State poster, Louisiana, c. 1917. Special Collections, National Agricultural Library Bureau of Education poster, 1917. Special Collections, National Agricultural ...
If you head to an American grocery store today, one thing is pretty much guaranteed: you'll be met with shelves full of fresh, canned, and frozen food. There are no major restrictions; if you want it ...
Food during World War II was in a category all its own. Although the United States had emerged from the Great Depression, the need for war materials sparked a system of rationing, which in turn led to ...
A focus on certain types of power foods helped the nation survive a blockade. A British shopkeeper cancels the coupons in a homemaker's ration book for the tea, sugar, cooking fats and bacon during ...
"I was a young girl in the late '20s when my mom made this recipe, but it was called Eggless, Milkless, Butterless Cake." So writes Loretta DeWitte of Bettendorf in response to a cake recipe printed ...