In 1947, Gourmet answered a reader’s query about vinegar pie with the explanation that it might have been a pioneer forerunner for lemon meringue pie.

In our online feature Gourmet’s Favorite Cookies 1941-2008, we bring you the best cookie from each year of Gourmet’s history. Here, test kitchen director Ruth Cousineau introduces a selection of her favorites from the early years, plus one comparatively recent pick....

Who doesn’t love a mondegreen cocktail name? Ghost town knee see… I mean, goes down easy, too.

Like so many of our favorite drink recipes from the ’40s, this one has a confusing history. Feel free to skip ahead and start mixing.

Of the many diverse pleasures which wine-drinking affords, one of the most singular is the extent to which it permits us to recapture and relive the past.