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History of Food and Drink

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Use this heading for collections that relate to the History of Food and Drink Collection, the Peacock-Harper Collection, the Ann Hertzler Children's Cookbook and Nutritional Literature Collection, the Cocktail History Collection, the Food Technology and Production Collection, and any materials related to social, economic, and domestic aspects of food and drink history.

Found in 172 Collections and/or Records:

World War II U. S. Army Iceland Holiday Menus

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2023-065
Abstract

This collection contains three holiday menus for U. S. Army soldiers stationed in Iceland during World War II. The dinner menus are for Thanksgiving and Christmas 1943 and Thanksgiving 1944. The 1943 menus are both for the 824th Engineers Aviation Battalion and list some of the personnel. The Thanksgiving 1943 menu also includes signatures of several soldiers.

Dates: 1943 - 1944
Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / World War II U. S. Army Iceland Holiday Menus

Z Process Quick Freezing Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2024-055
Abstract

The Z Process Quick Freezing Collection consists of pamphlets and a photograph album. The pamphlets contain information on the quick freezing method developed by Mikhail Trofimovich Zarochentsev. The photograph album consists of images related to the freezing methods and equipments. The quick freezing method acted as a sanitary method to freeze seafood, meats, fruits, and vegetables and to maintain their nutritional values and taste.

Dates: c.1917-1937
Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / Z Process Quick Freezing Collection

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