jacobspartan1992 t1_jefkzn6 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 5:26 PM

Reply to comment by greatgildersleeve in TIL that New Orleans chicory coffee mix started during the American Civil War when Union naval blockades cut off the port of New Orleans bringing coffee shipments to a halt. New Orleanians looking for their coffee fix began mixing chicory with coffee to stretch out the supply. by GeoJono

Sometimes war rations can actually turn out quite nice.

res30stupid t1_jeg06xx wrote on March 31, 2023 at 7:07 PM

Right.

The Italians couldn't get their hands on enough chocolate during World War II so they bulked it out with hazelnuts. A couple changes to the recipe two decades later and we have Nutella.