Savory beef-based beverage that is distinct from beef stock or beef bouillon

Victorian dog biscuits made with bison, vegetables, and oatmeal

A tasty meatloaf-like mixture from the rationing days of WWII in the US

Biscuits topped with salt pork milk gravy

Simple yet delicious baked beans with molasses and salt pork

Fire-roasted red deer, smoked goat, and einkorn cakes with fiddlehead ferns make up my version of Ötzi the Iceman’s last meal

Slow-cooked barbecue pork with molasses and a vinegary sauce that could be a precursor to Carolina-style barbecue sauce

WWII scrambled eggs and bacon made from powdered eggs (and real bacon), as it might have been eaten at the last meal before the D-Day landing

Tender lamb cutlets with a delicious and extremely simple lemon-butter sauce

Delicious, incredibly tender pot roast with aromatic vegetables, herbs, and wine

Surprisingly tasty but simple cornmeal cakes fried in bacon grease

Delicious spiced medieval meat stew thickened with egg yolks

Absolutely fantastic tomato and meat sauce served over spaghetti tossed with butter and parmesan

A soup that’s light on the meat, but not on the flavor. It’s hearty with an unctuous mouthfeel thanks to the bone marrow

Delicious lamb and rice dish with warm spices, currants, and pistachios

Hearty meat and potato stew thickened with crushed hardtack (clack clack)

Breaded veal cutlets fried in clarified butter for wonderful crunch and rich flavor

Smoky, meaty, herby rice and beans that is supposed to bring good luck in the new year

Medieval spiced wine sauce with fruit and almonds that complements the boar really well, but would also be very good with pork

This meal is a rather simple breakfast of toast, bacon, eggs, coffee, and orange juice, exactly what JFK ordered at the Hotel Texas on the morning of November 22, 1963