Groceries, Markets, and Street Vendors

Greens Gathered by Iroquois Women, Colonial Era
Milkweed stems, immature flower clusters, marigold, waterleaf, yellow dock, pigweed, lambsquarters, mustard, purslance, dandelion, burdock, nettle, skunk cabbage, leek, wild garlic, sensitive fern

Colonial Imports and Exports, 1700s
The Carolinas export rice and beef cattle and import tropical fruit, sugar, and rum; New England exports fish, cheese and beef and imports corn, wheat, butter, cheese, rum, and tea; New York, Pennsylvania, and Maryland specialize in grains, exporting corn, wheat, and rye

Norweigian Imports, Texas, 1850s
Cabbage, cauliflower, kohlrabi, Swedish turnips, French turnips, empress trees, bergamot trees, gray pear trees, glass and pigeon apple trees, St. Catherine's plum trees, cherry trees, gooseberry bushes, currant bushes

Italians Imports, California, 1879
4 million gallons of wine, 140,000 cases of sparking wine, 500,000 gallons of brandy, 1,500 tons of figs, 300,000 gallons of olive oil

Markets, Lower East Side of New York, 1899
140 grocers, 1313 kosher butchers, 36 bakeries, 9 bread stands, 14 butter and egg stores, 24 candy stores, 7 coffee shops, 10 delis, 9 fish shops, 7 fruit stands, 2 meat markets, 10 sausage stores, 20 soda water stands, 5 tea shops, 11 vegetable stores, 13 wine shops, 16 grape wine shops, and 10 confectioners

African-American Street Market, Charleston, Late 19th Century
Watermelons, seed cakes, 'monkey brains', 'bennies', groundnuts, fruits and vegetables, flowers, berries, seafood, poultry

Finnish Canning Ingredients, Late 19th Century
Fish, rhubarb sauce, and jam in the spring; blueberries, blackberries, strawberries in the summer; vegetables, pickles, wild game and meat in the fall

Mexican Vendor Snacks in the Southwest, Early 20th Century
Tamales, enchiladas, tacos, quesadillas, chalupas, empanadas, corn on the cob, sweet bunuelos, pan dulce, fruits, menudo, coffee, frothy chocolate drink, sweet breads and candies

Greens Available at Springtime Italian Markets, New York, 1940s
Dandelions, mustard greens, sorrel grass, field salad, artichokes, broccoli rabe, spinach

New York Street Snacks, 20th Century
Frankfurters, hot corn, sweet potatoes, pretzels, ices, ice cream, chewing gum, knishes, arbis (cooked yellow peas), sweets, bagels, baked apples, retchnicks (soft cake made from buckwheat), crab rolls, Philippine lumpia, pickles, knishes, empanadas, calzones, gyros, burritos, tacos, West Indian roti, flat bread, kebabs, grilled chicken