World War II:
Front Lines & Home Front.

Bauman’s began in Sassamansville, Pennsylvania, in 1892 with a cider press, soon adding apple butter. Its family history includes Stanley Bauman joining the business in 1928 and marrying Ruth Latshaw in 1941. The date describes the maker’s origins, rather than the introduction of every fruit-butter variety sold today.

Bauman’s began in Sassamansville, Pennsylvania, in 1892 with a cider press, soon adding apple butter. Its family history includes Stanley Bauman joining the business in 1928 and marrying Ruth Latshaw in 1941. The date describes the maker’s origins, rather than the introduction of every fruit-butter variety sold today.

Bauman’s began in Sassamansville, Pennsylvania, in 1892 with a cider press, soon adding apple butter. Its family history includes Stanley Bauman joining the business in 1928 and marrying Ruth Latshaw in 1941. The date describes the maker’s origins, rather than the introduction of every fruit-butter variety sold today.

Horn & Hardart began in Philadelphia in 1888, with coffee at the heart of its restaurant and Automat story. Today’s coffee belongs to a revived brand carrying that heritage forward; the date identifies the original business, rather than uninterrupted production of the current retail range.

Horn & Hardart began in Philadelphia in 1888, with coffee at the heart of its restaurant and Automat story. Today’s coffee belongs to a revived brand carrying that heritage forward; the date identifies the original business, rather than uninterrupted production of the current retail range.

The original Café du Monde coffee stand opened in the New Orleans French Market in 1862. Hubert Fernandez purchased it in May 1942, giving its family history a direct milestone during WWII. Today’s packaged coffee and beignet mix connect to the café’s heritage; 1862 is the café’s founding year, not the introduction date of those retail packages.

The original Café du Monde coffee stand opened in the New Orleans French Market in 1862. Hubert Fernandez purchased it in May 1942, giving its family history a direct milestone during WWII. Today’s packaged coffee and beignet mix connect to the café’s heritage; 1862 is the café’s founding year, not the introduction date of those retail packages.

The original Café du Monde coffee stand opened in the New Orleans French Market in 1862. Hubert Fernandez purchased it in May 1942, giving its family history a direct milestone during WWII. Today’s packaged coffee and beignet mix connect to the café’s heritage; 1862 is the café’s founding year, not the introduction date of those retail packages.

The original Café du Monde coffee stand opened in the New Orleans French Market in 1862. Hubert Fernandez purchased it in May 1942, giving its family history a direct milestone during WWII. Today’s packaged coffee and beignet mix connect to the café’s heritage; 1862 is the café’s founding year, not the introduction date of those retail packages.

Reading Soda Works traces its Reading, Pennsylvania, soda-bottling business to 1921. Its roots predate WWII and introduce the story of a hometown beverage maker. This is the maker’s founding date; individual flavor introductions and wartime availability require their own evidence.

Reading Soda Works traces its Reading, Pennsylvania, soda-bottling business to 1921. Its roots predate WWII and introduce the story of a hometown beverage maker. This is the maker’s founding date; individual flavor introductions and wartime availability require their own evidence.

Reading Soda Works traces its Reading, Pennsylvania, soda-bottling business to 1921. Its roots predate WWII and introduce the story of a hometown beverage maker. This is the maker’s founding date; individual flavor introductions and wartime availability require their own evidence.

Reading Soda Works traces its Reading, Pennsylvania, soda-bottling business to 1921. Its roots predate WWII and introduce the story of a hometown beverage maker. This is the maker’s founding date; individual flavor introductions and wartime availability require their own evidence.

Reading Soda Works traces its Reading, Pennsylvania, soda-bottling business to 1921. Its roots predate WWII and introduce the story of a hometown beverage maker. This is the maker’s founding date; individual flavor introductions and wartime availability require their own evidence.

The Otterbein family’s Maryland baking story began in 1881. Today’s cookies connect to that long bakery heritage. The founding date does not establish that every current flavor was sold during WWII.

Cook’s Vanilla traces its family business to Angus Lochhead in 1918. Its maker history offers a baking-pantry connection with roots before WWII. The founding year does not date each modern extract, flavor or package.

Cook’s Vanilla traces its family business to Angus Lochhead in 1918. Its maker history offers a baking-pantry connection with roots before WWII. The founding year does not date each modern extract, flavor or package.

Cook’s Vanilla traces its family business to Angus Lochhead in 1918. Its maker history offers a baking-pantry connection with roots before WWII. The founding year does not date each modern extract, flavor or package.

Cook’s Vanilla traces its family business to Angus Lochhead in 1918. Its maker history offers a baking-pantry connection with roots before WWII. The founding year does not date each modern extract, flavor or package.

Fisher’s Popcorn traces its family recipe and Ocean City boardwalk origins to 1937. Its published family history records Donald Fisher assuming operations during WWII. Today’s Delaware business grew from a separate family location opened in the 1980s; 1937 describes the family’s popcorn heritage, not the founding of every current branch or the introduction of every flavor.

Virginia Diner opened in Wakefield, Virginia, in 1929 in a railroad dining car, serving meals and local peanuts. Its roadside history predates WWII. The founding year identifies the diner and maker story; it does not establish the introduction date of every modern peanut seasoning, confection or package.

Virginia Diner opened in Wakefield, Virginia, in 1929 in a railroad dining car, serving meals and local peanuts. Its roadside history predates WWII. The founding year identifies the diner and maker story; it does not establish the introduction date of every modern peanut seasoning, confection or package.

Virginia Diner opened in Wakefield, Virginia, in 1929 in a railroad dining car, serving meals and local peanuts. Its roadside history predates WWII. The founding year identifies the diner and maker story; it does not establish the introduction date of every modern peanut seasoning, confection or package.

Virginia Diner opened in Wakefield, Virginia, in 1929 in a railroad dining car, serving meals and local peanuts. Its roadside history predates WWII. The founding year identifies the diner and maker story; it does not establish the introduction date of every modern peanut seasoning, confection or package.

New Hope Mills began as a flour mill serving the farming community in Moravia, New York, in 1823. Today’s Old Fashioned Buckwheat Pancake Mix connects to that milling heritage and traditional breakfast flavors. The date identifies the historic mill’s origins, not the introduction of this packaged mix or documented availability of it during WWII.