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17 May 2006
Anyone hungry? Historic menus from the LA public library.
Is it just me, or did the image tag just disappear?
How about some fare from 1899? Say, from the St. Helena Sanitarium (in Napa Valley), a Seventh Day Adventist "health retreat" that's been around for 125 years.
Chefs there would be happy to whip up gluten water, breaded nucose, pea puree or gluten gruel for their guests.