Welcome to A Retro Kitchen!: A packed lunch, 1914

I thought you might like to see this picture from the 1914 The Pure Food Cook Book by Harvey W. Wiley, M.D., and Mildred Maddocks of a proposed packed lunch -- look at those environmentally friendly containers! Well, except already they were using paraffin/non-natural-waxed paper, apparently.

You'll find old and new ideas on this site...

I love playing with both food and history and am trying to combine these loves here and in various projects. My most recently published was a fun 3-volume set, which you can get free below, which speaks much of cuisine in a little known part of the world from earliest times to 700 CE....Speaking of old, this is a reincarnation of three old blogs, one shared with friends all over the world and called something like Our Favorite Food This Week, and then one called That Was Delicious that started my toying with retro food ideas, and then A History Writer in the Kitchen where I explored history more....I have kept many posts from those blogs, including many recipes I thought you might like.

Enjoy!