a matter of great discussion too. Let’s find out what Americans are eating today so that we ...
the recipe fromVegetarian Cook Book: Substitutes for Flesh Foods, calls from pressing the lentils through a colander. That step was commonly called for in early cookbooks so that the skins, presumed to be hamper digestion, could
I bought Lyle’s Golden Syrup as a substitute for Franklin’s. Golden syrup has a wonderful caramel flavor. If this is what golden syrup used to be—and from the description of some of the recipes, I’m pretty sure it is—it’s sad that it isn’t more available. It has a ...
Here is an assortment of recipes for popular foods from famous restaurants of the past. Please note that I have not tested them. Temperatures are Fahrenheit. At times the recipes can be maddeningly vague, incomplete, or just plain strange. Please let me
Also, it’s delicious. This flavorful recipe came to me via a school mate of mine from the Faculty of Food Science at the University of Toronto. I mention this because it is a dish I think Elizabeth Zott, the heroine of the popular novel Lessons in Chemistry, would probably like to ...
The history of waffles is a bit more complicated than you might think. Waffles have been around since the 15th century, but they didn’t become popular in America until the early 1900s. The Dutch claim to have invented them, but most historians agree that they were actually invented in Bel...
baking. In Hawaii, it's used to make the famous Poi. The taro root, as with other tubers is recognized by other names. This tuber is also known as dasheen, eddo and kalo in many areas of the world including West Africa, Asia, Central America, South America and the Caribbean and ...
Beans on Toast (England, canned British beans in tomato sauce on sliced bread) Family Food Exclusive Recipe: Tuscan White Bean & Kale Soup with Sausage Austria Cohn Field to Fork: Bringing Local to Your Doorstep Austria Cohn Rise and Shine with Overnight Oats ...