Story! Lava cake for the Apocalypse

Lava cake for the Apocalypse by Wendy Nikel. This story does a lot in a short space, and I like what it makes important. Via ladybusiness.

Yes, Admiral, I know we have developed superior, genetically enriched starches on the New Worlds, but when I found this crumbling recipe card in the archives and realized it was written in your great-great-great-grandmother’s hand, I thought it would be fitting to bake it as accurate to Earth-era as possible.