 bread--10,000BC--- maize & spelt---6000BC--- pasta & chili peppers---5000BC--- olives & cheese---4000BC--- popcorn---3600BC--- watermelon & onions---3000BC--- soybeans---2838BC--- rice---2800BC--- tea---2740BC--- rhubarb---2700BC--- mushrooms---2600BC--- marshmallows & figs---2000BC--- peanuts & cacao---1500BC--- sausage---900BC--- chewing gum---400BC--- bananas---327BC--- sugar---326BC--- ice cream---200BC--- mustard---42--- pretzels---6th Century--- english muffins---1000--- carrots & strawberries---1000 --- parmesan cheese---1200--- hot dogs---1484--- pineapples in Europe---1493--- tomatoes in Europe---1544--- potatoes in Europe---1553--- coffee in Europe---1615--- candy canes---1670--- cranberries/New Jersey---1680--- bagels---1683--- mayonnaise---1756--- soda water---1767--- Mandarin oranges/Europe---1805--- canned food---1815--- Graham crackers---1829--- Worcestershire Sauce---1835--- Corn starch ---1842--- chocolate candy---1847--- lobster trapping---1850--- potato chips---1853--- jelly beans---1861--- Campbell's Soup---1869--- margarine---1870--- Ice cream sodas---1874--- Heinz Ketchup---1876--- Premium Saltines---1876--- hamburgers & Dr Pepper---1885--- Coca Cola---1886--- pizza as we know it---1889--- peanut butter---1890--- Cracker Jack---1893--- Hershey bars---1894--- Tootsie Rolls---1896--- Jell-O---1897--- Texas sweet onions---1898--- Animal Crackers---1902--- Ice cream cones---1903--- Kellogg's Corn Flakes---1906--- Crisco---1911--- Oreo cookies---1913--- Moon pies & Marshmallow Fluff---1917--- Fortune cookies---1918--- Good Humor Ice Cream---1920--- Wheaties & White Castle---1921--- Vegemite---1923--- frozen foods---1924--- Kool-Aid---1927--- Ritz Crackers---1934--- SPAM luncheon meat---1937--- M & Ms & Cheerios---1941--- seedless watermelon---1949--- TV Dinners---1954--- McDonald's restaurant---1955--- Rice-A-Roni---1958--- Pop Tarts & Buffalo Wings---1964--- Gatorade ---1965--- tomatoes in space---1984--- |
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 ---1000BC---Ancient Greece ---1st Century---Ancient Rome ---37---Ancient Rome, selected by Marcus Gavius Apicius ---700-1100---Viking era, food for exploration ---14th Century---Medieval gingerbread from A Boke of Gode Cookery ---1390---Tart in Ember Day from The Forme of Cury ---1386---Chaucerian Cookery, feasts! ---1395---French Coronation Feast, from Le Menagier de Paris ---1430---Pears in syrup, from Potage Dyvers ---1492---Christopher Columbus, old world cuisine ---16th Century France---French flan, from The Viandier ---1588---English pastry, from The Good Huswifes Handmaid for Cookerie in her Kitchen ---17th Century London--- evening meal, served at a local public house ---1607---Jamestown settlers ate pottage (p. 20) ---1621---Pilgrim Thanksgiving, including food for a harvest feast and Native American Sautauthig ---18th Century Canada---French Canadian fare from the Fortress of Louisbourg. The Voyageurs ate pemmican ---1732---Colonial Virginia cuisine, from Prospect Hill Inn ---1742---Bean soup & Shoofly pie, from the Amish ---1754---Colonial Williamsburg, from The Compleat Housewife ---1777---Valley Forge, firecakes ---1796---Indian pudding, from Amelia Simmon's American Cookery ---1800--- New England seafood: New Bedford, MA & Mystic, CT ---1815---Thomas Jefferson's Monticello muffins & Dolly Madison's ice cream ---1836---Wedding menu, from America's heartland ---1840---Oregon Trail, pioneer recipes ---1849---California Gold Rush sourdough bread requires"starter" ---1860---Cakes, from Godey's Lady's Book ---1861-1865---Civil War, hardtack & johnnie cakes, desserts ---1866---Chuck wagon stew, Texas cowboy food ---1873---American cuisine, from Miss Beecher's Housekeeper and Healthkeeper cookbook ---1875---Kentucky Derby brunch, a Louisville tradition ---1880---Blueberry pudding, from Mrs. Parola's New Cook Book ---1896---Military field bread, U.S. Manual for Army Cooks ---1900---Sour cream cookies, from Aunt Kate's notebook ---1904---Ginger Ale Salad, from the Jell-O Cookbook ---1914---ANZAC biscuits ---1918---World War I, recipes from the Doughboy Cookbook ---1920s--Soda fountain treats, shakes & malts ---1922---Original Homebaked Girl Scout Cookies ---1924---Caesar salad ---1938---The Great Depression, Good Things to Eat, by Gleaners of First Christian Church, New Castle, Indiana ---1949---Pillsbury Bake-Off Contest, Theodora Smafield's No-Knead Water-Rising Twists ---1950s--casseroles, from Meal-Master ---1958---Navy bean soup & other U.S. Navy traditions ---1960---Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss ---1999---Space food, NASA's astronaut menus |
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