A strange little side quest
One reason food history keeps producing good game ideas around Cake House Flash is that its history is full of strange turns. Electric refrigeration reached the American mass market in the late 1920s, changing how households stored food and even how desserts such as ice cream could be made at home. The same trail leads to another fact: By the 1890s, department stores and mail-order catalogs were selling mass-produced ready-to-wear clothes in standardized styles and price ranges. That history is one reason familiar mechanics can still feel new when they are recombined well.
