emmer grain--17,000BC---
einkorn grain--16,000BC---
bread has history--10,000BC---
sheep domestication---9,000BC---
swine domestication---7,000BC---
cattle domestication---6,500BC---
maize & spelt grain---6000BC---
corn, pasta & chilies---5000BC---
olive oil---5000BC---
cheese---4000BC---
popcorn---3600BC---
chicken domestication---3200BC---
watermelon & onions---3000BC---
soybeans---2838BC---
rice---2800BC---
tea---2737BC---
rhubarb---2700BC---
mushrooms---2600BC---
marshmallows & figs---2000BC---
peanuts & cacao---1500BC---
sausage---900BC---
chewing gum---400BC---
bananas---327BC---
sugar---326BC---
ice cream---200BC---
Devon cattle---55BC---
Holstein cows---1AD---
mustard---42---
pretzels---610---
english muffins---1000---
carrots & strawberries---1000---
hot dogs---1484---
pineapples in Europe---1493---
Texas Longhorns---1500---
tomatoes in Europe---1544---
potatoes in Europe---1553---
coffee in Europe---1615---
candy canes---1670---
cranberries/New Jersey---1680---
bagels---1683---
Hereford cows---1742---
mayonnaise---1756---
sandwiches---1762---
soda water---1767---
Jersey cows---1771---
Grey's Dijon Mustard---1777---
Mandarin oranges/Europe---1805---
Graham crackers---1829---
Worcestershire Sauce---1835---
Corn starch ---1842---
chocolate candy---1847---
potato chips---1853---
condensed milk---1856---
jelly beans---1861---
Tabasco sauce---1868---
Campbell's Soup---1869---
margarine---1870---
Ice cream sodas---1874---
Heinz Ketchup---1876---
Premium Saltines---1876---
Saccharin---1879---
hamburgers & Dr Pepper---1885---
Coca Cola---1886---
pizza as we know it---1889---
peanut butter---1890---
Fig Newtons---1891---
Cracker Jack & Postum---1893---
Hershey bars---1894---
Triscuits---1895---
Tootsie Rolls---1896---
Jell-O---1897---
Texas sweet onions---1898---
Animal Crackers---1902---
Ice cream cones---1903---
canned tuna---1903---
Kellogg's Corn Flakes---1906---
Crisco---1911---
Oreo cookies---1913---
Moon pies---1917---
Marshmallow Fluff---1917---
Fortune cookies---1918---
Good Humor Ice Cream---1920---
Wheaties & White Castle---1921---
Vegemite---1923---
frozen foods---1924---
Kool-Aid & Pez---1927---
Bisquick---1931---
Miracle Whip---1933---
Ritz Crackers---1934---
Eggo waffles---1935---
SPAM & Krispy Kreme---1937---
M & Ms & Cheerios---1941---
Betty Crocker cake mix---1947---
seedless watermelon---1949---
Junior Mints---1949---
TV Dinners---1954---
McDonald's restaurant---1955---
Rice-A-Roni---1958---
Trix---1960---
Chips Ahoy!---1963---
Pop Tarts---1964---
Buffalo Wings---1964---
Gatorade ---1965---
tomatoes in space---1984---
---10,000BC---The Agricultural Revolution
---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
---1386---Chaucerian Cookery, feasts!
---1390---Tart in Ember Day from The Forme of Cury
---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
---1775---Dried apples from Paul Revere's kitchen
---1777---Firecakes & pepper pot from Valley Forge
---1796---Indian pudding, from Amelia Simmon's American Cookery
---1796---Portugal cakes, receipts of Hannah Glasse & John Farley
---1800---New England seafood: New Bedford, MA & Mystic, CT
---1800---Napoleon's Chicken Marengo
---1810---Kentucky Burgoo
---1815---Thomas Jefferson's Monticello muffins
---1815---Dolly Madison's ice cream
---1818---Mulaga-tawny soup, Dr. William Kitchener
---1828---Dr. Creed Haskins' Brunswick stew
---1830---Reform Club chef Alex Soyer's Dessert gelatin
---1830---Mrs. Isaac Cocks' Long Island corn bread
---1831---Jumbles, treat from "The Cook Not Mad"
---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
---1870---Washington Pie & Rock Candy
---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
---1894---Eggs Benedict
---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
---1904---U.S. Senate Bean Soup
---1905---Vassar Fudge
---1906---Lady Baltimore Cake
---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
---1936---George Washington Carver's 115 tomato recipes
---1938---The Great Depression, Good Things to Eat, by Gleaners of First Christian Church, New Castle, Indiana
---1939---Ruth Wakefield's Toll House cookies
---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
