Victorian Spiritualism and Divination Party Food
A brief history of 19th century Spiritualism, Theosophical Vegetarianism, and Divination Dumb Cakes.
A Dollop of History
Making History Easier to Digest
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Portable Lemonade (19th Century)
Two recipes for instant lemonade mixes: one dated 1845, and the other 1893.
Peanut Punkins, 1959
A peanut butter cookie recipe for your next midcentury Halloween party.
Mixed Rye and Wheat Bread, 1805
From Abraham Edlin's book, "A Treatise on the Art of Bread-Making."
Hallowe’en Party Recipes
A collection of Halloween party menus and recipes (1904-1959).
Recipes from The Woman Suffrage Cookbook, 1886
Three recipes from The Woman Suffrage Cookbook: Waterlily Eggs, Baked Tomatoes, and Salmon Hash.
An Update + Summer Recipes from the Archive
Check out these summer recipes from the History Dollop archive.
WWII Food Rationing: Eggs in Rice Nests & Cheese Muffins (1943)
From "The Victory Cook Book," brought to you by Lysol Disinfectant.
Historic Cookbooks Digital Collection
Introducing the digitized primary resource companion to A Dollop of History.
Macrows: Medieval Mac & Cheese
A circa 1390 dish of pasta layered with cheese and butter.