This is the second part of a series on the history of celiac disease in America, based on Emily Abel’s article “The Rise and Fall of Celiac Disease in the United States,” which was published in the Journal of the … Continue reading →

Last year I was diagnosed with a food allergy.  The condition is celiac disease, which is an intolerance to anything containing gluten (which is anything made from wheat). Celiac disease is one of a number of food allergies that seem … Continue reading →

Concentration Camp Cookbooks After a while it got so that you had to be a little cautious about talking about good food because guys were getting on edge.  They’d bust you if you mentioned something [about food]….Food was the biggest … Continue reading →