Food, rationing, and hunger in Germany during WWII, and a recipe for a casserole from a German magazine early on in the war

The foods served at lavish ancient Roman feasts and a recipe from the 2nd century BC for an early form of cheesecake

The history of Election Day as a major holiday in Hartford, Connecticut, and a scaled down 18th century recipe of any Election Day table: election cake

The origins of the croissant, from Viennese kipferl to the modern flaky pastry, and a mid-19th century recipe for a bread-like version

The controversial (but brilliant?) naming of Baby Ruth candy bars, and a popular recipe from the 1940s for Baby Ruth cookies that appeared on the wrappers of the time

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rationing and starvation in the Soviet Union during WWII, and a recipe from a wartime cookbook for millet and pumpkin porridge

The history of brownies from elf-like creatures to decadent chocolate baked good and a recipe from 1904

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

The grisly details of what Viking funerals were like, and a recipe for flatbread recreated from findings at Viking funeral sites

The murder-filled story of Egypt’s only female sultan, and a medieval recipe for Om Ali, a delicious spiced bread pudding with nuts, sultanas, and rose water

Rationing and food on the home front in the US during WWII, and a recipe for a mock steak made out of ground beef and Wheaties

The dramatic story of the Kellogg brothers and the original recipe for Corn Flakes

The history of one of the worst jobs: food taster, and a (non-toxic) recipe for mushrooms that might have poisoned the Roman Emperor Claudius