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Food / Cooking: Food Facts

  1. America the Bountiful -

    10 classic American food groups and their history and role in American culture.
  2. Colorado Springs Food Deserts -
  3. Culinary History -

    A selection of websites from the New York Public Library.
  4. Feeding America: The Historic American Cookbook Project -

    Online collection of 76 cookbooks from the late 18th to early 20th century. Also features a glossary of cooking terms, and photos of antique cooking implements. From the Michigan State University Library.
  5. Food Desert Locator -

    Provides a definition of a food desert, as well as a food desert locator which provides an overview and population characteristics of food-desert census tracts. From the USDA.
  6. Food History -

    This site contains many links to various food history topics.
  7. Food Routes -

    Where Does Your Food Come From? Site includes local food sources.
  8. Food Timeline -

    History of foods 17,000 B.C. - 1990s, with recipes.
  9. Gode Cookery -

    Links to a number of web sites with recipes from the Middle Ages and Renaissance.
  10. HEARTH: Home Economics Archive -

    Research, tradition, and history from 1850-1950.
  11. History and Legends of Favorite Foods -
  12. How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label -

    From the FDA.
  13. Medieval and Renaissance Food: Sources, Recipes, and Articles -

    Includes food and recipes from the 14th through the 17th centuries.
  14. Medieval Cookery -

    Find medieval recipes and menus, online cookbooks, food-related paintings, and more.
  15. Not By Bread Alone -

    America's Culinary Heritage.
  16. Science of Cooking -

    The science behind food and cooking: recipes, activities, history and culture.
  17. The Food Museum -

    "Celebrates food, exploring its history, heritage, and cultural influence worldwide."