Category Archives: Prison Meals

Conflict and Cookbooks: 1916 – 2016

Posted on August 3, 2016 by vintagecookbookery

CLICK ABOVE TO PLAY MUSIC Music – “Concentration Camp” from Crime and Punishment (Documentary News Beds) by Stefano Torossi, Federico Arezzini. Released: 2015. Many of the cookbooks published around 1916 and familiar to many housewives, reflected the times: WWI.  Cookbooks … Continue reading →

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When Prison Food was a Deterrent to Crime. How Times have Changed!

Posted on September 18, 2015 by vintagecookbookery

CLICK ABOVE TO PLAY MUSIC Music – “Folsom Prison Blues” from Folsom Prison Blues by Johnny Cash. Released: 2012. When I think of “prison” food, I think gruel, mush and porridge, all equally gray coloured and distasteful sounding. Supplemented by … Continue reading →

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