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  • The Burgoo Page - http://www.angelfire.com/ky/burgoo
    • Burgoo history and information. What is it? Where to get it? Who eats it?
  • Renaissance and Medieval Food and Drink - http://scils.rutgers.edu/~sroczyns/food.html
    • An annotated bibliography of historical sites on the WWW about European food and drink during the Renaissance and Middle Ages.
  • Medieval/Renaissance Food Homepage - http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/food.html
    • Articles, recipes, and summaries of books about Renaissance and Medieval cooking.
  • Friends of the Pea [Soup] - http://members.aol.com/gourmetpa/index.htm
    • A site dedicated to the preservation of the old custom in Sweden of having pea soup on Thursdays.
  • Food History News - http://foodhistorynews.com
    • A Web site for the quarterly publication Food History News, a newsletter dedicated to the history of food in North America (and occasionally elsewhere).
  • Potato! - http://www.indepthinfo.com/potato/
    • A short history of the potato with recipes, cultivation instructions, safety notes, a wine recipe, links and a bulletin board
  • The Gallery of Regrettable Food - http://www.lileks.com/institute/gallery/
    • Humorous articles satirizing cookbooks and food ads from the '30s through the '60s, including Meat! Meat! Meat! and The Unbearable Sadness of Vegetables.
  • A Chaucerian Cookery - http://www.godecookery.com/chaucer/ccookery.htm
    • An examination of the foods found in the writings of the English poet Geoffrey Chaucer. Included is A Chaucerian Feast, which contains recipes and instructions for presenting a feast based on Chaucer.
  • foodhistory.com - http://www.foodhistory.com
    • Food history publications by Patricia B. Mitchell. Documented anecdotal and written American traditions: colonial, Victorian, Civil War, ethnic, and Southern regional.
  • Cindy Renfrow - http://www.thousandeggs.com/
    • Author of transcription/redaction of several fifteenth century European cookbooks. Food links.
  • Ancient Roman Dishes - http://www.mit.edu:8001/people/wchuang/cooking/recipes/roman/ancient_roman.html
    • Recipes from Ancient Rome.
  • Canned Food 101 - http://geocities.com/cannedfood101/
    • A site that describes the creation of canned food, how cans preserve food, and the inventor of canned food.
  • History of Turkish Cuisine - http://palette.ecn.purdue.edu/~akcali/history.cuisine.html
    • A report on the three eras of Turkish cooking development.
  • Army Subsistence History - http://www.qmfound.com/army_subsistence_history.htm
    • History of the food, food services and cooks in the U.S. Army dating back to the Civil War. Information provided by the Quartermaster Foundation.
  • Lothene - A Short History of Porridge - http://www.lothene.demon.co.uk/crafts5.html
    • A brief history of the traditional Scottish dish from Roman times to the present.
  • Tips on Tables - http://www.tipsontables.com/
    • Vintage reviews of famous nightclubs and restaurants, mostly from the New York City area, viewed here for the first time since they were published in the 1940s and 50s.
  • The Stewpot Period Culinary Guild - http://home.earthlink.net/~smcclune/stewpot/
    • An unofficial guild dedicated to the practice and promotion of pre-seventeenth century cookery in the Society for Creative Anachronism.
  • Not by Bread Alone: America's Culinary Heritage - http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/food/
    • An exhibit from the Cornell University Library. Includes information on early cookery books, food nutrition and science, kitchen technology, and food processing.
  • The A - Z of Exotic Foods - http://www.menumagazine.co.uk/book/azfood.htm
    • A dictionary of herbs, spices, and foods giving their historical, magical and medicinal qualities.
  • Medieval Cookery - http://www.medievalcookery.com
    • Recipes, information, and notes about cooking in medieval Europe.
  • The History of Baby Feeding - http://www.babybottle-museum.co.uk/
    • Photographs and drawings of bottles and feeding utensils, descriptions of their use and their place and impact in society.
  • In the Devil's Garden: A History of Sin and Forbidden Food - http://www.geocities.com/inthedevilsgarden/index.html
    • An examination of some food taboos that have shaped world history. (book excerpt)
  • Symbolism of the Pineapple - http://www.levins.com/pineapple.html
    • A brief history of how the pineapple has served as both a food and a symbol throughout the human history of the Americas.
  • The Food Museum - http://www.foodmuseum.com/
    • Online educational museum about everyone's favorite subject, food. All about potatoes, rice, figs. Programs and curriculum for schools.
  • The Smorgasbord - http://www.the-smorgasbord.com/
    • Articles on food history, science, recipes for kids, kitchenware and the political impact of food on society.
  • Culinary Events Calendar - http://www.foodreference.com/html/historicevents.html
    • A calendar of food-related historical events, anniversaries and discoveries. Overview of the month and day by day listings.
  • Sushi History - http://homepage3.nifty.com/maryy/eng/sushi_history.htm
    • Chronology, origin and genealogy of sushi in Japan are concisely overviewed by a table and chart.
  • History of Food - http://www.gol27.com/historyfood.html
    • Histories of tea, coffee, cheese, chocolate and a compliation of mediveal recipes from a variety of cultures.
  • Applebee's Founders - http://applebees-founder.com/
    • First-person history of the fast-casual chain, from its founding to its acquisition by W.R. Grace.
  • When did it Happen? - http://whendidithappen.com/restaurants/
    • Restaurant franchise timeline from 1916 to 1999, compiled by Dacy Nottingham. Includes links to franchise sites.
  • The Food Timeline - http://www.foodtimeline.org/
    • Origins of foods, historic recipes, teaching resources and web links.
  • Antique Roman Dishes- Collection - http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~mjw/recipes/ethnic/historical/ant-rom-coll.html
    • Native Roman Ingredients and conversions, as well as recipes.
  • Leite's Culinaria, Inc: Dining Through the Decades - http://www.leitesculinaria.com/writings/features/dining1.html
    • A detailed recap of the food, trends and chefs of the 20th century. Recipes included.
  • Did You Bring Bottles? - http://www.groceteria.com/
    • A tour of American supermarket history and architecture from the 1920s through today. Historical photographs, maps, area histories.
  • Agropolis Museum - http://www.museum.agropolis.fr/english/
    • A science center dealing with topics such as food, nutrition, agriculture, with a historical approach on a worldwide scale.

 
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