wartime cake with raisins sliced on a blue plate - Jessica Leyva Alarcon/Shutterstock Food and drink can often be a window into the past, from coffee's prevalence in American culture being largely ...

During World War II, the United States and Britain underwent extreme food rationing, where many food staples were prioritized for soldiers first, and the general public second. In Britain, some foods ...

Rationing was a common part of the Second World War. As production started shifting to a wartime economy, America and the world at large started gearing up for a total war. This meant that everything ...

The rationed U.S. gawked in awe and envy. Canadians were delighted. In Parliament, Finance Minister James Lorimer Ilsley had guardedly answered an M.P.’s question about current Canadian meat surpluses ...