A cake with a "mystery" ingredient becomes the food fad of the Great Depression. Plus, a bonus cookie surprise.
Hi, I'm Julia. I dig up recipes from 1880-1970(ish) and then make them, for better or worse. Learn more about this blog
I track down the story of how 20th century America rediscovered—and reinvented—our favorite tin-pot-wearing pioneer hero.
Plus: mayonnaise-filled tomato cups, how to talk to your daughter about chastity before marriage, and LOTS of deodorant ads.
Pineapples find their heyday in jazz-age America...and the food industry finds a way to ruin them.
Pineapples find their heyday in jazz-age America...and the food industry finds a way to ruin them.
