Articles on Food History
by
Patricia B. Mitchell

• Researching a Food History Question?
• "A" Is for Antique Apples
• The African Influence on Southern Cuisine
• "B" Is for Beans
• Blue Willow China Pattern
  • Blue Willow Makers of Today?
  • Blue Willow Manufacturers and Patterns: Historic and Modern
  • The Willow Pattern: History and Lore
• Burger Business
• Carob: Chocolate Stand-in Full of Healthful Benefits
• Chocolate, Tea, and Beer, Oddly Used
• Choosy Moms and Others Choose: Peanut Butter
• Christmas
  • Happy Days
  • Locals Share Holiday Food Memories
  • No Words Can Really Describe Christmas
  • Smithfield Enjoys Long Tradition as Favored Holiday Ham
• Civil War
  • The Biggest Thing of the War
  • Billy McKinley and Hot Roast Beef at Antietam
  • Cat Stew at Morris Island Prison
  • Civil Worker in Civil War
  • Davis, Mrs. Jefferson
    • Letter by Jefferson Davis' Widow Poses Real Mystery
    • Letter from Varina Davis to Col. John J. Craven
  • Desert Storm Recalls Civil War Food Woes
  • Mrs. Lincoln Paid the Tab
  • Seat at the Table, A
  • "Truly Horrible" Danville Civil War Prisons
  • Where is the Davis/Johnson tea or coffee set?
• Colonial Flavors Might Surprise 21st-Century Tongue
• Colonial Williamsburg:
  • Animal Life in Colonial Williamsburg
  • Colonial Food in Colonial Williamsburg
  • Anticipating Thanksgiving in Williamsburg
  • Chowning's Experience is Tasty
• Cooking Sorghum Molasses a Sure Sign of Fall's Arrival
• Daniel Webster Punch
• Dickens, Irving, and a Giant Mint Julep
• Dolley Payne Madison: A Belle of a Washington Hostess
• Even in Southern Clime, It's Time for Maple Syrup
• Fabled Hospitality, Old Southern Style
• Feisty Yogurt Has Practical Benefits
• Five Centuries Prove Adaptability of New World's "'Tater"
• Hot Dogs: Baseball Fans' Convenience, Traveler's Salvation
• Ketchup's Colorful Past
• Kiss Before the Storm: The Acadians
• Mary J. B. Lincoln, Cook and Educator (1844-1921)
• Making Bread in Early America
• Man of Her Dreams
• Margarine Memories
• Mayo Info
• Mustard Fields Forever
• Native American Maize
• Oysters Have Reputation for Spurring Passions
• Pizza Now Deeply Rooted as an American Favorite
• A Prayer Found in Chester Cathedral
• Precious Salt
• Reuben, Reuben, I've Been Thinking
• Southern Picnics and Suppers
• Southern Story-Telling: Chicken-Chopping Time
• Strawberry, The
• Subway Restaurants
• Swine to Swoon Over
• Tabasco Favorite of Hot Sauce Lovers
• Tasty Tacos
• Tea
  • South Carolina Tea Is an American Success Story
  • Tea Time Makes Elaborate Cure for Slump in Afternoon
• A Toast to Melba
• To Some, Snails Make for a Gastronomic Delight
• Virginia's First Lady Elizabeth Swanson
  • Eldon Through the Eyes of Elizabeth Swanson
  • The Social Life of Lizzie Swanson
• What's In a Name (or a Stew)?
• World War II
  • Good Deals at Camp Lee
  • Thanksgiving Dinner 1942 at Camp Lee
  • WWII Navy Food Remembered
• Worcestershire Marketing Magic

Copyright © 1999–2012 Patricia B. Mitchell.