At Amelia Earhart's table, the meal follows the American organization of the interwar period: a hearty main course based on meat accompanied by vegetables and white bread (the "square meal" meant to be balanced), followed by a just-democratized icebox dessert. Alongside the family meal, the soda fountain culture—the ice cream counter at drugstores—offers malted milks and sodas. And for the aviatrix, a separate category: the flight ration, light and nourishing, eaten one-handed while gripping the stick with the other.

Amelia Earhart is famous for having taken tomato juice on her long crossings: fresh, refreshing, vitamin-rich, and easy to drink through a straw without letting go of the controls. Popularized in the United States in the 1920s-1930s, it is HER iconic in-flight drink, both modern and practical.