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World War One - Cooking in the Trenches
British Isles, 20th Century, WWI Max Miller 6/3/25 British Isles, 20th Century, WWI Max Miller 6/3/25

World War One - Cooking in the Trenches

British cooks and cooking on the Western Front in World War I, and a 1914 army recipe for corned beef and potato pie

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Gout - The Disease of Kings
British Isles, 18th Century Max Miller 1/7/25 British Isles, 18th Century Max Miller 1/7/25

Gout - The Disease of Kings

How people have gotten, treated, and lived with gout throughout history, and an 18th century venison recipe that is laden with gout-inducing ingredients

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Surviving in a London Blitz Bomb Shelter
British Isles, 20th Century, WWII Max Miller 11/19/24 British Isles, 20th Century, WWII Max Miller 11/19/24

Surviving in a London Blitz Bomb Shelter

Bomb shelters and the Tube during the Blitz in WWII, and ration-friendly recipes for soup and honey biscuits from the period

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The Titanic Survivors Arrive in New York - Hamilton Pudding
Titanic, British Isles, United States of America, 20th Century Max Miller 10/18/24 Titanic, British Isles, United States of America, 20th Century Max Miller 10/18/24

The Titanic Survivors Arrive in New York - Hamilton Pudding

What happened when the Carpathia docked in New York with the 705 survivors of the Titanic, and an early 20th century recipe for a dessert served aboard the Carpathia the last day aboard the ship

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Surviving the Titanic - Dining on Carpathia
Titanic, British Isles, France, 20th Century Max Miller 10/15/24 Titanic, British Isles, France, 20th Century Max Miller 10/15/24

Surviving the Titanic - Dining on Carpathia

The experience of those on board the RMS Carpathia and the Titanic survivors that they rescued, and soup that might have been amongst the first foods served to the survivors

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World War 2 rations on the British Home Front
British Isles, 20th Century, WWII Max Miller 10/8/24 British Isles, 20th Century, WWII Max Miller 10/8/24

World War 2 rations on the British Home Front

Rationing in the UK during World War II, and recipes for mock banana cream and the National Loaf

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Did Medieval People Eat Breakfast?
British Isles, Medieval Max Miller 10/1/24 British Isles, Medieval Max Miller 10/1/24

Did Medieval People Eat Breakfast?

Who (and who didn’t) eat breakfast in the Middle Ages, what they ate, and a 15th century recipe for medieval Cinnamon Toast Crunch

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Beef Tea from a Victorian Hospital
British Isles, 19th Century Max Miller 9/27/24 British Isles, 19th Century Max Miller 9/27/24

Beef Tea from a Victorian Hospital

The history of beef tea, the sustenance of choice for invalids and convalescents in the 19th century, and a recipe from 1851

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Dining at the Wild Parties of Regency England
British Isles, 19th Century Max Miller 9/24/24 British Isles, 19th Century Max Miller 9/24/24

Dining at the Wild Parties of Regency England

The wild, crowded house parties of 18th and 19th century London, and a recipe for the delicious, dense cakes that were popular to serve at them

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Recreating Dog Food from the Last 2,000 Years
British Isles, 19th Century Max Miller 9/17/24 British Isles, 19th Century Max Miller 9/17/24

Recreating Dog Food from the Last 2,000 Years

How people have fed and cared for their pets from ancient Rome to the Victorian Age, and a recreation of the original dog biscuit

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How To Make 17th Century Clotted Cream - A History
British Isles, 17th Century, 18th Century, 20th Century Max Miller 8/27/24 British Isles, 17th Century, 18th Century, 20th Century Max Miller 8/27/24

How To Make 17th Century Clotted Cream - A History

The history of clotted (or clouted) cream, and a 17th century recipe for it, an 18th century recipe for serving it, and a 20th century recipe for scones

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How Strawberries were Accidentally Invented
British Isles, 16th Century Max Miller 7/16/24 British Isles, 16th Century Max Miller 7/16/24

How Strawberries were Accidentally Invented

The accidental origins of the modern strawberry, and a Tudor-era recipe for a strawberry tart

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The Last Meal Before D-Day
United States of America, British Isles, 20th Century, WWII Max Miller 5/21/24 United States of America, British Isles, 20th Century, WWII Max Miller 5/21/24

The Last Meal Before D-Day

The food for Allied troops before, during, and after D-Day, and recipes recreating the last meal before the landing

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Dining on the Luxury Liner Lusitania
British Isles, 19th Century, 20th Century Max Miller 4/30/24 British Isles, 19th Century, 20th Century Max Miller 4/30/24

Dining on the Luxury Liner Lusitania

The dining experience aboard the Lusitania and her final voyage, along with a very fancy frozen dessert that was served to second class passengers in 1913

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What it was like to visit a Medieval Tavern
British Isles, Medieval Max Miller 3/26/24 British Isles, Medieval Max Miller 3/26/24

What it was like to visit a Medieval Tavern

Medieval inns, taverns, and alehouses and a medieval meat stew that could have been served at them

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A History of Waffles - Communion Wafers to Eggo
British Isles, 18th Century Max Miller 3/19/24 British Isles, 18th Century Max Miller 3/19/24

A History of Waffles - Communion Wafers to Eggo

The history of waffles and a recipe for waffles with butter and wine sauce from 1714

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18th Century Spiced Hot Chocolate
British Isles, 18th Century Max Miller 2/23/24 British Isles, 18th Century Max Miller 2/23/24

18th Century Spiced Hot Chocolate

Chocolate’s development after its arrival in Europe, and an 18th century recipe for a delicious spiced hot chocolate

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Deviled Bones - The History of Hot Wings
British Isles, 19th Century Max Miller 2/6/24 British Isles, 19th Century Max Miller 2/6/24

Deviled Bones - The History of Hot Wings

The history and evolution of hot wings, and a 19th century recipe for a spicy wing recipe with mustard and mushroom ketchup

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Breakfast in Jane Austen's England
British Isles, 18th Century Max Miller 1/16/24 British Isles, 18th Century Max Miller 1/16/24

Breakfast in Jane Austen's England

What you could tell about someone from their breakfast in Jane Austen’s England, and a recipe for bath buns as she might have eaten them for her first meal of the day

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The Fake (and real) History of Potato Chips
British Isles, 19th Century Max Miller 1/2/24 British Isles, 19th Century Max Miller 1/2/24

The Fake (and real) History of Potato Chips

The fake and true history of the potato chip and an early 19th century recipe for them

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