The origins and history of Turkish delight, and a recipe from the Ottoman Empire in 1844

The possible origins and evolution of toffee, and a recipe for the original Everton toffee from 1881

Christopher Ludwick’s extraordinary contributions to the American Revolution, and a gingerbread recipe he might have baked

The labor and lives of medieval peasants in 14th century Britain and Europe, and a recipe for a fish dish that could have been given to them by their lords

The history of a largely forgotten American dessert, and a recipe for it from 1829

More on the history of pumpkins and their use in European cooking, and a 17th century recipe for a creamy pumpkin soup

The pre-Depression origins of water pie, and a delicious recipe from 1908

The life of Vlad Dracula, or Vlad the Impaler, and a 16th century Transylvanian sour cherry sauce that could have been mistaken for blood

The historical food from Bram Stoker’s Dracula, and a recipe for paprika hendl, or chicken paprikash, from five years before Dracula was published