Food is an excellent medium through which to explore culture and history. An easy meal alone can take you around the world, through the past, and into the future --all from the comfort of your own kitchen. Through cooking, you can get a taste of how people through time have lived. You learn how they celebrated their happies moments, how they faced their struggles, and how they made do. All of these lessons can be applied to your own pantry if need be. Bellow are some of my facvorite recipes surrounding historical events to stay nourished in times of hardship:
1. The Poor Man's Meal
Hosted by the cook, author, and grandmother, Clara Cannucciari, the Great Depression Cooking
channel began in 2007 with her grandson's help. Clara passed in 2013 at the age of 98 but her stories and recipes continue to inspire. Check out her channel for more struggle meal ideas.
2. The Oslo Meal
First designed in the 1920s by Carl Schiøtz, a Norwegian physician and professor, this meal was key in improving the health of undernourished children. This meal especially picked up in popularity in World War II-era Europe. It was particuarly useful in Britain for those who housed evacuated children. This is a quick, vitamin-packed lunch for adults and children alike.
The Oslo Lunch typically consists of:
2 slices of buttered whole-wheat bread-
1 slice or small block of cheese-
A few selections of vegetables-
half of an apple or orange-
A glass of milk-
3. 1732 Potato Cake
Mashed potatoes meets hashbrowns with this delicious and very simple to make dish. Townsends is a YouTube channel all about 18th Century living and cooking. Check out this channel for more historic recipes.
4. World War I Ration Scones
I recently made these after discovering The 1940s Experiment blog. This awesome lady is all about recreating frugal wartime meals and she is even in the process of compiling a free Pandemic Pantry cookbook. The scones are super easy to make with minimal ingredients. Use what you've got! I added wild onions that grow in my front yard and my hoard of Domino's parmesan packets. These are the perfect midday quarantine snack. Find the recipe here.
Considering current events with limited access to a regular food supply for many of us, I wonder how our relationship with eating will be impacted. Historically inspired or not, what have you been eating during this time? Leave me a comment!
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