Switchel - The farmer's Gatorade of the 19th century
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The hidden, magnificent history of Chop Suey - Discrimination and mistranslation have long obscured the dish’s true origins
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Our taste for turtle soup nearly wiped out terrapins. Then Prohibition saved them.
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The world’s oldest vegetarian restaurant
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The 19th-century fight against bacteria-ridden milk preserved with embalming fluid
8 votes