A fennel- and caraway-forward potato casserole as eaten on the German home front in WWII

A simple and tasty ancient Roman cheesecake sweetened with honey and sprinkled with poppy seeds

Surprisingly delicious yeasted cake with spices and raisins

Croissants from before they got their flaky, buttery layers. A lovely, soft bread

Cookies with pieces of Baby Ruth candy bars. What’s not to like?

A not-too-sweet tart that tastes like a vanilla cookie with jam with a meringue topping

A smooth, creamy, simple, and absolutely delicious carrot and potato soup that’s perfect for fall and winter

Mock banana cream (made from parsnips and banana flavoring) on the UK’s WW2 National Loaf

A medieval breakfast dish of toast with white wine, sweet spices, and custard-like homemade almond milk

Biscuit-like cakes with dried currants, perfect for snacking on at a party

A hearty, slightly sweet porridge made from millet and pumpkin

Gooey, fudgy brownies with walnuts that are dense without being heavy with a crackly top

Simple scones that are best used as a vessel for clotted cream

Rich, buttery, nutty, absolutely delicious spread made with just one ingredient

Flavorful, multigrain pita-like flatbread recreated from findings at Viking funeral sites

Delicious bread pudding made from crisp flatbread, pistachios, almonds, sultanas, spices, and rose water

The no-sugar-added original recipe for Corn Flakes: bland and crispy

One of the best things I’ve made, period. The filling is like concentrated strawberries and the texture is smooth and light, all in a buttery crust

Pie made with hardtack (clack clack) and a potato crust that actually tastes like apple pie

Dense, flavorful, boiled-then-baked bread recreated from the tomb of Ramses III