The United States Food Administration, created in 1917 and headed by Herbert Hoover, campaigned to convince Americans to voluntarily change their eating habits in order to have enough food to […]
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If war is hell, coffee is salvation
Civil War soldiers obsessed about coffee. The word coffee was more present in Civil War diaries than the words “war,” “bullet,” “cannon,” “slavery,” “mother” or even “Lincoln.” As soon as […]
Starving the South: How the North Won the Civil War
by Andrew F. Smith From the publisher: In April 1861, Lincoln ordered a blockade of Southern ports used by the Confederacy for cotton and tobacco exporting as well as for […]
Bakers banned from selling sliced bread during World War II
The U.S. government suddenly banned bakeries from slicing bread for their customers beginning in January, 1943. The reason was never clear. It was probably was an attempt to conserve wax […]
George Washington’s mess kit from Revolutionary War
George Washington’s well-appointed personal camp chest, or “mess kit,” enabled him to dine in a manner reflecting his position as commander of the Continental Army, according to the U.S. National […]
Eggs or Anarchy: The Remarkable Story of the Man Tasked with the Impossible: To Feed a Nation at War
by William Sitwell From the publisher: Eggs or Anarchy is one of the great, British stories of the Second World War yet to be told in full. It reveals the heroic […]
History Lover’s Cookbook: Over 150 full-color photos inspired by nineteenth century recipes, anecdotes, and the Civil War
by Roxe Anne Peacock From the publisher: Over 150 full-color photos inspired by nineteenth century recipes, anecdotes, and the Civil War History Lover’s Cookbook will transport readers through the Battle of First […]
Taste for War: The Culinary History of the Blue and the Gray
by William C. Davis From the publisher: For soldiers in all wars, mealtime is a focal point of the day. Armies do indeed “march on their stomachs,” as Napoleon said. Soldiers […]