❧The Historical Foodie

Quizzes

We built these quizzes ourselves, from the information in the books — our games on the books' knowledge, not tests reprinted from their pages.

The 1915 Cooking Quiz

The cooking quiz from 52 Sunday Dinners. Test yourself against a 1915 Sunday cook.

From 52 Sunday Dinners, 1913

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The 1915 Market Quiz

Go marketing with 1915 prices — guess what the week's provisions cost before the answer sheet tells you.

From 52 Sunday Dinners, 1913

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The Old Kitchen Quiz (Canning)

Putting-up knowledge from 1914 — jars, jellies and what 'sealing with paraffin' actually involved.

From Canning, Preserving and Jelly Making, 1914

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The Old Kitchen Quiz

Cassell’s Edwardian kitchen — rank from Scullery Maid to Chef de Cuisine.

From Cassell’s New Dictionary of Cookery, 1912

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The Green-Room Kitchen Quiz

Broadway stars of 1908 shared their recipes; this quiz asks what you remember of them.

From Celebrated Actor-Folks' Cookeries, 1908

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The Mystery Dish

Guess the 1904 Creole recipe from its instructions alone — gumbo or jambalaya, café brûlot or calas?

From Cooking in Old Créole Days, 1904

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The Old Kitchen Quiz

Gills, teacups and butter the size of an egg — the 1879 measures quiz.

From Housekeeping in Old Virginia, 1879

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The 1906 Quiz

A quiz from the 20th Century Home Cook Book — nine-course dinners, icebox technology, and what 1906 called modern.

From The 20th Century Home Cook Book, 1906

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The Old Kitchen Quiz

Gills, gridirons and butter the size of an egg — rank from Scullery Maid to Chef de Cuisine.

From The Cook Book by “Oscar” of the Waldorf, 1896

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Mind the Store

The Grocer's Encyclopedia quiz from 1911 — could you have run the counter at America's best-stocked grocery?

From The Grocer's Encyclopedia, 1911

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The Old Kitchen Quiz

Filippini's world kitchen of 1906 — rank from Scullery Maid to Chef de Cuisine.

From The International Cook Book, 1906

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