Describes food practices in medieval times. Looks at food staples, food preservation, daily diet, recipes and cookbooks, the role of the church, and social class.

In this lesson, Barry Lane's books entitled Reviser's Toolbox and 51 Wacky We-Search Reports are used as mentor texts. Used as a refeference, the concept of recipe poems can be instructed to the students and the genre of "how to" books,...

Lizzie Black Kander was an important figure in Milwaukee, offering support to Jewish immigrants. Her cooking classes and cookbooks were especially popular among women.