11 Vintage Meals And Desserts That Started With Whatever Was In The Pantry

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11 Vintage Meals And Desserts That Started With Whatever Was In The Pantry By Amadea Tanner Nov. 6, 2025 1:19 pm EST

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Canned foods owe their existence to a challenge from Napoleon , and since the early 19th century, these have evolved from military consumption into daily civilian use. Since then, there have been many moments in history when households came to rely on pantry staples. Boxed, canned, and jarred foods that were prepared in industrial quantities and readily available to consumers became important game changers in times of food shortages, such as during the Depression of the 1930s and the periods of rationing that affected the Home Front during both World Wars. Since the 1950s, however, pantry foods have become more assoc