Many Victorian dishes do not sound that appetizing. People during this era consumed some incredibly strange food and drink, either through necessity or simple desire. One example? Egg wine. Another?

Shimmering, wobbling and painstakingly prepared, jelly was a staple of elite Victorian dining tables. But beneath its elegant presentation lay a deeper significance – one that reveals much about the ...

The latest exhibit in the Clarke Historical Museum’s Emmerson Room provides a snapshot of what a Victorian-era home kitchen would have been like. “Arsenic and Old Lace: A Victorian Cookbook” ...