How can food let us taste the past? This course uses food history to reveal the stories of Native Americans, women, enslaved people, factory workers, and other everyday people in the American past. By looking at what people in the United States ate from the twelfth century onward, we uncover how historical actors other than just elite white men made America. The course is about contributions to American food culture, but also about resistance and liberation. We make extensive use of primary sources of all kinds about food, including cookbooks, menus, recipes, wills, tax lists, and even objects. The goals of this course are not just to teach content but also to teach students how to analyze historical data, as well as convey skills that are useful for other courses students may take. It is designed to help students become much better researchers.