The Food Historian

#Sushi lovers need to read this fascinating history of the duo who helped popularize Tokyo-style sushi in the U.S. https://lnkd.in/eSaBYi78 #JapaneseFood #FoodHistory #LAFood #CulinaryHistory #TheFoodHistorian

What's the difference between hot cocoa and hot chocolate? Vintage recipes will tell us. https://lnkd.in/dHHGDcEU #recipe #recipes #cooking #recipeoftheday #hotchocolate #hotcocoa #chocolate #foodhistory #thefoodhistorian #foodhist #comfortfood #beverages

It's #WorldWarWednesday! Today we're taking a look at the origins of the school lunch program, and how communities participated in this wartime endeavor. In 1943, the USDA published the informational booklet Hunger Quits School. On December 5, 1942, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed an executive order creating the Food Distribution Administration, which oversaw, among other things, the school-lunch program. School lunch was influenced in part by the military draft. As many as a quarter of recruits were rejected for military service due to malnutrition. The panic around military readiness lead to many advancements in nutrition science and education of ordinary Americans about nutrition, including the development of the Basic 7 nutrition recommendations and yes, even school lunch. Keep reading: https://lnkd.in/ehUKRsfT Image caption: "Hunger Quits School" informational booklet, published by the War Food Administration, 1943. National Agricultural Library. • • • • • #WWII #WW2 #WorldWar2 #WorldWarII #WarHistory #MilitaryHistory #wartime #WorldWar #HomeFront #HomeFrontHistory #SchoolLunch #FoodHistory #TheFoodHistorian

Do you have Tupperware in your kitchen? Or do you have other plastic storage containers? https://lnkd.in/eJKx58xv

The temperance-minded First Lady earned the moniker "Lemonade Lucy." https://lnkd.in/ew65aGbP #Temperance #Prohibition #AlcoholHistory #WhiteHouseHistory #RutherfordBHayes #FoodHistory #TheFoodHistorian

You may have heard of the Tulsa Massacre that destroyed Black Wall Street, but the Elaine Massacre became an agricultural land grab. https://lnkd.in/eVPan-RB #BlackHistory #BlackHistory365 #ArkansasHistory #AgriculturalHistory #BlackFarmers #TheFoodHistorian

Seriously better than Kraft. The perfect weeknight comfort food. https://lnkd.in/dgEB-qT9 #recipe #recipes #cooking #recipeoftheday #vegetarian #meatlessmonday #thefoodhistorian #comfortfood #macaroniandcheese #weeknighteats

It's World War Wednesday! This time we're taking a look at canning in the First World War. Home canning was promoted as essential to the war effort in both World Wars, but the First World War introduced ordinary Americans to a lot of research on the effectiveness and science of home canning. Although safe canning was still in its infancy (water bath canning low-acid vegetables was still sometimes recommended by home economists at this time, which we now know is not safe), approaching it with a scientific method was new to most Americans. This particular poster's purpose is unclear. Perhaps it was meant to demonstrate the best method of fitting fruits and vegetables into the jars. It is certainly beautiful. The unknown artist illustrated the clear glass wire bail quart and pint jars beautifully. Three quart jars are across the top containing perfectly layered halves of peaches, whole blackberries, and white Queen Anne cherries. Three pint jars across the bottom contain trimmed okra stacked vertically and horizontally, yellow wax beans (labeled "string beans"), which may have been pickled as a tiny red chile pepper can be seen near the bottom of the jar, and "soup mixture" containing white navy or cannellini beans and a red broth that likely contains tomatoes. Read more : https://lnkd.in/eX2XjVUs #wwi #1918 #wartime #warhistory #ww1 #WorldWarI #homefront #WorldWarWednesday #propaganda #canning #FoodPreservation #TheFoodHistorian #FoodHistory

This prolific Black inventor helped revolutionize refrigeration. https://lnkd.in/e2rw-jd #BlackHistory #BlackHistory365 #BlackInventors #FoodHistory #FoodTechnology #TheFoodHistorian

A deep dive into the history of a dish that Italians like to repudiate. https://lnkd.in/eSnwjDts #ItalianFood #ItalianFoodHistory #FoodHistory #CulinaryHistory #Pasta #FettucineAlfredo #TheFoodHistorian