Food & Drink

Oysters The belief that oysters were unsafe to eat in May through August arose when refrigeration was less prevalent than it is today

A vessel of hot water, which keeps a receptacle of sauce warm

The banana

Dogs

Aspic Almost any type of food can be set into aspics. Most common are meat pieces, fruits, or vegetables. Aspics are usually served on cold plates so that the gel will not melt before being eaten. By the Middle Ages at the latest, cooks had discovered that a thickened meat broth could be made into a jelly and that the jelly could seal cooked meat from the air and therefore keep it from spoiling

Turkey

The recipe for hamburger pie, which has been updated and republished a number of times over the years