Long before grocery inflation or hoarding of toilet paper, there was a different kind of issue with the food supply: lack of volume. Throughout World War II, the U.S. saw severe shortages of items ...

For soldiers during the Revolutionary War, a well-rounded meal wasn't particularly easy to come by. Here's what they actually ...

Amid the soups and stews and "mock" meat substitutes, there are a few hidden gems that not only taste pretty good, but can also be made with what most of us have sitting around. The Greatest ...

On the run-up to Christmas in 1944, the Tribune published a recipe for fruit-candy gifts, above which was a list that, at this distance, seems encrypted. “Sugar stamps 30 through 34 [book 4], 5 lbs ...

When the U.S. entered World War II in December 1941, virtually every American became part of the war effort in some way. More than 16 million Americans served in the military, millions of civilians ...