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Hopefully - some interesting posts on the Socials Media

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Hopefully - some interesting posts on the Socials Media

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It's been with us for a long time, but until the end of the 19th century it was mostly old clothes.

To find out what paper used to be and how we got to paper from trees - tune in.

Also - as promised... the links to the 
W.E.B. Du Bois self tour:

https://www.duboisnhs.org/great-barrington-walking-tour/


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It's been with us for a long time, but until the end of the 19th century it was mostly old clothes.

To find out what paper used to be and how we got to paper from trees - tune in.

Also - as promised... the links to the 
W.E.B. Du Bois self tour:

https://www.duboisnhs.org/great-barrington-walking-tour/


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See how many Alaskan canneries there where? Or see more about the Diamond NN Cannery?

Follow the links

And then listen in to the rise of canned fish in the late 19th century.  Instant protein you can take with you anywhere.  The cottage cheese of the 19th century - but no refrigeration needed.

But - being able to can every last oyster and slamon we could get our hands on had a cost - as well as a payoff.

Listen in to find out more 

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See how many Alaskan canneries there where? Or see more about the Diamond NN Cannery?

Follow the links

And then listen in to the rise of canned fish in the late 19th century.  Instant protein you can take with you anywhere.  The cottage cheese of the 19th century - but no refrigeration needed.

But - being able to can every last oyster and slamon we could get our hands on had a cost - as well as a payoff.

Listen in to find out more 

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Because this is the episode where corn changes from an obvious food to one that can be present anywhere.  With the advent of industrial milled corn starch we have entered the age when corn is as much chemical ingredient as it is food.

So iron your pinafore with starch and sit down to a miander through the past and late 1800's presence of corn in the American Food system.


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Because this is the episode where corn changes from an obvious food to one that can be present anywhere.  With the advent of industrial milled corn starch we have entered the age when corn is as much chemical ingredient as it is food.

So iron your pinafore with starch and sit down to a miander through the past and late 1800's presence of corn in the American Food system.


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It makes us happy - and yet people are willing to abuse it, and commit crimes to make it happen.

The late 19th century is when America goes from eating a similar amount of sugar as the rest of the up and coming mechanical world - to becoming the greediest of all.
The combination of extending sugar plantations out into Cuba, Puerto Rico and now Hawai'i along with the rise of maufactured foods - expecially sweet treats is going to place America at the front of the Suger Consumer Pack.  And we'll stay there.

To get into the nitty gritty of Sugar vs. The World - Check out Sidney Mintz Sweetness and Power
To dig deep into what American Corruption looked like at the start of the 20th Century check out The Teapot Dome Scandal  by Laton McCartney

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It makes us happy - and yet people are willing to abuse it, and commit crimes to make it happen.

The late 19th century is when America goes from eating a similar amount of sugar as the rest of the up and coming mechanical world - to becoming the greediest of all.
The combination of extending sugar plantations out into Cuba, Puerto Rico and now Hawai'i along with the rise of maufactured foods - expecially sweet treats is going to place America at the front of the Suger Consumer Pack.  And we'll stay there.

To get into the nitty gritty of Sugar vs. The World - Check out Sidney Mintz Sweetness and Power
To dig deep into what American Corruption looked like at the start of the 20th Century check out The Teapot Dome Scandal  by Laton McCartney

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Let’s talk salt in late 19th century America.  It used to be all about food but isn’t any longer.  Listen along as we look out how the Industrial Revolution - especially around food - runs on salt.  And how the living away from the farm and shopping in the stores needs salt to happen at all.

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Let’s talk salt in late 19th century America.  It used to be all about food but isn’t any longer.  Listen along as we look out how the Industrial Revolution - especially around food - runs on salt.  And how the living away from the farm and shopping in the stores needs salt to happen at all.

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Designers, Authors and Storytellers Paul van Ravestein and Monique Mulder about their book 
The Pickled CIty   Availible in Bookstores now!

We dive into the history, culture and importance of place of pickles.  I also learn a few things about why pickles are that way.  So listen in to this extra long bonus episode on Pickles, Salt and History

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Designers, Authors and Storytellers Paul van Ravestein and Monique Mulder about their book 
The Pickled CIty   Availible in Bookstores now!

We dive into the history, culture and importance of place of pickles.  I also learn a few things about why pickles are that way.  So listen in to this extra long bonus episode on Pickles, Salt and History

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I don't have all the answers yet - but I think I've found the well spring of the "& potatoes" portion.  I'm about to sneak up on the big answer to the meat.
But in the meantime, we look at whether you can have factory culture at the same time you pushing out a wild frontier - and what the potato has to do with it.

Side quests - the origin on the French Fry, the Potato Chip and Breakfast Hash - not to mention why didn't America get the potato blight.  (short answer... actually, we did)

Tune in for lots of Potato News

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I don't have all the answers yet - but I think I've found the well spring of the "& potatoes" portion.  I'm about to sneak up on the big answer to the meat.
But in the meantime, we look at whether you can have factory culture at the same time you pushing out a wild frontier - and what the potato has to do with it.

Side quests - the origin on the French Fry, the Potato Chip and Breakfast Hash - not to mention why didn't America get the potato blight.  (short answer... actually, we did)

Tune in for lots of Potato News

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Where are they from?  Why do we call them Irish?  Are they poisonous?  And what was the blight?  I answer all these questions and more - as well as providing you with a link to a really cool paper published about the origins of potatoes 9 Million Year Ago!

Cell September 2025 Full Text Article on the Origin of Potatoes

Cell Press Release on Potato Origins (less technical)

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Where are they from?  Why do we call them Irish?  Are they poisonous?  And what was the blight?  I answer all these questions and more - as well as providing you with a link to a really cool paper published about the origins of potatoes 9 Million Year Ago!

Cell September 2025 Full Text Article on the Origin of Potatoes

Cell Press Release on Potato Origins (less technical)

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And that is going to change the way we eat - because what food we get, and how much we have to work to prepare it, and how fast we - and the food can travel is going to upset everything.

So much of how long we think things should take is about to change in a big way.

Hop on - don't miss the train.

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And that is going to change the way we eat - because what food we get, and how much we have to work to prepare it, and how fast we - and the food can travel is going to upset everything.

So much of how long we think things should take is about to change in a big way.

Hop on - don't miss the train.

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(last season was way more dreary than I had thought)

All I can say is Ice Cream for Everyone - and let's road trip... Rail Trip?

The end of the 19th Century is exciting, colorful and yeah full of mistakes.  But we are Doing Things, Building Things and Going Places.

Let's Go.

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(last season was way more dreary than I had thought)

All I can say is Ice Cream for Everyone - and let's road trip... Rail Trip?

The end of the 19th Century is exciting, colorful and yeah full of mistakes.  But we are Doing Things, Building Things and Going Places.

Let's Go.

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And, yes I'm not happy about writing about war while there is a "we are pretending it's not a war" going on.  My poor brain has said enough.

That said - it's an interesting topic.  And despite how dire it is - things are actually better now than they used to be.  
Eat your veggies, brush your teeth, wash your hands.

The American Battle Field Trust article on Andersonville: Hell Hath a New Name

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And, yes I'm not happy about writing about war while there is a "we are pretending it's not a war" going on.  My poor brain has said enough.

That said - it's an interesting topic.  And despite how dire it is - things are actually better now than they used to be.  
Eat your veggies, brush your teeth, wash your hands.

The American Battle Field Trust article on Andersonville: Hell Hath a New Name

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This is also the last time I will blather on about the difference in railroad plans and how it helped back the Confeds into a corner they built themselves.


Don't invest in your people and pay attention to technology and you will be left behind.  Especially if you are attempting to run your little corner of the world.  It happened before, It's happening now - and it will happen again.

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This is also the last time I will blather on about the difference in railroad plans and how it helped back the Confeds into a corner they built themselves.


Don't invest in your people and pay attention to technology and you will be left behind.  Especially if you are attempting to run your little corner of the world.  It happened before, It's happening now - and it will happen again.

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Yes - just as war came up with more destructive weapons, the medical profession came up with the hypodermic syringe.  While the ability to inject and extract things with this tool have been largely amazing, it also brought in the addictive rush of injected drugs.  And one of the first injected drugs was opium.
Even crazier than that was the fact the the US Government contracted with Chinese Immigrant farmers in Mexico to grow a large part of the supply of opium used in the war.

America has always used drugs to make America go - has depended on the sale of drugs - nicotine and cafffeine for starters - to make American farmig profitable.
Come find out about America's strange relationship with drugs - and how much we seem to not want to talk about it.


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Yes - just as war came up with more destructive weapons, the medical profession came up with the hypodermic syringe.  While the ability to inject and extract things with this tool have been largely amazing, it also brought in the addictive rush of injected drugs.  And one of the first injected drugs was opium.
Even crazier than that was the fact the the US Government contracted with Chinese Immigrant farmers in Mexico to grow a large part of the supply of opium used in the war.

America has always used drugs to make America go - has depended on the sale of drugs - nicotine and cafffeine for starters - to make American farmig profitable.
Come find out about America's strange relationship with drugs - and how much we seem to not want to talk about it.


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But follow along as to why Thanksgivng really came to National Attention during the Civil War either as something to get behind - or something to hate.
And - look you have to start raising your Turkey in the Spring if you want one in Novenber (April is actually probobly too late - maybe?)

Anyway - Here's the Link to Lincoln's Address.  Johnson had to submit it b/c well, you know...

Lincoln's 1863 Thanksgiving Proclamation

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But follow along as to why Thanksgivng really came to National Attention during the Civil War either as something to get behind - or something to hate.
And - look you have to start raising your Turkey in the Spring if you want one in Novenber (April is actually probobly too late - maybe?)

Anyway - Here's the Link to Lincoln's Address.  Johnson had to submit it b/c well, you know...

Lincoln's 1863 Thanksgiving Proclamation

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But then, the American Civil War started producing injured guys in the 1000's.

Suddenly having women around to do nursing and laundry was important.  And they had to call the women back.  To be fair - they did it more officially this time. 

To find out who these women were - and what they fed you - listen in.

Also - Spoiler:  Still better to be an officer.

Books Referenced:
A Mother's Work: Mary Ann Bickerdyke by Mary Vangorder

The Big Burn by Timothy Egan

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But then, the American Civil War started producing injured guys in the 1000's.

Suddenly having women around to do nursing and laundry was important.  And they had to call the women back.  To be fair - they did it more officially this time. 

To find out who these women were - and what they fed you - listen in.

Also - Spoiler:  Still better to be an officer.

Books Referenced:
A Mother's Work: Mary Ann Bickerdyke by Mary Vangorder

The Big Burn by Timothy Egan

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Women's Work - The Untold Story of America's Female Farmers
The Emmy Nomination!!!!!

Why are military staffs so bad at predicting war length?  And when they do boy-oh-boy does that mean things are going to go poorly for the people in charge of planning food.  It goes even worse, when nobody on staff has cooked Gumbo for 80.

Come listen to all the pitfalls facing the people planning for war food in the middle of the the 1800's.

But also a whole bunch of links.

A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry - the source documents for the Donkey Problem

The Charge of the Light Brigade - that catchy verse that keeps getting people killed for dumb reasons

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Women's Work - The Untold Story of America's Female Farmers
The Emmy Nomination!!!!!

Why are military staffs so bad at predicting war length?  And when they do boy-oh-boy does that mean things are going to go poorly for the people in charge of planning food.  It goes even worse, when nobody on staff has cooked Gumbo for 80.

Come listen to all the pitfalls facing the people planning for war food in the middle of the the 1800's.

But also a whole bunch of links.

A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry - the source documents for the Donkey Problem

The Charge of the Light Brigade - that catchy verse that keeps getting people killed for dumb reasons

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Biology - and mainly the stupid microfauna of the Earth.

Understanding what war food was before the Civil War helps inform how such crazy supply errors and choices were made during the Civil War - and you can start to see how this is going to change war planning - and food system planning going forward.

Also also - here's where you can view
The National Parks: America's Best Idea

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Biology - and mainly the stupid microfauna of the Earth.

Understanding what war food was before the Civil War helps inform how such crazy supply errors and choices were made during the Civil War - and you can start to see how this is going to change war planning - and food system planning going forward.

Also also - here's where you can view
The National Parks: America's Best Idea

Love your Library!  Watch it on Kanopy
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If your Library doesn't have Kanopy - 
PBS - With Subscription

Other Options:
Amazon - alas with an ad-on
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Wild to think that Civil War logistical problems were key to sweetened condensed milk becoming part of the whole world.

Oh - and if you don't know what Vienetta was - or just want to relive the splendor, check this out.
Vienetta Advertisement

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Wild to think that Civil War logistical problems were key to sweetened condensed milk becoming part of the whole world.

Oh - and if you don't know what Vienetta was - or just want to relive the splendor, check this out.
Vienetta Advertisement

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In fact some of the first mass quantities of dried vegetables prepared using forced hot air drying - and hydraulic pressing for more compact storage were produced for the civil war.  And boy were they nasty.  All the same - they were still better than what happed to you if you didn't eat any vegetables at all.
(And no - at this point there were no vitmin or fiber supplaments - you had to get it from the source)

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In fact some of the first mass quantities of dried vegetables prepared using forced hot air drying - and hydraulic pressing for more compact storage were produced for the civil war.  And boy were they nasty.  All the same - they were still better than what happed to you if you didn't eat any vegetables at all.
(And no - at this point there were no vitmin or fiber supplaments - you had to get it from the source)

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The American Civil War (the War of Rebellion is where suddenly we start really naming American Bread.

Sure yeah, hard bread is nothing new, but the Fast Bread of fast moving America starts to become a thing.  So in order to talk about the bread of the American Army... we have to do a roll call of American Bread.

So come find out how Civil War Bread is the most American Bread so far.

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The American Civil War (the War of Rebellion is where suddenly we start really naming American Bread.

Sure yeah, hard bread is nothing new, but the Fast Bread of fast moving America starts to become a thing.  So in order to talk about the bread of the American Army... we have to do a roll call of American Bread.

So come find out how Civil War Bread is the most American Bread so far.

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Sorry about the big break, and even more sorry to be talking about war food ... during war.  Blech

But it is interesting, and my ever growing fascination with American Food and how it keeps embracing emerging technology is not let down.

So here we go.

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Sorry about the big break, and even more sorry to be talking about war food ... during war.  Blech

But it is interesting, and my ever growing fascination with American Food and how it keeps embracing emerging technology is not let down.

So here we go.

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Find out why!

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Find out why!

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Since Thanksgiving Week is also Episode Week - why not throw this one in for fun?

Learn about the wild history of an American bird with a huge travel resume and names that all think it came from somewhere else.
Enjoy the name Chaos!


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Since Thanksgiving Week is also Episode Week - why not throw this one in for fun?

Learn about the wild history of an American bird with a huge travel resume and names that all think it came from somewhere else.
Enjoy the name Chaos!


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And I think I've finally answered one of my opening questions - why did America make our grocery stores the way we did? 
As soon as Americans could, we ignored the food on the ground (unless it was familiar like deer or duck or pigeon) and instead brought our own provisions.  

But when you do that, and don't develop local talent - the selection end up terribly limited.
So now in modern America - we seem to be attempting to make up for lost time... by making our grocery store selection even larger.

Check out this last episode before I go study the terrible food of war.

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And I think I've finally answered one of my opening questions - why did America make our grocery stores the way we did? 
As soon as Americans could, we ignored the food on the ground (unless it was familiar like deer or duck or pigeon) and instead brought our own provisions.  

But when you do that, and don't develop local talent - the selection end up terribly limited.
So now in modern America - we seem to be attempting to make up for lost time... by making our grocery store selection even larger.

Check out this last episode before I go study the terrible food of war.

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And lets face it, for a country that keeps talking about how we don't need roaylty, we do seem to keep mimicking aritocrats.

the early 19th century loves some fox hunting - so much so that we imported foxes (even though there are plenty already here).  Hunting keeps happening everyday - but we like to say it's not cool.

Unless you are doing it for leisure... or to earn money.

Yes - the early 19th century brings the birth of the Market Hunter - which needed the railroad to create itself.
The Buffalo may cease to roam - and the Passenger Pigeon darken the skies by the end of the century - but the seeds of their destruction are planted here... at the start of the 19th cenutry.

But worry not, it's not all bad news - you can still get a giant game pie.

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And lets face it, for a country that keeps talking about how we don't need roaylty, we do seem to keep mimicking aritocrats.

the early 19th century loves some fox hunting - so much so that we imported foxes (even though there are plenty already here).  Hunting keeps happening everyday - but we like to say it's not cool.

Unless you are doing it for leisure... or to earn money.

Yes - the early 19th century brings the birth of the Market Hunter - which needed the railroad to create itself.
The Buffalo may cease to roam - and the Passenger Pigeon darken the skies by the end of the century - but the seeds of their destruction are planted here... at the start of the 19th cenutry.

But worry not, it's not all bad news - you can still get a giant game pie.

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Obviously - upend the way food is served.  Obviously if you have access to more artificial light - you can make meals longer.  Especially on dark, chilly, wet nights when no one wants to be outside anyway.

Luckily - cookbooks are up to the challenge.  With all sorts of ideas of how to roll out this new style of multi-course dining.

So come check out the complications.

And if you are interested in seeing what American pottery looked like - pre-China and pre-imported porcelain - look at the Workshop of the Poor Potter in Historic Yorktown!

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Obviously - upend the way food is served.  Obviously if you have access to more artificial light - you can make meals longer.  Especially on dark, chilly, wet nights when no one wants to be outside anyway.

Luckily - cookbooks are up to the challenge.  With all sorts of ideas of how to roll out this new style of multi-course dining.

So come check out the complications.

And if you are interested in seeing what American pottery looked like - pre-China and pre-imported porcelain - look at the Workshop of the Poor Potter in Historic Yorktown!

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And now it means you have relatives that are trying to push off plates on to you that you never got to eat off as a kid - and now why in the world would you want to lug them around now?
 
For what’s at the bottom of these mysteries, and how we got into this fix - I look at the history of plates from my particular American Food History vantage point.

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And now it means you have relatives that are trying to push off plates on to you that you never got to eat off as a kid - and now why in the world would you want to lug them around now?
 
For what’s at the bottom of these mysteries, and how we got into this fix - I look at the history of plates from my particular American Food History vantage point.

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But I had never spent any tme thinking about why and how Dinner was the big meal of the day, and supper was toast dipped in cooling stew.

Until I thought about it in terms of cooking in the dark.  When the sun goes down at 4:25 pm, why was anyone making all manner of food they can't see!?

But - the Whale as Light in the early 1800's started to make it's mark.  Sure factories were changing the rhythm of life, but without artificial light to support the change, it never would have taken.

The age of sail was also the Age of the Pursuit of the Whale.

So come join the chase.

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But I had never spent any tme thinking about why and how Dinner was the big meal of the day, and supper was toast dipped in cooling stew.

Until I thought about it in terms of cooking in the dark.  When the sun goes down at 4:25 pm, why was anyone making all manner of food they can't see!?

But - the Whale as Light in the early 1800's started to make it's mark.  Sure factories were changing the rhythm of life, but without artificial light to support the change, it never would have taken.

The age of sail was also the Age of the Pursuit of the Whale.

So come join the chase.

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or
NPS.gov

And get into what was getting to be popular as vegetables in the early 19th century.

How did Avocado Toast become a thing?  
Well, it would never have gotten the traction it did with out practice runs by spinach or even more glamourously by celery.

And those would have never had a chance if not for the propensity for food fads developed by the early 19th century Americans who had lost their food traditions and were now looking for something new.

Join me on the journey to see what was cool in plant foods in the early 19th century.  We can't all be spring peas after all.

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or
NPS.gov

And get into what was getting to be popular as vegetables in the early 19th century.

How did Avocado Toast become a thing?  
Well, it would never have gotten the traction it did with out practice runs by spinach or even more glamourously by celery.

And those would have never had a chance if not for the propensity for food fads developed by the early 19th century Americans who had lost their food traditions and were now looking for something new.

Join me on the journey to see what was cool in plant foods in the early 19th century.  We can't all be spring peas after all.

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But how did one brew coffee in the 19th century?
And just how weak was it?

To find out, tune in.



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But how did one brew coffee in the 19th century?
And just how weak was it?

To find out, tune in.



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Let's talk tea - what tea were people drinking in the early 19th century?  The answer was almost uniformly, "bad tea".  
Ignorance lead to people needing sugar in their tea b/c they were drinking the bad stuff.  In fact a whole grade of "export quality" tea was invented to fulfill the growing global/European/American demand.  Just in this case - "expot quality" mostly meant the dregs.  Or the dust anyway.

Understanding that most tea Americans were drinking in this age was somewhere between stale and adulterated, and only became more so as time went on, the swing to coffee starts to make more sense.  It had less to do with feelings towards England, and more to do with the tea just not tasting that good.  

To understand just what tea was then, join in...

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Let's talk tea - what tea were people drinking in the early 19th century?  The answer was almost uniformly, "bad tea".  
Ignorance lead to people needing sugar in their tea b/c they were drinking the bad stuff.  In fact a whole grade of "export quality" tea was invented to fulfill the growing global/European/American demand.  Just in this case - "expot quality" mostly meant the dregs.  Or the dust anyway.

Understanding that most tea Americans were drinking in this age was somewhere between stale and adulterated, and only became more so as time went on, the swing to coffee starts to make more sense.  It had less to do with feelings towards England, and more to do with the tea just not tasting that good.  

To understand just what tea was then, join in...

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Anyway - 19th Century Chinese Food?

What can I tell you?  It would have looked much the same as lots of the food you will find right now around the Pearl RIver Delta, the old district of Canton - now known as Guangzhou.

But this episode is not just about the food - it also looks a bit into how the US and China started dealing with each other.  How did that stream of labor from China - that would be essential in the gold fileds and then the construction of the US railroads get a foot hold in California.

While there is much made of the Chinese presence in New York - and how they influenced east coast culture - there is the less well known story of China and the early west.
So grab your dried fish, pickled vegetables, boiled millet and see what's there.



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Anyway - 19th Century Chinese Food?

What can I tell you?  It would have looked much the same as lots of the food you will find right now around the Pearl RIver Delta, the old district of Canton - now known as Guangzhou.

But this episode is not just about the food - it also looks a bit into how the US and China started dealing with each other.  How did that stream of labor from China - that would be essential in the gold fileds and then the construction of the US railroads get a foot hold in California.

While there is much made of the Chinese presence in New York - and how they influenced east coast culture - there is the less well known story of China and the early west.
So grab your dried fish, pickled vegetables, boiled millet and see what's there.



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All are possible... and much more - including death by lobster poisoning.

To get more of the story - tune in to early 19th century lobster

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All are possible... and much more - including death by lobster poisoning.

To get more of the story - tune in to early 19th century lobster

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That products come to you... and packaging is often more important than the thing inside?
That didn't happen over night.  

The fact that farms are there, house are here, and manufacturing stuff is a third place altogether is not an accident.  Instead it's something that has been developing in America for about 200 year.

To see WHY you don't have neighborhood farms - as well as why things like setting up local recycling centers and other things that make stuff is hard - listen in to how the roots of segregated land use ties back to the early railroad.

I mean... maybe a local goat and donkey pasture wouldn't be such a bad thing?
Anyway - more Pea Patches...!
But also understand why modern American Farms Markets will always have food from hundreds of miles away.

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That products come to you... and packaging is often more important than the thing inside?
That didn't happen over night.  

The fact that farms are there, house are here, and manufacturing stuff is a third place altogether is not an accident.  Instead it's something that has been developing in America for about 200 year.

To see WHY you don't have neighborhood farms - as well as why things like setting up local recycling centers and other things that make stuff is hard - listen in to how the roots of segregated land use ties back to the early railroad.

I mean... maybe a local goat and donkey pasture wouldn't be such a bad thing?
Anyway - more Pea Patches...!
But also understand why modern American Farms Markets will always have food from hundreds of miles away.

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And this works out well when you are living in a society that craves more meat, 
and are in a place with apparently wide open spaces that are just fine for feeding said cattle.

A bonus when you have lots of growing industries that are willing to buy beef from you to feed their growing ambitions - whaling, the railroad, new factories, a military pushing out the borders...

And then... you also have new technologies to cook the beef, and have come up with new flavors for seasoning the beef.

The result - American is ready to become a beefy country.


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And this works out well when you are living in a society that craves more meat, 
and are in a place with apparently wide open spaces that are just fine for feeding said cattle.

A bonus when you have lots of growing industries that are willing to buy beef from you to feed their growing ambitions - whaling, the railroad, new factories, a military pushing out the borders...

And then... you also have new technologies to cook the beef, and have come up with new flavors for seasoning the beef.

The result - American is ready to become a beefy country.


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Is there a dairy scene?  Yes.
But are you drinking milk?  Maybe... and probobly only for breakfast.
Ok... but is it Raw Milk?  Most likely not.

In the early 19th century, most milk products were at least heated (cheese) or outright cooked - almost everything else - or downright boiled - your breakfast milk.

Funny thing is, Americans have retained their passion for boiled milk at breakfast.  We just flavor it with coffee and tea now.

For more on this and how the evolution of the American Barn got us ready to have Milk Runs on trains, listen in.

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Is there a dairy scene?  Yes.
But are you drinking milk?  Maybe... and probobly only for breakfast.
Ok... but is it Raw Milk?  Most likely not.

In the early 19th century, most milk products were at least heated (cheese) or outright cooked - almost everything else - or downright boiled - your breakfast milk.

Funny thing is, Americans have retained their passion for boiled milk at breakfast.  We just flavor it with coffee and tea now.

For more on this and how the evolution of the American Barn got us ready to have Milk Runs on trains, listen in.

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Hey - so were early Americans eating mushrooms?

Yeah.  But not all that much.  Just enough for a mushroom industry to spring up in the end of the century - but only in one place, and only for one kind.

But in the meantime - mushroom powder is DELICIOUS... and not that hard to make.

Recipe for 1 quart/4 cups/1 litre of Mushrooms

Clean your favortie way.  Cut or break up.
Combine with:
1/2 tsp mace (or slightly less nutmeg)
5 cloves
2 bay leaves
1/4 tsp pepper (or more depending on your tastes)
1 Tbs salt
1 small onion quartered (or half a large one)
1 Tbs fat (butter or your favorite oil)
1 Tbs vinegar (white/rice/apple cider all good choices)

Heat over medium-low heat to sweat the mushrooms.  When mushrooms have withered - take off heat.  Squeeze out all the liquid using lint free tea-towel.

Save liquid, reduce by 1/2 - Mushroom Ketchup!
Remove large spices and larger onion pieces.  Spread out on drying tray.
Dehydrate to crispy. (Dehydrator - or 200F/100C for a few hours)
Crush to powder in favorite appliance.


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Hey - so were early Americans eating mushrooms?

Yeah.  But not all that much.  Just enough for a mushroom industry to spring up in the end of the century - but only in one place, and only for one kind.

But in the meantime - mushroom powder is DELICIOUS... and not that hard to make.

Recipe for 1 quart/4 cups/1 litre of Mushrooms

Clean your favortie way.  Cut or break up.
Combine with:
1/2 tsp mace (or slightly less nutmeg)
5 cloves
2 bay leaves
1/4 tsp pepper (or more depending on your tastes)
1 Tbs salt
1 small onion quartered (or half a large one)
1 Tbs fat (butter or your favorite oil)
1 Tbs vinegar (white/rice/apple cider all good choices)

Heat over medium-low heat to sweat the mushrooms.  When mushrooms have withered - take off heat.  Squeeze out all the liquid using lint free tea-towel.

Save liquid, reduce by 1/2 - Mushroom Ketchup!
Remove large spices and larger onion pieces.  Spread out on drying tray.
Dehydrate to crispy. (Dehydrator - or 200F/100C for a few hours)
Crush to powder in favorite appliance.


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Also - how is the lack of information and the limited presence of mushrooms in AMerican food related?

Some answers are here.

Also - The Fantasia clip of Tchaikovsky's "Chinese Dance" will let you see (among other things) open and closed mushrooms - the "li'l-est" one with it's veil more or less intact

Also - that in the 1940's Americans were pretty mushroom clueless

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Also - how is the lack of information and the limited presence of mushrooms in AMerican food related?

Some answers are here.

Also - The Fantasia clip of Tchaikovsky's "Chinese Dance" will let you see (among other things) open and closed mushrooms - the "li'l-est" one with it's veil more or less intact

Also - that in the 1940's Americans were pretty mushroom clueless

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Links:
Johnny Appleseed Cartoon (1948) 
Paul Bunyan Cartoon (1958) 
John Henry Cartoon 1 (1973 – narrated by Roberta Flack)
John Henry Cartoon 2 (2000 - Disney)
Pecos Bill Cartoon (1948) 
Davy Crockett Disney TV show Theme Song (1954 – This is… OOoooF rough) 

Iriana Geogescu's plum dumplings you can use with apples.  Or apricots of course.  

 
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Links:
Johnny Appleseed Cartoon (1948) 
Paul Bunyan Cartoon (1958) 
John Henry Cartoon 1 (1973 – narrated by Roberta Flack)
John Henry Cartoon 2 (2000 - Disney)
Pecos Bill Cartoon (1948) 
Davy Crockett Disney TV show Theme Song (1954 – This is… OOoooF rough) 

Iriana Geogescu's plum dumplings you can use with apples.  Or apricots of course.  

 
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And while that's wild on it's own, even more impossible to imagine is how much of agriculture used to be dedicated simply to growing food to feed the animals that allowed you to run the farm.  Having solar panels and biodigesters to create power on the farm now is pretty wild... but it wasn't that long ago, all things considered when all the energy used on a farm was grown... on the farm!

But it does help put into perspective how much energy it took to simply grow enough food for the farm - and then a little more to sell.  The surplusses we have now - simply NOT possible.

To learn about the origins of 40 acres and a Mule - no the earlier origins... and how 160 acres would become the standard for American farms, tune in, and marvel at the idea of the oatmeal raisin cookie - and how far away it is from it's high end hose food origin.

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And while that's wild on it's own, even more impossible to imagine is how much of agriculture used to be dedicated simply to growing food to feed the animals that allowed you to run the farm.  Having solar panels and biodigesters to create power on the farm now is pretty wild... but it wasn't that long ago, all things considered when all the energy used on a farm was grown... on the farm!

But it does help put into perspective how much energy it took to simply grow enough food for the farm - and then a little more to sell.  The surplusses we have now - simply NOT possible.

To learn about the origins of 40 acres and a Mule - no the earlier origins... and how 160 acres would become the standard for American farms, tune in, and marvel at the idea of the oatmeal raisin cookie - and how far away it is from it's high end hose food origin.

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IT's time to learn some chicken history and face the reality about what chickens were really for in the early 19th century - eggs!
If you wanted bird meat there were lots of better birds out there to eat above and beyond the scrawny backyard chcicken. 
But that was about to change as the worlds chickens began to come to America.

To learn about all that and more - listen in.

And the old Temple in Turkiye / Anatolia
Göbekli Tepe
Scorpion Carving (photo 11)


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IT's time to learn some chicken history and face the reality about what chickens were really for in the early 19th century - eggs!
If you wanted bird meat there were lots of better birds out there to eat above and beyond the scrawny backyard chcicken. 
But that was about to change as the worlds chickens began to come to America.

To learn about all that and more - listen in.

And the old Temple in Turkiye / Anatolia
Göbekli Tepe
Scorpion Carving (photo 11)


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& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>245119th,american,century,chicken,eggs,food,fried,historyfalse4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/141-the-forking-of-america-when-we-start-to-stop-eating-with-our-hands--64961008Well!  That's because in just about every one of those situations the eating etiquette would look so different it would be unrecognizable - in fact it's likely people would be eating with their fingers!

Americans have only been eating with forks - on a regualr basis for about 150 years!
The earliest Americans ate with their hands - becasue so did almost everyone else.

Oh - and I answer the question, why do Americans constantly switch which hands they hold knife and fork when eating fancy?

All manner of Fork Trivia is covered.

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Americans have only been eating with forks - on a regualr basis for about 150 years!
The earliest Americans ate with their hands - becasue so did almost everyone else.

Oh - and I answer the question, why do Americans constantly switch which hands they hold knife and fork when eating fancy?

All manner of Fork Trivia is covered.

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But as you might have gathered I'm not entirely OK right now.  Will there be a National Park Service -NPS.gov by next episode?
Will I have access to the library of congress or is it going to get "Alexandira'd"?

I don't know, but at least I do know that I can hook you up with both old school and modern methods of preserving pork when the power grid goes down.
I the mean time take care, love your local food producers and be kind.  Even and possibly especially to the people who don't eat pork.  They're fine as well - and it mean more for us ominivores.

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But as you might have gathered I'm not entirely OK right now.  Will there be a National Park Service -NPS.gov by next episode?
Will I have access to the library of congress or is it going to get "Alexandira'd"?

I don't know, but at least I do know that I can hook you up with both old school and modern methods of preserving pork when the power grid goes down.
I the mean time take care, love your local food producers and be kind.  Even and possibly especially to the people who don't eat pork.  They're fine as well - and it mean more for us ominivores.

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How to keep pork will be around next time.

But the big lesson is - boy do we need our hands held when it comes to recipes.
Is 50 words not enough for you to prepare boiled poik and pease porridge?  
It certainly isn't enough for me.  I'd be absolutely sunk.

Though it does explain why enslaved cooks could learn the recipes that were read to them out loud.  The recipes weren't that long.   Just small notes getting them to combine techniques they were already familliar with.
The woman reading the recipe probobly didn't know what it was supposed to be like either.  As long as it tasted good - that was good enough.

So come along - and be glad at the variety in your pantry.  Becasue in the 19th century - it was likely all pork a lot of the time.

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How to keep pork will be around next time.

But the big lesson is - boy do we need our hands held when it comes to recipes.
Is 50 words not enough for you to prepare boiled poik and pease porridge?  
It certainly isn't enough for me.  I'd be absolutely sunk.

Though it does explain why enslaved cooks could learn the recipes that were read to them out loud.  The recipes weren't that long.   Just small notes getting them to combine techniques they were already familliar with.
The woman reading the recipe probobly didn't know what it was supposed to be like either.  As long as it tasted good - that was good enough.

So come along - and be glad at the variety in your pantry.  Becasue in the 19th century - it was likely all pork a lot of the time.

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Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
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But how did those pigs get to market in the first place?

On their own 4 feet!  That's right, there's more than one way to concentrate corn down for better transport and not all of it is Bourbon / Corn Whiskey.

Also learn about how early mechanical America only kept moving due to the presence of pigs.

Big contributions to the script from Mark Essig's _Lesser Beasts_ 

Be sure to look up the Canadian Super Pigs... and the problem they are.

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But how did those pigs get to market in the first place?

On their own 4 feet!  That's right, there's more than one way to concentrate corn down for better transport and not all of it is Bourbon / Corn Whiskey.

Also learn about how early mechanical America only kept moving due to the presence of pigs.

Big contributions to the script from Mark Essig's _Lesser Beasts_ 

Be sure to look up the Canadian Super Pigs... and the problem they are.

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Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
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That, and a few other things had me wondering if crackers and biscuts DIDN'T come from the same source?  Rather did the two just meet in America.  Turns out - that's what it was.

It was Douglas Mack of The Snack Shack that got me stared with this post on biscuit and cracker mysteries of the past: The Snack That's a Secret Ingredient

And here are the llinks to @oliviacooks excellent cracker recipes made with sourdough discard:

Love & Olive Oil - 
Sourdough Crackers
Siicilian Parchment Sourdough Crackers (pane carasau)
both include a non-sourdough version.

Find out how it was New Sweden all along.  Or maybe not that... but they were involved.  Anyway, be glad your crackers have fat and leavening in them.  


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That, and a few other things had me wondering if crackers and biscuts DIDN'T come from the same source?  Rather did the two just meet in America.  Turns out - that's what it was.

It was Douglas Mack of The Snack Shack that got me stared with this post on biscuit and cracker mysteries of the past: The Snack That's a Secret Ingredient

And here are the llinks to @oliviacooks excellent cracker recipes made with sourdough discard:

Love & Olive Oil - 
Sourdough Crackers
Siicilian Parchment Sourdough Crackers (pane carasau)
both include a non-sourdough version.

Find out how it was New Sweden all along.  Or maybe not that... but they were involved.  Anyway, be glad your crackers have fat and leavening in them.  


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If you are curious just what steel is - and how all that early American iron is related, this is your episode.  Sure - I'm a food podcast, but this time it's all about Geology, Steel and some bread.

The King Arthur Focaccia Bread Recipe

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If you are curious just what steel is - and how all that early American iron is related, this is your episode.  Sure - I'm a food podcast, but this time it's all about Geology, Steel and some bread.

The King Arthur Focaccia Bread Recipe

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But for those of you who need something to tide you over - listen along to the Hot Nonsense (and a little Cristo Fernandez appreciation).

Again - this is not the safe for everyone part of the feed.  And some of the bonus contect will be just fine.  But this is to simply avoid a blank space if I can help it.

So carry on with the Zorro-ing and say in the comments if it's too many locations #locations #toomuch

Bust seriously - your 6 eps in to a 10 episode season and you're just going to send this many hares running in the field of story.
What Gives?
Also - Greta admits she entirely absolutely was guessing and was WRONG.
But that's happened before & will most likely happen again.


You better start paying some things off in the next few episodes.  That's all I ask. 
Oh - and don't stop delivering on the fashion.

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But for those of you who need something to tide you over - listen along to the Hot Nonsense (and a little Cristo Fernandez appreciation).

Again - this is not the safe for everyone part of the feed.  And some of the bonus contect will be just fine.  But this is to simply avoid a blank space if I can help it.

So carry on with the Zorro-ing and say in the comments if it's too many locations #locations #toomuch

Bust seriously - your 6 eps in to a 10 episode season and you're just going to send this many hares running in the field of story.
What Gives?
Also - Greta admits she entirely absolutely was guessing and was WRONG.
But that's happened before & will most likely happen again.


You better start paying some things off in the next few episodes.  That's all I ask. 
Oh - and don't stop delivering on the fashion.

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They are less part of community exchange, and instead become part of the flow of economic life.  Any sense of aged or carefully constructed liquors will never develop.  Instead alcohol will have more of an identity as a cog in the economic wheel.
And becaseu booze is about to become big business, lots of people are going to have lots to say about it.

So to find out how messy and fast moving thing are as the split in what the north drinks and what the south drinks emerges - jump in and hang on.  There is a whole bunch of information in here.

Drink Up! 

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& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63377302Wed, 18 Dec 2024 17:38:14 +0000Margaret HardinWelcome to the messy alcoholic beverage scene in the early 19th century.  Migration, mechanization and new profit centers are all going to shift how alcoholic beverages are made and regarded in early America.   They are less part of community...
They are less part of community exchange, and instead become part of the flow of economic life.  Any sense of aged or carefully constructed liquors will never develop.  Instead alcohol will have more of an identity as a cog in the economic wheel.
And becaseu booze is about to become big business, lots of people are going to have lots to say about it.

So to find out how messy and fast moving thing are as the split in what the north drinks and what the south drinks emerges - jump in and hang on.  There is a whole bunch of information in here.

Drink Up! 

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Oh heck... it's just how bad people can be when it all becomes about money, power and entertaining TV.

So have you been following along?
Now that we have our major players set up - and the relationships are established we can really get the plates spinning:
Secret Societies - check
Love Triangle - check
Twin Brothers - check
Mysterious/Nefarious Death - check
and a SLAP! - check and check

There's some fun close quarters fighting, riding off frantically into the moonlight, and jaw clenching to beat the band.  Capt. Monestario get's to employ his jaw clenching in a range of emotional situations.
We get a doctor that washes his hands (what!?)

But most of all - Jamie and Greta hint what's next after we come to the end of the 1st season of Zorro.
So saddle up - and come along for the ride.

As always - you can reach us on the internets.
Jamie Lewis (plagueofstrength.com & IG @plagueofstrength)
and his NEW YouTube Apprearances on Carved Outta Stone Wednesday AM or Friday PM
Schedule Details: instagram.com/carvedouttastone
&
Greta Hardin (The History of American Food podcast & @THoAFood all over)

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& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63308541Fri, 13 Dec 2024 22:02:16 +0000Margaret Hardin*THIS* is the don't listen at work part of the feed.  I'll include this for all the naughty episodes.  And Zorro - he's a Bad Boy?  Bad Girl?  Oh heck... it's just how bad people can be when it all becomes about money, power and entertaining TV. So...I'll include this for all the naughty episodes.  And Zorro - he's a Bad Boy?  Bad Girl? 
Oh heck... it's just how bad people can be when it all becomes about money, power and entertaining TV.

So have you been following along?
Now that we have our major players set up - and the relationships are established we can really get the plates spinning:
Secret Societies - check
Love Triangle - check
Twin Brothers - check
Mysterious/Nefarious Death - check
and a SLAP! - check and check

There's some fun close quarters fighting, riding off frantically into the moonlight, and jaw clenching to beat the band.  Capt. Monestario get's to employ his jaw clenching in a range of emotional situations.
We get a doctor that washes his hands (what!?)

But most of all - Jamie and Greta hint what's next after we come to the end of the 1st season of Zorro.
So saddle up - and come along for the ride.

As always - you can reach us on the internets.
Jamie Lewis (plagueofstrength.com & IG @plagueofstrength)
and his NEW YouTube Apprearances on Carved Outta Stone Wednesday AM or Friday PM
Schedule Details: instagram.com/carvedouttastone
&
Greta Hardin (The History of American Food podcast & @THoAFood all over)

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& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>444119th,century,history,zorrofalse4bonushttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/134-lessons-from-early-19th-century-american-stew--63148766And the reading and researching of all those recipes showed me that - once again - some of the assumptions I went in with were way off!

Chicken and dumplins... dumplin - are not typical early 19th century fare.  But plenty of other stew type things are.  And there are lessons in the recipes for all us modern cooks - regardless of how we cook our stew.

The biggest big deal - brown your meat!  The other thing - freshen up your seasoning right before serving.  Do it!

But what if it's a vegetable... a meatless stew?  Well, I fear to tell you, due to the spice fearing vegetarian crusaders of the 19th century (the Grahamites and their ilk) this was a terrible time to go hunting for good American vegetable stew.  It was there, but not in any printed cookbook.  America's date with generally good vegetable cookery got badly shoved into the corner.

Sigh.

But get on board with why our stew got so bad - and how you can make yours great!

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Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
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& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63148766Wed, 04 Dec 2024 19:52:05 +0000Margaret HardinThis episode wwas one for the books.  So many many books.   And the reading and researching of all those recipes showed me that - once again - some of the assumptions I went in with were way off! Chicken and dumplins... dumplin - are not typical...And the reading and researching of all those recipes showed me that - once again - some of the assumptions I went in with were way off!

Chicken and dumplins... dumplin - are not typical early 19th century fare.  But plenty of other stew type things are.  And there are lessons in the recipes for all us modern cooks - regardless of how we cook our stew.

The biggest big deal - brown your meat!  The other thing - freshen up your seasoning right before serving.  Do it!

But what if it's a vegetable... a meatless stew?  Well, I fear to tell you, due to the spice fearing vegetarian crusaders of the 19th century (the Grahamites and their ilk) this was a terrible time to go hunting for good American vegetable stew.  It was there, but not in any printed cookbook.  America's date with generally good vegetable cookery got badly shoved into the corner.

Sigh.

But get on board with why our stew got so bad - and how you can make yours great!

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
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Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
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Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
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& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>234919th,american,century,food,history,meat,stewfalse4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/133-5-bonus-unnecessary-romanian-adventure--63062331   I’m at the point of fascination. I don’t know a lot about Romania, really, and they definitely know nothing about me, but what I got to see in a short amount of time has me wanting to know more.  
   If Romania strikes you the same way – here are all the links I mentioned to look up cool and tasty stuff. Along with the Russian History
(None of this is beng done on a promotional basis - I get nothing out of this.  I just wanted to share!)   

Perestroika 
Glasnost
Boris Yeltsin   

Step by Step Bucharest
Exodus Romania   
Irina Georgescu – Cookbooks
Carpathia 
Danube 
Tava 

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& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63062331Fri, 29 Nov 2024 16:55:46 +0000Margaret HardinThis episode is a not a love letter, more of a crush note about Romania.     I’m at the point of fascination. I don’t know a lot about Romania, really, and they definitely know nothing about me, but what I got to see in a short amount of time has me...   I’m at the point of fascination. I don’t know a lot about Romania, really, and they definitely know nothing about me, but what I got to see in a short amount of time has me wanting to know more.  
   If Romania strikes you the same way – here are all the links I mentioned to look up cool and tasty stuff. Along with the Russian History
(None of this is beng done on a promotional basis - I get nothing out of this.  I just wanted to share!)   

Perestroika 
Glasnost
Boris Yeltsin   

Step by Step Bucharest
Exodus Romania   
Irina Georgescu – Cookbooks
Carpathia 
Danube 
Tava 

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
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& some other socials... @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
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Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
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& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>2408american,food,hisotry,romaniafalse4bonushttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/133-stew-a-history-including-etymology-techniques-what-it-was-called-before--62820748
OK - there was stew, it's just that it went by all sorts of other names.  While the concept of stew is old, the word "stew" itself is only about 300 years old.  I know I was shocked as well.

To find out about stew, gravy, soup, braise and all sorts of other words - and more importantly how YOU can make your stews better, come along and listen for a bit.

And then next week I'll tell you about all the regional styles of stew that are going to influence our national cuisine on into the future.
(Chicken & dumplins anyone?)

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Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
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& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62820748Wed, 20 Nov 2024 11:00:07 +0000Margaret HardinDid you know there was no "stew" before the 18th Century? OK - there was stew, it's just that it went by all sorts of other names.  While the concept of stew is old, the word "stew" itself is only about 300 years old.  I know I was shocked as well....
OK - there was stew, it's just that it went by all sorts of other names.  While the concept of stew is old, the word "stew" itself is only about 300 years old.  I know I was shocked as well.

To find out about stew, gravy, soup, braise and all sorts of other words - and more importantly how YOU can make your stews better, come along and listen for a bit.

And then next week I'll tell you about all the regional styles of stew that are going to influence our national cuisine on into the future.
(Chicken & dumplins anyone?)

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
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Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
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& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>161119th,american,century,food,history,stewfalse4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/132-5-bonus-danderfunk-salt-junk-scurvy-cuisine-aboard-ships--62713705
Bring along all the Cabin Girls & Boys - this one is for everyone.

Rich does me the favor of quoting vivid primary sources to back up all these things I’ve been saying about food at sea. In a word: Terrible. 

Check out Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs (https://shipwrecksandseadogs.com/blog/) to discover many more engaging episodes about tales of mishaps, misfortune, and misadventures.

For images and sources, please visit https://shipwrecksandseadogs.com/blog/2024/11/12/danderfunk-salt-junk-and-scurvy-cuisine-aboard-ships/ For ad-free listening to Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs and many other fantastic history podcasts, subscribe to Into History at IntoHistory.com/shipwreckspod.

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& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62713705Wed, 13 Nov 2024 11:00:08 +0000Margaret HardinThis week’s bonus episode is an interview I did with Rich Napolitano of the delightfully dark and decidedly educational podcast highlighting the Age of Sail - Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs - Tales of Mishaps, Misfortune, and Misadventures Bring along all...
Bring along all the Cabin Girls & Boys - this one is for everyone.

Rich does me the favor of quoting vivid primary sources to back up all these things I’ve been saying about food at sea. In a word: Terrible. 

Check out Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs (https://shipwrecksandseadogs.com/blog/) to discover many more engaging episodes about tales of mishaps, misfortune, and misadventures.

For images and sources, please visit https://shipwrecksandseadogs.com/blog/2024/11/12/danderfunk-salt-junk-and-scurvy-cuisine-aboard-ships/ For ad-free listening to Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs and many other fantastic history podcasts, subscribe to Into History at IntoHistory.com/shipwreckspod.

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& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>349017th,18th,19th,age,american,beef,century,cod,dogs,duff,food,history,of,sail,salt,sea,shipfalse4bonushttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/132-baked-beans-boston-and-the-other-kinds--62634430
Anyway - what are Baked Beans really, how did they come about, and why, in my opinion are they America's first influential fusion food?  Also, why did America pass up the chance to become a pottery power house - and give it all up in favor of steel and glass (is it becasue we think art is secretly decadant and a waste of time?)

Come along for the journey, give pork a chance and don't give up on mustard.  We all need it.


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Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
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& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62634430Wed, 06 Nov 2024 11:00:02 +0000Margaret HardinCan I just be a black cat now? Anyway - what are Baked Beans really, how did they come about, and why, in my opinion are they America's first influential fusion food?  Also, why did America pass up the chance to become a pottery power house - and...
Anyway - what are Baked Beans really, how did they come about, and why, in my opinion are they America's first influential fusion food?  Also, why did America pass up the chance to become a pottery power house - and give it all up in favor of steel and glass (is it becasue we think art is secretly decadant and a waste of time?)

Come along for the journey, give pork a chance and don't give up on mustard.  We all need it.


Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
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Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
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Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
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& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>173619th,american,baked,beans,boston,century,food,historyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/crossover-part-14-it-s-definitely-a-telenovela-now-with-twins-zorro-s1e4-on-amazon-prime--62588916
Enjoy all the same. #NSFW
Things just get more. More more. 


Oh you were confused last week?  Well it doesn't get any better this week.  If anything it gets worse... more soupy, more sloppy, more salacious.

Greta badly speaks more Spanish - but mainly in the service of the 2! DOS! Zorros issue.
Jamie is baffled by the twins issue - not twin Zorros, just regular Telenovella twins.
Excitement as we are in New York.  Consternation as a transit across the Panama Isthmus is proposed.
And as always we have fun dashing about the (not actually) old Los Angeles countryside as the Mexican sway over Las Californias is in the process of being lost.  But not before we are teased with more bears.  
When will we solve the mystery of the dang bears!?

As always - you can reach us on the internets.
Jamie Lewis (plagueofstrength.com & IG @plagueofstrength)
and his NEW YouTube Apprearances on Carved Outta Stone Wednesday AM or Friday PM
Schedule Details: instagram.com/carvedouttastone
&
Greta Hardin (The History of American Food podcast & @THoAFood all over)

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
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& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62588916Sat, 02 Nov 2024 09:32:18 +0000Margaret HardinLook - I should really plan better when I take an unexpected trip to Romania. But I did not.  Enjoy all the same. #NSFW Things just get more. More more.  Oh you were confused last week?  Well it doesn't get any better this week.  If anything it...
Enjoy all the same. #NSFW
Things just get more. More more. 


Oh you were confused last week?  Well it doesn't get any better this week.  If anything it gets worse... more soupy, more sloppy, more salacious.

Greta badly speaks more Spanish - but mainly in the service of the 2! DOS! Zorros issue.
Jamie is baffled by the twins issue - not twin Zorros, just regular Telenovella twins.
Excitement as we are in New York.  Consternation as a transit across the Panama Isthmus is proposed.
And as always we have fun dashing about the (not actually) old Los Angeles countryside as the Mexican sway over Las Californias is in the process of being lost.  But not before we are teased with more bears.  
When will we solve the mystery of the dang bears!?

As always - you can reach us on the internets.
Jamie Lewis (plagueofstrength.com & IG @plagueofstrength)
and his NEW YouTube Apprearances on Carved Outta Stone Wednesday AM or Friday PM
Schedule Details: instagram.com/carvedouttastone
&
Greta Hardin (The History of American Food podcast & @THoAFood all over)

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
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& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>4599nsfw,zorrofalse4bonushttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/131-the-fruits-and-nuts-of-america-the-natives-not-the-imports--62471336Well wonder no more.  Or at least slightly less - and explore some of the major items that are native to Norht America, and yet almost made it to "famous because they are yummy" but not quite.  Also - what are the possible global superstars in waiting.

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
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Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
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Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
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Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
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& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62471336Wed, 23 Oct 2024 10:00:02 +0000Margaret HardinHave you ever thought about how there are so few North American foods that are globally available - or even regular foods for people living in North America? Well wonder no more.  Or at least slightly less - and explore some of the major items that...Well wonder no more.  Or at least slightly less - and explore some of the major items that are native to Norht America, and yet almost made it to "famous because they are yummy" but not quite.  Also - what are the possible global superstars in waiting.

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
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Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
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Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
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& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>217219th,american,century,foarge,food,history,nut,pawpaw,persimmon,wildfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/crossover-part-13-what-the-hell-is-going-on-1st-installment-zorro-s1e3-on-amazon-prime--62404649
We are back in Alta California when the wine was Spanish, and the churches were all adobe.  Americans were eyeing the other side of the continent... but only in a desultory manner. Snd the richest people of the land - were giant jerks with no thought of the little people actaully doing all the labor, or the local tribes who had been there for a minute.  Like a real long time.

Anyway - if you'd like to Telanovela up your history, let's Zorro!

What the Hell is going on?  That's the entire sentiment of this episode.
And well, as viewers always trying to figure things out we may have brought it on ourselves.

One approach of course is to take one story line and then make it endlessly twisty - each twist more diabolical than the last and it's some of the these post Game of Thrones shows where eventually people just can't care anymore.  The characters are so contradictory - nothing matters anymore.

The other, more fun approach is to just keep throwing in new characters (who's Guadalupe Montero?), sting out plot points (what is up with the bear pins?) and moving the story around to new locations (how are we in New York - err Nueva York?)

And that is what Zorro has chosen to do, because it is a fun show!  So buckle those swashes and let's go! (That will get old, I know.  But not yet)


As always - you can reach us on the internets.
Jamie Lewis (plagueofstrength.com & IG @plagueofstrength)

Greta Hardin (The History of American Food podcast & @THoAFood all over)

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62404649Fri, 18 Oct 2024 10:00:02 +0000Margaret HardinAs long as you remember... this is the NSFW Bonus part, come on along. We are back in Alta California when the wine was Spanish, and the churches were all adobe.  Americans were eyeing the other side of the continent... but only in a desultory...
We are back in Alta California when the wine was Spanish, and the churches were all adobe.  Americans were eyeing the other side of the continent... but only in a desultory manner. Snd the richest people of the land - were giant jerks with no thought of the little people actaully doing all the labor, or the local tribes who had been there for a minute.  Like a real long time.

Anyway - if you'd like to Telanovela up your history, let's Zorro!

What the Hell is going on?  That's the entire sentiment of this episode.
And well, as viewers always trying to figure things out we may have brought it on ourselves.

One approach of course is to take one story line and then make it endlessly twisty - each twist more diabolical than the last and it's some of the these post Game of Thrones shows where eventually people just can't care anymore.  The characters are so contradictory - nothing matters anymore.

The other, more fun approach is to just keep throwing in new characters (who's Guadalupe Montero?), sting out plot points (what is up with the bear pins?) and moving the story around to new locations (how are we in New York - err Nueva York?)

And that is what Zorro has chosen to do, because it is a fun show!  So buckle those swashes and let's go! (That will get old, I know.  But not yet)


As always - you can reach us on the internets.
Jamie Lewis (plagueofstrength.com & IG @plagueofstrength)

Greta Hardin (The History of American Food podcast & @THoAFood all over)

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>415719th,amazon,century,fashion,fighting,food,history,prime,sword,zorrofalse4bonushttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/130-america-goes-on-a-diet-part-1-grahamism-and-the-vegetable-diet--62294170
But mainly a look at how little American Diet Culture has changed in almost 200 years.  We came up with some very sticky ideas about how diets should work - including general cluelessness about complex ideas, fuzzy recolections of a fantastic past and the fact that you need more money than you have to follow it correctly.

Sylvester Graham and his boring approach to vegetables is going to lead the way in how America is going to try to regain health and lose weight.

Follow along for America's first encounter with, "you are eating wrong."

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
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Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
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& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62294170Wed, 09 Oct 2024 10:00:02 +0000Margaret HardinThis week - First a tribute to the forever changed Blue Ridge Parkway. But mainly a look at how little American Diet Culture has changed in almost 200 years.  We came up with some very sticky ideas about how diets should work - including general...
But mainly a look at how little American Diet Culture has changed in almost 200 years.  We came up with some very sticky ideas about how diets should work - including general cluelessness about complex ideas, fuzzy recolections of a fantastic past and the fact that you need more money than you have to follow it correctly.

Sylvester Graham and his boring approach to vegetables is going to lead the way in how America is going to try to regain health and lose weight.

Follow along for America's first encounter with, "you are eating wrong."

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
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Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
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& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>242319th,american,century,diets,food,graham,history,vegetarianfalse4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/crossover-part-12-no-tapas-but-this-has-everything-else-zorro-s1e2-on-amazon-prime--61120250
Catch Season 1 of Zorro on Amazon Prime Video to watch along

This episode is where this show goes mask off and shows it’s Telenovela True Colors.

Go watch this episode first on Amazon Prime.  Twists, Turns, Escándalo! & we just sorted out that Dani Rojas from Ted Lasso is Zorro 1.  This series is SO MUCH FUN.
 
Jamie and Greta are here to absolutely enjoy every last minute of the escapist nonsense.  Ok Ok - not just for the fun of it, but how it shows so much of what was up in 19th century California that was not concerned with America.  Which, actually, for along time was most of it.
So come along for the wild ride that is Zorro - in Spanish.  
You can go the Subtitles route... or English Dub.  We are #Team Subtitles, but enjoy it your way.

As always - you can reach us on the internets.
Jamie Lewis (plagueofstrength.com & IG @plagueofstrength)
and his NEW YouTube Apprearances on Carved Outta Stone Wednesday AM or Friday PM
Schedule Details: instagram.com/carvedouttastone
&
Greta Hardin (The History of American Food podcast & @THoAFood all over)

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61120250Fri, 04 Oct 2024 10:00:02 +0000Margaret HardinIn case you are new here - these are the NSFW Eps.  Not serious food content, fit for sharing with everyone.  Instead, we are being silly about media - mostly about the 19th Century.   And there are swears.  Sharing this becasue this Zorro series...
Catch Season 1 of Zorro on Amazon Prime Video to watch along

This episode is where this show goes mask off and shows it’s Telenovela True Colors.

Go watch this episode first on Amazon Prime.  Twists, Turns, Escándalo! & we just sorted out that Dani Rojas from Ted Lasso is Zorro 1.  This series is SO MUCH FUN.
 
Jamie and Greta are here to absolutely enjoy every last minute of the escapist nonsense.  Ok Ok - not just for the fun of it, but how it shows so much of what was up in 19th century California that was not concerned with America.  Which, actually, for along time was most of it.
So come along for the wild ride that is Zorro - in Spanish.  
You can go the Subtitles route... or English Dub.  We are #Team Subtitles, but enjoy it your way.

As always - you can reach us on the internets.
Jamie Lewis (plagueofstrength.com & IG @plagueofstrength)
and his NEW YouTube Apprearances on Carved Outta Stone Wednesday AM or Friday PM
Schedule Details: instagram.com/carvedouttastone
&
Greta Hardin (The History of American Food podcast & @THoAFood all over)

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>426019th,california,century,history,zorrofalse4bonushttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/129-america-goes-on-a-diet-a-history--62098759Women's Work - The Untold Story of America’s Female Farmers
has its PBS Premier on September 26 on KSPS serving the Spokane, WA area!
And heads up Western Washington - it will be out on KBTC (Broadcast Channel 28) in November 

How long has America been following diets to improve our health and gain ever more vitality and possibly super-human powers?  Almost since the beginning of the country.
While we seem to always beleive that the past was somehow a food golden age, the goals and targets of diets have changed over the years.

So check out the reasons why we seem to fall for the wildest diets, and seemingly why we got started.

And don't forget about my contribution to HotDish discovery  on TodayFood.com

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
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Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62098759Wed, 25 Sep 2024 10:00:02 +0000Margaret Hardinhttps://www.womensworkdocumentary.org/ - The Untold Story of America’s Female Farmers has its PBS Premier on https://www.womensworkdocumentary.org/news on KSPS serving the Spokane, WA area! And heads up Western Washington - it will be out on KBTC...Women's Work - The Untold Story of America’s Female Farmers
has its PBS Premier on September 26 on KSPS serving the Spokane, WA area!
And heads up Western Washington - it will be out on KBTC (Broadcast Channel 28) in November 

How long has America been following diets to improve our health and gain ever more vitality and possibly super-human powers?  Almost since the beginning of the country.
While we seem to always beleive that the past was somehow a food golden age, the goals and targets of diets have changed over the years.

So check out the reasons why we seem to fall for the wildest diets, and seemingly why we got started.

And don't forget about my contribution to HotDish discovery  on TodayFood.com

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>146719th,age,american,century,culture,diet,food,golden,historyfalse4129fullhttps://www.historydaily.com/May 8, 1886. American pharmacist John S. Pemberton sells the first glass of Coca-Cola at a pharmacy in downtown Atlanta, a drink he originally bills as a cure-all tonic.

This week - here's a cross post from History Daily, presented by (not that) Lindsay Graham.  
In this episode we jump ahead a very little bit to when soda fountains and health elixirs are both starting to travel across the country to change America's beverage landscape forever.

Listen in to hear where and why Coca Cola got its start.

On History Daily, we do history, daily. Every weekday, host Lindsay Graham (American Scandal, American History Tellers) takes you back in time to explore a momentous event that happened ‘on this day’ in history.

Whether it’s to remember the tragedy of December 7th, 1941, the day “that will live in infamy,” or to celebrate that 20th day in July, 1969, when mankind reached the moon, History Daily is there to tell you the true stories of the people and events that shaped our world—one day at a time.

So if you’re stuck in traffic, bored at work—wherever you are, listen to History Daily to remind yourself that something incredible happened to make that day historic.A co-production from award-winning podcasters Airship and Noiser.



I'll be back next week with more about fish!

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61484086Wed, 18 Sep 2024 10:00:02 +0000Margaret HardinMay 8, 1886. American pharmacist John S. Pemberton sells the first glass of Coca-Cola at a pharmacy in downtown Atlanta, a drink he originally bills as a cure-all tonic. This week - here's a cross post from https://www.historydaily.com/, presented by...May 8, 1886. American pharmacist John S. Pemberton sells the first glass of Coca-Cola at a pharmacy in downtown Atlanta, a drink he originally bills as a cure-all tonic.

This week - here's a cross post from History Daily, presented by (not that) Lindsay Graham.  
In this episode we jump ahead a very little bit to when soda fountains and health elixirs are both starting to travel across the country to change America's beverage landscape forever.

Listen in to hear where and why Coca Cola got its start.

On History Daily, we do history, daily. Every weekday, host Lindsay Graham (American Scandal, American History Tellers) takes you back in time to explore a momentous event that happened ‘on this day’ in history.

Whether it’s to remember the tragedy of December 7th, 1941, the day “that will live in infamy,” or to celebrate that 20th day in July, 1969, when mankind reached the moon, History Daily is there to tell you the true stories of the people and events that shaped our world—one day at a time.

So if you’re stuck in traffic, bored at work—wherever you are, listen to History Daily to remind yourself that something incredible happened to make that day historic.A co-production from award-winning podcasters Airship and Noiser.



I'll be back next week with more about fish!

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>94119th,american,century,coca,cola,food,historyfalse4bonushttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/128-blancmange-jelly-and-other-jiggly-things--61333241
1st hooray - Women's Work - The Untold Story of America’s Female Farmers
has its PBS Premier on September 26 on KSPS serving the Spokane, WA area!

But seriously - let's talk about jelly.  Yeah - I definitey learned great disdain for Jell-O as I grew up - cheap and ceerful, and it seemed like tawdry empty calories.  The research for this episode showed me it has a long and proud history as an exclusive food that us moderns poorly understand.

As an American I am incredibly suspicious of savory jellies.  I have been fooled into missing some good stuff.  How did it all go wrong?  This episode holds a few clues.
Also - finally all those references to Blancmange in British English media will make sense to all us American English types.

But in the meantime - check out my appearance on TodayFood.com

And - keep your ears out for the crossover episode about the 1st Glass of Coca-Cola from History Daily and Wondery 

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61333241Wed, 11 Sep 2024 10:00:02 +0000Margaret HardinA BUSY WEEK! 1st hooray - https://www.womensworkdocumentary.org/ - The Untold Story of America’s Female Farmers has its PBS Premier on https://www.womensworkdocumentary.org/news on KSPS serving the Spokane, WA area! But seriously - let's talk about...
1st hooray - Women's Work - The Untold Story of America’s Female Farmers
has its PBS Premier on September 26 on KSPS serving the Spokane, WA area!

But seriously - let's talk about jelly.  Yeah - I definitey learned great disdain for Jell-O as I grew up - cheap and ceerful, and it seemed like tawdry empty calories.  The research for this episode showed me it has a long and proud history as an exclusive food that us moderns poorly understand.

As an American I am incredibly suspicious of savory jellies.  I have been fooled into missing some good stuff.  How did it all go wrong?  This episode holds a few clues.
Also - finally all those references to Blancmange in British English media will make sense to all us American English types.

But in the meantime - check out my appearance on TodayFood.com

And - keep your ears out for the crossover episode about the 1st Glass of Coca-Cola from History Daily and Wondery 

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>191819th,american,arrowroot,blancmange,century,collagen,food,gelatin,history,jello,jell-o,jelly,pectin,sago,starch,sugarfalse4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/crossover-part-11-so-what-if-zorro-but-a-telenovela-and-so-much-fun-zorro-s1e1-on-amazon-prime--61120222
Catch Season 1 of Zorro on Amazon Prime Video to watch along

After watching the movie Zorro - it became clear, we need more of Zorro.  We also need more of the 19th Century Americas... from something other than the USA America perspective. Because, during the 19th century, the Americnan America was a very different shape than the USA we live in now.  There were lots of other nations in those spaces we conveniently forget about. 

Also - the 21st century adventure and super hero stories have gotten a little... dark.  We need a little light.  Not to mention, some way better clothes.
So get out the cape, saddle up and let's ride for better adventures with Zorro in Alta California.  A different way to pursue fashion, fighting and hey, let's have some fun.

As always - you can reach us on the internets.
Jamie Lewis (plagueofstrength.com & IG @plagueofstrength)
and his NEW YouTube Apprearances on Carved Outta Stone Wednesday AM or Friday PM
Schedule Details: instagram.com/carvedouttastone
&
Greta Hardin (The History of American Food podcast & @THoAFood all over)

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61120222Fri, 06 Sep 2024 10:00:02 +0000Margaret HardinIn case you are new here - these are the NSFW Eps.  Not serious food content, fit for sharing with everyone.  Instead, we are being silly about media - mostly about the 19th Century.   And there are swears.  Sharing this becasue this Zorro series is...
Catch Season 1 of Zorro on Amazon Prime Video to watch along

After watching the movie Zorro - it became clear, we need more of Zorro.  We also need more of the 19th Century Americas... from something other than the USA America perspective. Because, during the 19th century, the Americnan America was a very different shape than the USA we live in now.  There were lots of other nations in those spaces we conveniently forget about. 

Also - the 21st century adventure and super hero stories have gotten a little... dark.  We need a little light.  Not to mention, some way better clothes.
So get out the cape, saddle up and let's ride for better adventures with Zorro in Alta California.  A different way to pursue fashion, fighting and hey, let's have some fun.

As always - you can reach us on the internets.
Jamie Lewis (plagueofstrength.com & IG @plagueofstrength)
and his NEW YouTube Apprearances on Carved Outta Stone Wednesday AM or Friday PM
Schedule Details: instagram.com/carvedouttastone
&
Greta Hardin (The History of American Food podcast & @THoAFood all over)

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>464819th,california,century,history,zorrofalse4bonushttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/127-old-world-cake-new-world-cake--61179762Find out what is at the root of American cake mixes - and why it is essentially an American idea.  Just older than you think - much older than I thought for sure.

And a nice assortment of cakes you can try out to taste the early 19th century scene.

Bavarian Zwetschgendatschi (fresh plum sheet cake)

Yeasted Lincolnshire Plum Cake

Poundcake - note, No Vanilla!

King Cake - it's New Orleans, they could have Vanilla

Gingerbread Cake

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61179762Wed, 28 Aug 2024 10:00:02 +0000Margaret HardinJoin me for a journey through the end of old world cake to find what the first true American cake would really be. Find out what is at the root of American cake mixes - and why it is essentially an American idea.  Just older than you think - much...Find out what is at the root of American cake mixes - and why it is essentially an American idea.  Just older than you think - much older than I thought for sure.

And a nice assortment of cakes you can try out to taste the early 19th century scene.

Bavarian Zwetschgendatschi (fresh plum sheet cake)

Yeasted Lincolnshire Plum Cake

Poundcake - note, No Vanilla!

King Cake - it's New Orleans, they could have Vanilla

Gingerbread Cake

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>191219th,american,ash,cake,century,food,history,pearlfalse4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/crossover-part-10-the-end-or-is-it-is-there-a-shogun-multiverse-now-shogun-ep-10--61119974
So we've come to the end of Shogun - a story that both haunted and informed us in our younger years.  
Racist, Orientalist - as a book, YES!  But this version. as far as I'm concerned redeems the Entire Venture. 
And as a 1970's work written by a former prisoner of war during the Japanese Occupation during WW2, writing a book trying to get into the somewhat legendary history of Japan - it did what James Clavell wanted, it introduced Japan as a complex society to America and Britain and it's still sprawling empire at the time. 
Writing is hard, editing is much much easier.  Clavell's 1st try - needed some work, but somebody had to bust open the doors.  And Shogun did that.

Now - how did the Blackthorne/Anjin-san story actually end?  Unclear.  But that's fine with me.
Now let's all cheer for whatever H. Sanada has up his sleeve and hope it comes with All The Costumes.

As always - you can reach us on the internets.
Jamie Lewis (plagueofstrength.com & IG @plagueofstrength)
and his NEW YouTube Apprearances on Carved Outta Stone Wednesday AM or Friday PM
Schedule Details: instagram.com/carvedouttastone
&
Greta Hardin (The History of American Food podcast & @THoAFood all over)

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61119974Fri, 23 Aug 2024 10:00:02 +0000Margaret HardinIn case you are new here - these are the NSFW Eps.  Not serious food content, fit for sharing.  Instead, we are being silly about media - mostly about the 19th Century.  Though here, about the new SHOGUN becasue - so VERY COOL! So we've come to the...
So we've come to the end of Shogun - a story that both haunted and informed us in our younger years.  
Racist, Orientalist - as a book, YES!  But this version. as far as I'm concerned redeems the Entire Venture. 
And as a 1970's work written by a former prisoner of war during the Japanese Occupation during WW2, writing a book trying to get into the somewhat legendary history of Japan - it did what James Clavell wanted, it introduced Japan as a complex society to America and Britain and it's still sprawling empire at the time. 
Writing is hard, editing is much much easier.  Clavell's 1st try - needed some work, but somebody had to bust open the doors.  And Shogun did that.

Now - how did the Blackthorne/Anjin-san story actually end?  Unclear.  But that's fine with me.
Now let's all cheer for whatever H. Sanada has up his sleeve and hope it comes with All The Costumes.

As always - you can reach us on the internets.
Jamie Lewis (plagueofstrength.com & IG @plagueofstrength)
and his NEW YouTube Apprearances on Carved Outta Stone Wednesday AM or Friday PM
Schedule Details: instagram.com/carvedouttastone
&
Greta Hardin (The History of American Food podcast & @THoAFood all over)

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>3634history,japan,review,shogunfalse4bonushttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/126-you-batter-tell-me-where-you-went-puddin--61018370
Popover is way more awesome than "drippings pudding" and nobody ever turns down a proper coconut cream pie.  And it's nice to not get confused over whether that pudding on the table is a sweet one or is it actually sausage.  
That's right - America became the disambuigation machine for puddings.  You are Welcome.

Now for some Recipes - 

Popovers:
thoroughly grease a muffin tin (12 small or 6 jumbo)
4 large eggs
1 ½ Cups of milk
½ teaspoon of salt.
mix well with beaters or in a blender
1 ½ cups of flour
mix in thoroughly
Melt 3 tbs of fat and cool slightly - add it in
mix or blend until frothy.
Take top racks out of the oven so the puffs can rise.
Let batter sit 15 mins while heating the oven to 450F/230C
Bake for 20 minutes at 450F/230C. 
Turn the oven down to 350F/180C and bake another 10 minutes. Adjust the time up for a single pan pudding, Adjust the times down for a 12 muffin tin version.  Thank goodness for oven windows and lights.  Bake 'til  puffy and browned is still the goal.  If you want to retain the puff – pierce puffs with a knife to stop deflation.

Try Cornbread Bread Bread Pudding with Pineapple, Pecans & a sauce of Butter, Brown Sugar & Rum
- follow this link to a good basic pudding with a boozy sauce, but sub in the right stuff!  I cut the sugar in 1/2 and sub in brown sugar. 
Breadpudding with Whiskey Sauce & Fruit

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61018370Wed, 14 Aug 2024 10:00:09 +0000Margaret HardinWe still have all the puddings - we just came up with more awsome names for them.   Popover is way more awesome than "drippings pudding" and nobody ever turns down a proper coconut cream pie.  And it's nice to not get confused over whether that...
Popover is way more awesome than "drippings pudding" and nobody ever turns down a proper coconut cream pie.  And it's nice to not get confused over whether that pudding on the table is a sweet one or is it actually sausage.  
That's right - America became the disambuigation machine for puddings.  You are Welcome.

Now for some Recipes - 

Popovers:
thoroughly grease a muffin tin (12 small or 6 jumbo)
4 large eggs
1 ½ Cups of milk
½ teaspoon of salt.
mix well with beaters or in a blender
1 ½ cups of flour
mix in thoroughly
Melt 3 tbs of fat and cool slightly - add it in
mix or blend until frothy.
Take top racks out of the oven so the puffs can rise.
Let batter sit 15 mins while heating the oven to 450F/230C
Bake for 20 minutes at 450F/230C. 
Turn the oven down to 350F/180C and bake another 10 minutes. Adjust the time up for a single pan pudding, Adjust the times down for a 12 muffin tin version.  Thank goodness for oven windows and lights.  Bake 'til  puffy and browned is still the goal.  If you want to retain the puff – pierce puffs with a knife to stop deflation.

Try Cornbread Bread Bread Pudding with Pineapple, Pecans & a sauce of Butter, Brown Sugar & Rum
- follow this link to a good basic pudding with a boozy sauce, but sub in the right stuff!  I cut the sugar in 1/2 and sub in brown sugar. 
Breadpudding with Whiskey Sauce & Fruit

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>179219th,american,batter,bread,century,food,history,iron,popover,pudding,sausage,spoonfalse4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/crossover-part-9-death-other-heartbreaks-shogun-ep-9--60971426
With that out of the way - Are Jamie & Greta fighting?  Is Mariko sad about her son no longer being hers - or did she just eat some bad fish, and never really cared?  

But at least everyone can agree that Yabushige is the master of the expressive grunt, even if Fuji is the queen of eye-acting.  And we all know what's going to happen to Yabu next ep.

Oh yeah... and we will be laughing at Ishido's expense as he steps on all the rakes.  Dames - can't talke to 'em, can't listen to 'em. 

Listen and find out all the ways Anjin looks ridiculous (and yet somehow compelling?) this week

As always - you can reach us on the internets.
Jamie Lewis (plagueofstrength.com & IG @plagueofstrength)
and his NEW YouTube Apprearances on Carved Outta Stone Wednesday AM or Friday PM
Schedule Details: instagram.com/carvedouttastone
&
Greta Hardin (The History of American Food podcast & @THoAFood all over)

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60971426Fri, 09 Aug 2024 16:52:56 +0000Margaret HardinIn case you are new here - these are the NSFW Eps.  Not serious food content, fit for sharing.  Instead, we are being silly about media - mostly about the 19th Century.  Though here, about the new SHOGUN becasue - so VERY COOL! With that out of the...
With that out of the way - Are Jamie & Greta fighting?  Is Mariko sad about her son no longer being hers - or did she just eat some bad fish, and never really cared?  

But at least everyone can agree that Yabushige is the master of the expressive grunt, even if Fuji is the queen of eye-acting.  And we all know what's going to happen to Yabu next ep.

Oh yeah... and we will be laughing at Ishido's expense as he steps on all the rakes.  Dames - can't talke to 'em, can't listen to 'em. 

Listen and find out all the ways Anjin looks ridiculous (and yet somehow compelling?) this week

As always - you can reach us on the internets.
Jamie Lewis (plagueofstrength.com & IG @plagueofstrength)
and his NEW YouTube Apprearances on Carved Outta Stone Wednesday AM or Friday PM
Schedule Details: instagram.com/carvedouttastone
&
Greta Hardin (The History of American Food podcast & @THoAFood all over)

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>4065arts,fashion,food,history,japan,martial,shogunfalsebonushttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/125-slow-bread-quick-bread-iron-kettle-bread-pan-bread--60865493
The answers - surprisingly enought lie in the start of the 19th century when the New Americans got itchy feet and started to head Out West.  Not that it's surprising - but such activities were not conducive to cultivating yeast and baking the slow rise, freeform breads of the community bake oven.  That took time, and skill and babued yeast.

Instead, on the move, in a hurry, and going it alone, the quick bread, the Johhny cake, the pancake and the biscuit were all more practical (if not basically the same darn thing.)

This isn't the entire reason American Bread is like "that", but it's about half of it.  Come along, and hear the roots of some  American habits and lore.

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60865493Wed, 31 Jul 2024 10:00:04 +0000Margaret HardinWhy is American bread like that? Why did we swoon of "Old Fashioned Bread" during the pandemic?  What happened so that our bread is these nice neat rectangular loaves with close textured middles and soft crust perfect for sandwiches - while so much of...
The answers - surprisingly enought lie in the start of the 19th century when the New Americans got itchy feet and started to head Out West.  Not that it's surprising - but such activities were not conducive to cultivating yeast and baking the slow rise, freeform breads of the community bake oven.  That took time, and skill and babued yeast.

Instead, on the move, in a hurry, and going it alone, the quick bread, the Johhny cake, the pancake and the biscuit were all more practical (if not basically the same darn thing.)

This isn't the entire reason American Bread is like "that", but it's about half of it.  Come along, and hear the roots of some  American habits and lore.

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>192919th,american,bread,cake,century,food,history,hoe,johhn,journey,oven,quickfalse4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/crossover-part-8-of-course-it-s-a-trap-shogun-ep-8--60828559If you want to get to the end - and to more fun stuff - go check out the regular feed at Prizefighters, Circus Freaks & Gangsters.

I dunno what is up with this episode, but the comparrisons are flying fast and thick.  But what really matters is Greta's synopsis of Romeo & Juliet along with the implication that Toronaga is actually a bit of a Drama Queen and the analysis of Japanese house construction technology.

There's the problem with what happens when you do try to go home again, and what happens when going into the trap is actually the best option.  Lots goes down in this Episode of Shogun... and we are here to tell you all about it.


As always - you can reach us on the internets.
Jamie Lewis (plagueofstrength.com & IG @plagueofstrength)
&
Greta Hardin (The History of American Food podcast & @THoAFood all over)

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60828559Sat, 27 Jul 2024 19:19:14 +0000Margaret HardinThis is NSFW or small children.  You know the drill. If you want to get to the end - and to more fun stuff - go check out the regular feed at Prizefighters, Circus Freaks & Gangsters. I dunno what is up with this episode, but the comparrisons are...If you want to get to the end - and to more fun stuff - go check out the regular feed at Prizefighters, Circus Freaks & Gangsters.

I dunno what is up with this episode, but the comparrisons are flying fast and thick.  But what really matters is Greta's synopsis of Romeo & Juliet along with the implication that Toronaga is actually a bit of a Drama Queen and the analysis of Japanese house construction technology.

There's the problem with what happens when you do try to go home again, and what happens when going into the trap is actually the best option.  Lots goes down in this Episode of Shogun... and we are here to tell you all about it.


As always - you can reach us on the internets.
Jamie Lewis (plagueofstrength.com & IG @plagueofstrength)
&
Greta Hardin (The History of American Food podcast & @THoAFood all over)

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>4538history,japan,shogunfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/124-the-beginning-of-the-end-of-fish-variety--60715343
But what if I told you that for a time there we at lots of fish in lots of ways.  So many that it starts to sound ridiculous.

If you want to hear about all the different ways and the many different fish you could have encountered at the high point of America's fish period, this is the episode for you.  Likely far more butter sauces than you thought possible - and far more kinds of fish.

But to peek at America's fishy past, this is where you want to be.

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60715343Thu, 18 Jul 2024 10:00:02 +0000Margaret HardinSo there are a few fish we eat... and a few ways we eat them.  Breaded and fried of course, but as sushi, and then baked in the oven or fried on the stove - with this spice mix or that.  And that's... that's about it. But what if I told you that for...
But what if I told you that for a time there we at lots of fish in lots of ways.  So many that it starts to sound ridiculous.

If you want to hear about all the different ways and the many different fish you could have encountered at the high point of America's fish period, this is the episode for you.  Likely far more butter sauces than you thought possible - and far more kinds of fish.

But to peek at America's fishy past, this is where you want to be.

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>202619th,america,american,catsup,century,fish,food,fried,great,history,ketchup,lakes,salmon,sardines,tunafalse4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/crossover-part-7-emo-lyrics-silly-hats-shogun-ep-7--60583546If you want to get to the end - and to more fun stuff - go check out the regular feed at Prizefighters, Circus Freaks & Gangsters.

Curious George should have taught us - be wary of the man in the unusual hat.  But we just won't learn.
Good stories, expert kneeling and why does everyone feel the need to share their relationship woes in the midst of the most tenuous moments?
Kilingon revelations & more Zombie Buntaro for all of us to enjoy,

As always - you can reach us on the internets.
Jamie Lewis (plagueofstrength.com & IG @plagueofstrength)
&
Greta Hardin (The History of American Food podcast & @THoAFood all over)

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60583546Fri, 12 Jul 2024 08:00:03 +0000Margaret HardinThis is NSFW or small children.  You know the drill. If you want to get to the end - and to more fun stuff - go check out the regular feed at Prizefighters, Circus Freaks & Gangsters. Curious George should have taught us - be wary of the man in...If you want to get to the end - and to more fun stuff - go check out the regular feed at Prizefighters, Circus Freaks & Gangsters.

Curious George should have taught us - be wary of the man in the unusual hat.  But we just won't learn.
Good stories, expert kneeling and why does everyone feel the need to share their relationship woes in the midst of the most tenuous moments?
Kilingon revelations & more Zombie Buntaro for all of us to enjoy,

As always - you can reach us on the internets.
Jamie Lewis (plagueofstrength.com & IG @plagueofstrength)
&
Greta Hardin (The History of American Food podcast & @THoAFood all over)

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>4567arts,fighting,food,history,japan,martial,shogunfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/123-oysters-on-ice-an-amazingly-important-piece-in-building-american-food--60583542
I can't. 

But follow along with Thomas G Downing as he builds his fortune and America starts to grow up with the sale of oysters for lunch and as an export food.

If you're exporting to New Jersey, you might as well head out into the world.

It's oyster time in America.

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60583542Wed, 03 Jul 2024 10:00:03 +0000Margaret HardinIf we are ever going to cryogeneically preserve humans, we have got to learn a lot more about Oyster Liquor.  Sci-Fi aside, come along and discover how much 19th cenurty America - not just American food is built upon the oyster harvest.  Everybody...
I can't. 

But follow along with Thomas G Downing as he builds his fortune and America starts to grow up with the sale of oysters for lunch and as an export food.

If you're exporting to New Jersey, you might as well head out into the world.

It's oyster time in America.

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>213819th,american,century,food,history,ice,oyster,ship,steam,trainfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/crossover-part-6-if-you-stay-war-don-t-gotta-get-war-shogun-ep-6--60516792
TIme to do the WAR!

And come join us over on Prizefighters, Circusfreaks & Gangsters - so you can get to the end of the series!

Join us to find out WHO IS CORRECT!

Jamie says there's no fighting this episode.
Greta says there's lots of fighting - you just have to listen for it.

And then there's the whole thing where we discuss just how bad the YA Movies of the 1980's & 1990's screwed up the sexes abilities to ya' know... talk to one another.

Join us for this, and some music memories.

As always - you can reach us on the internets.
Jamie Lewis (plagueofstrength.com & IG @plagueofstrength)
&
Greta Hardin (The History of American Food podcast & @THoAFood all over)

Look for us weekly and on Instagram & Threads: @pcgpodcast

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60516792Fri, 28 Jun 2024 10:00:04 +0000Margaret HardinAs long as you know... ehhhhh not so safe for work.  But this means something even when there's no ep this week! TIme to do the WAR! And come join us over on Prizefighters, Circusfreaks & Gangsters - so you can get to the end of the series!...
TIme to do the WAR!

And come join us over on Prizefighters, Circusfreaks & Gangsters - so you can get to the end of the series!

Join us to find out WHO IS CORRECT!

Jamie says there's no fighting this episode.
Greta says there's lots of fighting - you just have to listen for it.

And then there's the whole thing where we discuss just how bad the YA Movies of the 1980's & 1990's screwed up the sexes abilities to ya' know... talk to one another.

Join us for this, and some music memories.

As always - you can reach us on the internets.
Jamie Lewis (plagueofstrength.com & IG @plagueofstrength)
&
Greta Hardin (The History of American Food podcast & @THoAFood all over)

Look for us weekly and on Instagram & Threads: @pcgpodcast

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>4447arts,history,japan,martial,shogunfalse4bonushttps://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/551601/frostbite-by-nicola-twilley/ 
You can read up on some outtakes and extra stuff at the blog: https://www.ediblegeography.com/

And order your own copy of the book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/551601/frostbite-by-nicola-twilley/
Of course, if you have your favorite local bookshop - buy one there. 

If you’d like more Nicola Twilley, you can see her on her book tour - details here: https://www.nicolatwilley.com/events/
or catch more interviews with her here: https://www.nicolatwilley.com/frostbite/
Some come along, and listen to thoughts on ThermoKing, and learn about my emerging Grand Unified Theory of American Food.


Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60512261Wed, 26 Jun 2024 10:00:04 +0000Margaret HardinIs it just too hot?  Then come along for this talk about Frostbite by Nicola Twilley on the history & future of refrigeration.   You can read up on some outtakes and extra stuff at the blog: https://www.ediblegeography.com/ And order your own... 
You can read up on some outtakes and extra stuff at the blog: https://www.ediblegeography.com/

And order your own copy of the book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/551601/frostbite-by-nicola-twilley/
Of course, if you have your favorite local bookshop - buy one there. 

If you’d like more Nicola Twilley, you can see her on her book tour - details here: https://www.nicolatwilley.com/events/
or catch more interviews with her here: https://www.nicolatwilley.com/frostbite/
Some come along, and listen to thoughts on ThermoKing, and learn about my emerging Grand Unified Theory of American Food.


Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>3463american,cold,food,freeze,frostbite,history,ice,nicola,refrigeration,twilleyfalse4bonushttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/122-ice-a-curious-material--60428956
Check out The History of the World in 10 Dinners by Victoria Flexner & Jey Reifel
to figure out how to make your dinner table a time machine.  Appreciate how we can travel through time and space through the grocery store & our refrigerators.  And give thanks for the wire whisk while you're at it.

-----------

ICE!  How did we ever get by without it?  Well, turns out some people never really had to do without if they had enough money.  But for the little people - especially in the English speaking world, it took until the 19th century for icy treats to  move out into the masses.  Not a lot - but it was a start.

And cool spaces for The People (rather than The Leaders) would only take off from there.  Becasue at the same time the Ice King was making deliveries world wide - the power of cold was coming under human control.  
Come check out the earliest days of refrigerated America.


Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60428956Wed, 19 Jun 2024 10:00:04 +0000Margaret HardinHistroy Cookbook you say? Check out https://a.co/d/aNRl4bjby Victoria Flexner & Jey Reifel to figure out how to make your dinner table a time machine.  Appreciate how we can travel through time and space through the grocery store & our...
Check out The History of the World in 10 Dinners by Victoria Flexner & Jey Reifel
to figure out how to make your dinner table a time machine.  Appreciate how we can travel through time and space through the grocery store & our refrigerators.  And give thanks for the wire whisk while you're at it.

-----------

ICE!  How did we ever get by without it?  Well, turns out some people never really had to do without if they had enough money.  But for the little people - especially in the English speaking world, it took until the 19th century for icy treats to  move out into the masses.  Not a lot - but it was a start.

And cool spaces for The People (rather than The Leaders) would only take off from there.  Becasue at the same time the Ice King was making deliveries world wide - the power of cold was coming under human control.  
Come check out the earliest days of refrigerated America.


Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>150219th,american,century,food,history,ice,refrigeration,thermometer,vacuumfalse4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/121-salt-other-chemicals--60357337
It's not just salt that matters but all the associated sodium compounds or sodas.
So it's a turn about the kitchen chemistry kit, an explanation of where they all work - and the arrival of actual modern baking soda - and how it, and the new modern food systems made the modern coffee cake happen.

So get salty - if you don't stay salty.

Salt Potatoes Recipe:
1 gallon/4L Water
1 Cup/ 150g salt
3 lbs little potatoes - SKIN ON & unpunctured

Butter or Sour cream etc. & herbs

Dissolve salt, pop in the potatoes, bring to a boil - simmer about 30 min.  Until potatoes are good to eat.  Drain in a colander.  Eat with metled butter or sour cream and herbs.  No extra salt needed.

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60357337Wed, 12 Jun 2024 10:00:04 +0000Margaret HardinNow that America is on the road to getting involved with the world and becoming a mechanical, industrial company, it's time to ramp up salt production and get in on the chemical revolution.   It's not just salt that matters but all the associated...
It's not just salt that matters but all the associated sodium compounds or sodas.
So it's a turn about the kitchen chemistry kit, an explanation of where they all work - and the arrival of actual modern baking soda - and how it, and the new modern food systems made the modern coffee cake happen.

So get salty - if you don't stay salty.

Salt Potatoes Recipe:
1 gallon/4L Water
1 Cup/ 150g salt
3 lbs little potatoes - SKIN ON & unpunctured

Butter or Sour cream etc. & herbs

Dissolve salt, pop in the potatoes, bring to a boil - simmer about 30 min.  Until potatoes are good to eat.  Drain in a colander.  Eat with metled butter or sour cream and herbs.  No extra salt needed.

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>214319th,american,century,chemistry,food,history,saltfalse4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/crossover-part-5-044-truly-earthshaking-shogun-ep-5--60306269
But Let's go earthquakes.

And come join us over on Prizefighters, Circusfreaks & Gangsters - so you can get to the end of the series!

---
What show can bring you managerial manipulation, whispers of medival animal cruelty, zombie family insights and pheasant fetishization?

Shogun of course - and as always with phenominal costumes and nice views of some of the behind the scenes that are required to run the world.  As in... have you ever tried to get rabbit blood out of a bamboo cutting board without Dawn Dish Soap?

If any of this sounds like fun to you, jump in the palanquin and come along for the adventure.

As always - you can reach us on the internets.
Jamie Lewis (plagueofstrength.com & IG @plagueofstrength)
&
Greta Hardin (The History of American Food podcast & @THoAFood all over)

Look for us weekly and on Instagram & Threads: @pcgpodcast

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60306269Fri, 07 Jun 2024 10:00:04 +0000Margaret HardinAs long as you know... ehhhhh not so safe for work.  But this means something even when there's no ep this week! But Let's go earthquakes. And come join us over on Prizefighters, Circusfreaks & Gangsters - so you can get to the end of the...
But Let's go earthquakes.

And come join us over on Prizefighters, Circusfreaks & Gangsters - so you can get to the end of the series!

---
What show can bring you managerial manipulation, whispers of medival animal cruelty, zombie family insights and pheasant fetishization?

Shogun of course - and as always with phenominal costumes and nice views of some of the behind the scenes that are required to run the world.  As in... have you ever tried to get rabbit blood out of a bamboo cutting board without Dawn Dish Soap?

If any of this sounds like fun to you, jump in the palanquin and come along for the adventure.

As always - you can reach us on the internets.
Jamie Lewis (plagueofstrength.com & IG @plagueofstrength)
&
Greta Hardin (The History of American Food podcast & @THoAFood all over)

Look for us weekly and on Instagram & Threads: @pcgpodcast

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>505017th,19th,arts,century,fashion,food,history,japan,martial,shogunfalse4bonushttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/120-corn-the-national-vegetable--60204142
This week corn grows up and shows up everywhere but on the fanciest of tables.  It's mush, it's booze, it's pork & beef and butter... and fancy pleated collars.  

But wait, there's more! It was important in the Napoleonic Wars, and the power shifts in Ireland.  And ithelped drive America's first major economic depression. Pretty powerful for a little grain. 

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60204142Wed, 29 May 2024 10:00:03 +0000Margaret HardinCorn is so hot right now. No other crop even comes close in the 19th century.  This week corn grows up and shows up everywhere but on the fanciest of tables.  It's mush, it's booze, it's pork & beef and butter... and fancy pleated collars.   But...
This week corn grows up and shows up everywhere but on the fanciest of tables.  It's mush, it's booze, it's pork & beef and butter... and fancy pleated collars.  

But wait, there's more! It was important in the Napoleonic Wars, and the power shifts in Ireland.  And ithelped drive America's first major economic depression. Pretty powerful for a little grain. 

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>178819,american,century,corn,food,grits,history,hominy,mill,starchfalse4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/announcement-every-other-week--60152605
But for the future, I have plans for about 10 seasons. To make sure I don't absolutely turn myself into a quivering lump of jelly, structures of reasonable dimensions have been put in place to keep this baby rolling along. 


Every other week baby!

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60152605Thu, 23 May 2024 17:30:05 +0000Margaret HardinI have an ENOURMOUS back catalog. Get in there.   But for the future, I have plans for about 10 seasons. To make sure I don't absolutely turn myself into a quivering lump of jelly, structures of reasonable dimensions have been put in place to keep...
But for the future, I have plans for about 10 seasons. To make sure I don't absolutely turn myself into a quivering lump of jelly, structures of reasonable dimensions have been put in place to keep this baby rolling along. 


Every other week baby!

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>160american,food,historyfalse4trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/crossover-part-4-043-housekeeping-deception-a-training-montage-shogun-ep-4--60066918
Want to get more of the Shogun?

Head over to Prizefighters, Circusfreaks & Gangsters - we're up to Ep 7!
 BUt in the meantime... you can just sit back and listen to us take apart and give context to 17th Century Japan.

As always - you can reach us on the internets.
Jamie Lewis (plagueofstrength.com & IG @plagueofstrength)
&
Greta Hardin (The History of American Food podcast & @THoAFood all over)

Look for us weekly and on Instagram & Threads: @pcgpodcast

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60066918Fri, 17 May 2024 10:00:03 +0000Margaret HardinHeads up!  NSFW, Not E for Everyone.  Think - F for Fun Want to get more of the Shogun? Head over to Prizefighters, Circusfreaks & Gangsters - we're up to Ep 7!  BUt in the meantime... you can just sit back and listen to us take apart and give...
Want to get more of the Shogun?

Head over to Prizefighters, Circusfreaks & Gangsters - we're up to Ep 7!
 BUt in the meantime... you can just sit back and listen to us take apart and give context to 17th Century Japan.

As always - you can reach us on the internets.
Jamie Lewis (plagueofstrength.com & IG @plagueofstrength)
&
Greta Hardin (The History of American Food podcast & @THoAFood all over)

Look for us weekly and on Instagram & Threads: @pcgpodcast

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>519317th,19th,century,fashion,food,japan,shogunfalse4bonushttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/119-more-radical-changes-to-19th-century-food-storage-mason-jars-all-that--60040094
You get to learn about how lack. of child labor protections made it possible, and how inventing stuff in the food preservation doesn't seem to make you rich.

Learnn about how water power made inventing metal stuff possible, and how important the screw is to the development of American food.
And learn how they way humans fight wars and travel the earth has never been the same since the introduction of canned and jarred food

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60040094Wed, 15 May 2024 10:00:03 +0000Margaret HardinIt's officially the appearance of the Mason. Jar in American Food. You get to learn about how lack. of child labor protections made it possible, and how inventing stuff in the food preservation doesn't seem to make you rich. Learnn about how water...
You get to learn about how lack. of child labor protections made it possible, and how inventing stuff in the food preservation doesn't seem to make you rich.

Learnn about how water power made inventing metal stuff possible, and how important the screw is to the development of American food.
And learn how they way humans fight wars and travel the earth has never been the same since the introduction of canned and jarred food

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>172619th,american,canning,century,food,glass,history,jar,mason,military,storagefalse4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/118-radical-changes-to-19th-century-food-storage-mostly-the-metal-can-part--59913701PCG)

Silly me, I thought I could encompass the whole can and glass jar thing in one episode.  I was wrong.

Instead this episode talks about early bottling, the introduction of canning and how it was used in the early 19th century.  And there's lots of talk about botulinum toxin and botulism... a fear of my childhood, but a cosmetic procedure today.  Who knew?

So to learn about the steps that lead to canned food coming in glass jars - tune in!

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59913701Wed, 08 May 2024 10:00:03 +0000Margaret Hardin(Want more Shogun? - jump over here to Prizefighters, Circus Freaks & Gangsters - shortcut: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/is-that-how-you-use-the-rules-to-win-shogun-ep-3--59537101 Silly me, I thought I could encompass the whole can and glass...PCG)

Silly me, I thought I could encompass the whole can and glass jar thing in one episode.  I was wrong.

Instead this episode talks about early bottling, the introduction of canning and how it was used in the early 19th century.  And there's lots of talk about botulinum toxin and botulism... a fear of my childhood, but a cosmetic procedure today.  Who knew?

So to learn about the steps that lead to canned food coming in glass jars - tune in!

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>170619th,american,appert,botox,botulism,canning,century,food,history,ph,tinfalse4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/crossover-part-3-042-is-that-how-you-use-the-rules-shogun-ep-3--59792041
Look you guys... Ep 4 & Ep 5 are already up on the other feed.  No need to wait!

I'm super glad you are digging this bonus content.
If you want more just subscribe to the main 
Prizefighters Circus Freak & Gangsters Podcast

We are like this ALL the time, and you get to learn ALL the new stuff - ok all the new stuff about the old stuff.

Come enjoy it all.

As always - you can reach us on the internets.
Jamie Lewis (plagueofstrength.com & IG @plagueofstrength)
&
Greta Hardin (The History of American Food podcast & @THoAFood all over)

Look for us weekly and on Instagram & Threads: @pcgpodcast

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59792041Fri, 03 May 2024 10:00:04 +0000Margaret HardinHeads up!  NSFW, Not E for Everyone.  Think - F for Fun Look you guys... Ep 4 & Ep 5 are already up on the other feed.  No need to wait! I'm super glad you are digging this bonus content. If you want more just subscribe to the main ...
Look you guys... Ep 4 & Ep 5 are already up on the other feed.  No need to wait!

I'm super glad you are digging this bonus content.
If you want more just subscribe to the main 
Prizefighters Circus Freak & Gangsters Podcast

We are like this ALL the time, and you get to learn ALL the new stuff - ok all the new stuff about the old stuff.

Come enjoy it all.

As always - you can reach us on the internets.
Jamie Lewis (plagueofstrength.com & IG @plagueofstrength)
&
Greta Hardin (The History of American Food podcast & @THoAFood all over)

Look for us weekly and on Instagram & Threads: @pcgpodcast

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>361317th,19th,bonus,century,fashion,food,history,japan,shogunfalse4bonushttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/117-the-history-of-glass-mostly-translucent--59747761PCG)

This week it’s glass - a history. 
We talk sand (SAND!) fire, volcanos and sharp things.  Minerals, amorphous materials and how glass is a solid and not even a little a liquid.
 
What was glass before it was windows - or even see through?  And how badly did the early Americans want glass?  Bad enough that they lured European glass makers here - with the promise of plenty of fuel, plenty of sand (SAND!) and an apparently forever growing market.  Along with slightly less hard work with the promise of mechanization.

So stand back, but look on at the shiny hot stuff and learn some facts about the history of glass.

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59747761Wed, 01 May 2024 10:00:04 +0000Margaret Hardin(Want more Shogun? - jump over here to Prizefighters, Circus Freaks & Gangsters - shortcut: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/is-that-how-you-use-the-rules-to-win-shogun-ep-3--59537101 This week it’s glass - a history.  We talk sand (SAND!) fire,...PCG)

This week it’s glass - a history. 
We talk sand (SAND!) fire, volcanos and sharp things.  Minerals, amorphous materials and how glass is a solid and not even a little a liquid.
 
What was glass before it was windows - or even see through?  And how badly did the early Americans want glass?  Bad enough that they lured European glass makers here - with the promise of plenty of fuel, plenty of sand (SAND!) and an apparently forever growing market.  Along with slightly less hard work with the promise of mechanization.

So stand back, but look on at the shiny hot stuff and learn some facts about the history of glass.

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>175619th,american,century,food,glass,history,sandfalse4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/116-sugar-more-kinds-less-expensive-than-ever--59641612In this case, Mercantilist sentiments crossed with Napoleon losing wars and causing a big ol' blockade by the British didn't hurt.

This week sugar and sweeteners grow!  It's not just all sugar anymore.  Corn syrup appears.  The sugar beet is made real.  

For the video where that either nostalgic OR brnad new sugar beet ditty comes from... here's the link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuZNSGdg2ms

I'll be sending out a toffee recipe in the socials as soon as I get myself together.  Moving house and all that!

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59641612Fri, 26 Apr 2024 08:24:08 +0000Margaret HardinDoes war make people innovate?  Sure sometimes, but profit and shortages can often do more. In this case, Mercantilist sentiments crossed with Napoleon losing wars and causing a big ol' blockade by the British didn't hurt. This week sugar and...In this case, Mercantilist sentiments crossed with Napoleon losing wars and causing a big ol' blockade by the British didn't hurt.

This week sugar and sweeteners grow!  It's not just all sugar anymore.  Corn syrup appears.  The sugar beet is made real.  

For the video where that either nostalgic OR brnad new sugar beet ditty comes from... here's the link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuZNSGdg2ms

I'll be sending out a toffee recipe in the socials as soon as I get myself together.  Moving house and all that!

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>156519th,american,beet,candy,cane,century,corn,food,history,sugar,syrupfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/crossover-part-2-041-oh-sure-just-die-and-leave-us-with-this-beautiful-mess-shogun-ep-2--59536887
OK - Episode 1 of Shogun... A bunch of you tuned in.
I have SACRIFICED my CLEAN rating on Apple Podcasts for this.

So here's Ep 2

Come on over to Prizefighters, Circus Freaks & Gangsters to hear Episode 3 of Shogun... Today!

Apple Podcasts
Spotify
You Tube Music
Spreaker

This only get's messier.  And after this episode (Ep 3 available now) the sound gets fixed.

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59536887Fri, 19 Apr 2024 10:00:04 +0000Margaret HardinHeads up!  NSFW, Not E for Everyone.  Think - F for Fun OK - Episode 1 of Shogun... A bunch of you tuned in. I have SACRIFICED my CLEAN rating on Apple Podcasts for this. So here's Ep 2 Come on over to Prizefighters, Circus Freaks & Gangsters...
OK - Episode 1 of Shogun... A bunch of you tuned in.
I have SACRIFICED my CLEAN rating on Apple Podcasts for this.

So here's Ep 2

Come on over to Prizefighters, Circus Freaks & Gangsters to hear Episode 3 of Shogun... Today!

Apple Podcasts
Spotify
You Tube Music
Spreaker

This only get's messier.  And after this episode (Ep 3 available now) the sound gets fixed.

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>526419th,century,fashion,fighting,food,history,japan,shogunfalsebonushttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/115-iron-lets-get-cooking--59508745
With a mysterious detour through why calculus is important, find out how Iron and American food continue to be absolutely inextricable.

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59508745Wed, 17 Apr 2024 18:13:56 +0000Margaret HardinIt's the 19th Century and the whole show is about to change - and it's Iron that makes it possible.  How we cook, how we get around and what is going to be available to even make food out of. With a mysterious detour through why calculus is...
With a mysterious detour through why calculus is important, find out how Iron and American food continue to be absolutely inextricable.

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>139819th,american,century,food,history,iron,stoves,trainsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/114-america-at-last-what-does-it-look-like-now--59379020Prizefighters Circus Freaks & Gangsters is what you are looking for… even though not technically the 19th century.  

Want to visit the Oregon Trail - here’s the link I promised: https://www.nps.gov/oreg/index.htm

And for Old American Food - you are in the right place.  The 19th Century - it’s braggadocio, optimism and hopefulness, plus a certain sprinkling of constructive narcissism... honestly is more representative of the American Spirit as we know it today than almost anything that happened in the 18th century. 
As a warning and a warm up, this week’s episode takes you through just how much and how far I have to go to encompass 1800 to 1861 - the start of the American civil war. 
Jump in, and buckle up.  The loop de loops are coming.

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59379020Wed, 10 Apr 2024 10:00:04 +0000Margaret HardinFor those of you looking for the Shōgun review - the unhinged 19th Century - and our take on it at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5909156/episodes/feed is what you are looking for… even though not technically the 19th century.   Want to visit the...Prizefighters Circus Freaks & Gangsters is what you are looking for… even though not technically the 19th century.  

Want to visit the Oregon Trail - here’s the link I promised: https://www.nps.gov/oreg/index.htm

And for Old American Food - you are in the right place.  The 19th Century - it’s braggadocio, optimism and hopefulness, plus a certain sprinkling of constructive narcissism... honestly is more representative of the American Spirit as we know it today than almost anything that happened in the 18th century. 
As a warning and a warm up, this week’s episode takes you through just how much and how far I have to go to encompass 1800 to 1861 - the start of the American civil war. 
Jump in, and buckle up.  The loop de loops are coming.

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>132019th,american,century,food,glass,history,railroad,steamfalse4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/special-ep-crossover-040-this-time-in-japan-shogun-ep-1--59222318
It is KILLING me that I get featured while on a research break!

I mean yes - head for the back catalog... but if you are a "what's new" kinda listener I gotta let you have something.

So - for fun, here's a crossover episode from my other podcast -
Prizefighters, Circusfreaks & Gangsters - which is mainly about the mayhem that was the 19th century in America and the hot nonsense that is most of the media that depicts the 19th Century in America.  Food, Fashion, Fighting and Fraud - and then as we go on... a whole bunch of other F's

So of course, I'm posting a special episode that covers media that's about the 17th century (wrong time) and Japan (wrong place!)

But if you are interested at all in the show Shogun, or why the 19th century is as riotous as it is - and what it's busting up - come in for a listen.

-------

Shogun - The Mini Series - The Reboot
How, you ask, can we justify leaping all the way back to the 17th Century in a 19th Century podcast?  Tune in and find out.
But also - the perils & hilarity of reading the source material are revealed.Who'd face blind?Why do the Japanese interiors look so cool?Find out who has the best beard!
They're aren't many fights - but there's plenty of all the other F's!Come for the standard stuff, but stay for the detours.
And go enjoy the stylish as hell show.
Jamie Lewis (plagueofstrength.com & IG @plagueofstrength)&Greta Hardin (The History of American Food podcast & @THoAFood all over)Look for us weekly and on Instagram & Threads: @pcgpodcast

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59222318Wed, 03 Apr 2024 10:00:02 +0000Margaret HardinHeads up!  NSFW, Not E for Everyone.  Think - F for Fun It is KILLING me that I get featured while on a research break! I mean yes - head for the back catalog... but if you are a "what's new" kinda listener I gotta let you have something. So - for...
It is KILLING me that I get featured while on a research break!

I mean yes - head for the back catalog... but if you are a "what's new" kinda listener I gotta let you have something.

So - for fun, here's a crossover episode from my other podcast -
Prizefighters, Circusfreaks & Gangsters - which is mainly about the mayhem that was the 19th century in America and the hot nonsense that is most of the media that depicts the 19th Century in America.  Food, Fashion, Fighting and Fraud - and then as we go on... a whole bunch of other F's

So of course, I'm posting a special episode that covers media that's about the 17th century (wrong time) and Japan (wrong place!)

But if you are interested at all in the show Shogun, or why the 19th century is as riotous as it is - and what it's busting up - come in for a listen.

-------

Shogun - The Mini Series - The Reboot
How, you ask, can we justify leaping all the way back to the 17th Century in a 19th Century podcast?  Tune in and find out.
But also - the perils & hilarity of reading the source material are revealed.Who'd face blind?Why do the Japanese interiors look so cool?Find out who has the best beard!
They're aren't many fights - but there's plenty of all the other F's!Come for the standard stuff, but stay for the detours.
And go enjoy the stylish as hell show.
Jamie Lewis (plagueofstrength.com & IG @plagueofstrength)&Greta Hardin (The History of American Food podcast & @THoAFood all over)Look for us weekly and on Instagram & Threads: @pcgpodcast

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>501717th,19th,century,fashion,fighting,food,fx,hulu,japan,review,shogun,tvfalsebonushttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/season-4-promo-now-we-get-moving--59188372
The cold chain starts here.  Food miles start here.  Jars of strawberry jam starts here.
The 19th century up to 1861 holds so much of what made America not the rest of the world - and also started to absorb influences from the rest of the world.

America really gets moving - so don't miss the train. 

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59188372Wed, 27 Mar 2024 10:00:06 +0000Margaret HardinThe 19th Century - when America starts to really take shape as the America we recognize (more or less) today.  It starts to be more diverse - and gets mad about it right away. The cold chain starts here.  Food miles start here.  Jars of strawberry...
The cold chain starts here.  Food miles start here.  Jars of strawberry jam starts here.
The 19th century up to 1861 holds so much of what made America not the rest of the world - and also started to absorb influences from the rest of the world.

America really gets moving - so don't miss the train. 

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>29319th,american,century,food,historyfalse4trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/end-of-season-3-but-the-adventure-is-only-starting--58859590
Hot Take - American food is the way it is becasue we became obsessed with enough food - more food just as we were becomeing a country. How do we feed ourselves well, and then how do we make money feeding everybody else.

For much of the rest of the world - food was identity, survival, a way of life and celebration. For America food was how you got things done, got places and got paid.

This leads to very different attitudes and outcomes when it comes to food.

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
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Hot Take - American food is the way it is becasue we became obsessed with enough food - more food just as we were becomeing a country. How do we feed ourselves well, and then how do we make money feeding everybody else.

For much of the rest of the world - food was identity, survival, a way of life and celebration. For America food was how you got things done, got places and got paid.

This leads to very different attitudes and outcomes when it comes to food.

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Lots of people were doing lots more drugs in early America than I thought - but in different ways and by different folks than I expected. Little old rich ladies were the most common opium addicts? Who knew? Me now.

And American and European medicine had little interest in anasthesia apparently. Wild.
Just whatever you do - don't get hurt on the battlefield. Dodge or die seemed to be the preferred modes. Because everything hurt, and unless you were really rich, or really lucky, it stayed that way.

Book! The African Roots of Marijuana by Chris S. Duvall

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& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58760233Wed, 21 Feb 2024 11:00:02 +0000Margaret HardinWell here's a weird little detour for you - not food exactly, but ingested by early Americans all the same. Not so much by soldiers and adventurers on the road - but often when they were let on leave - especially if they were rich. Lots of people...
Lots of people were doing lots more drugs in early America than I thought - but in different ways and by different folks than I expected. Little old rich ladies were the most common opium addicts? Who knew? Me now.

And American and European medicine had little interest in anasthesia apparently. Wild.
Just whatever you do - don't get hurt on the battlefield. Dodge or die seemed to be the preferred modes. Because everything hurt, and unless you were really rich, or really lucky, it stayed that way.

Book! The African Roots of Marijuana by Chris S. Duvall

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How come you ask? Well, this whole episode is here to answer your questions.

Drink Up!


oh - and read up on the Fresnel Lens

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& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58680248Wed, 14 Feb 2024 11:00:02 +0000Margaret HardinHow hard drinking were the American soldiers and adventurers? Far far less than you might think. Yeah, sure they went nuts on leave, or when they got left alone in a cellar full of brandy - but that's only because it was mostly water most of the...
How come you ask? Well, this whole episode is here to answer your questions.

Drink Up!


oh - and read up on the Fresnel Lens

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& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>139718th,19th,adventure,american,beer,century,cider,coffee,food,history,milk,tea,warfalse1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/111-wild-game-for-war-adventure--58593879It depends on the type, how big and how long. The answer of course ranges from everyone to almost noone and always to almost never. Of course.

So here are all the links I promised!

The Old Fort at Fort Wayne, Indiana

A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry:
Foraging
On The Move

Maximum Effort, Minimum Reward
Single Donkey Physics

Undaunted Courage by Stephan Ambrose

The Corps of Discovery Journal - online

That NPS Interactive Map of the Lewis & Clark Trail


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& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58593879Wed, 07 Feb 2024 11:00:02 +0000Margaret HardinWho gets to eat wild meat on campaign? It depends on the type, how big and how long. The answer of course ranges from everyone to almost noone and always to almost never. Of course. So here are all the links I promised! https://oldfortwayne.org/...It depends on the type, how big and how long. The answer of course ranges from everyone to almost noone and always to almost never. Of course.

So here are all the links I promised!

The Old Fort at Fort Wayne, Indiana

A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry:
Foraging
On The Move

Maximum Effort, Minimum Reward
Single Donkey Physics

Undaunted Courage by Stephan Ambrose

The Corps of Discovery Journal - online

That NPS Interactive Map of the Lewis & Clark Trail


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Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
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& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>14881776,1812,18th,19th,american,century,clark,deer,elk,food,history,hunt,lewis,northwest,warfalse3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/110-the-pemmican-wars-one-era-ends-and-something-else-begins--58509241 Prizefighters, Circusfreaks & Gangsters!

But if that's too much adventure, come along and learn about the war that happened around pemmican.

Sure, just drop your colony on top of other people's lives - what's the problem? Sure, sending under prepared colonists with not enough food into a pretty tight food economy is going to be dicey, but how bad could it get? War bad my friends. War bad.

But as far as my little history brain is concerned - this is the first real big energy war of the Americas. Come see what I mean.

in the meantime - links I promised:
Modern beadwork - Modern beading in Vogue Magazine
Modern Beadwork Exhibits

Hudson's Bay Blankets - https://www.hbcheritage.ca/things/fashion-pop/hbc-point-blanket

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& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58509241Wed, 31 Jan 2024 11:00:02 +0000Margaret HardinCome tryhttps://www.iheart.com/podcast/53-prizefighters-circus-freaks-118979118/ But if that's too much adventure, come along and learn about the war that happened around pemmican. Sure, just drop your colony on top of other people's lives - what's... Prizefighters, Circusfreaks & Gangsters!

But if that's too much adventure, come along and learn about the war that happened around pemmican.

Sure, just drop your colony on top of other people's lives - what's the problem? Sure, sending under prepared colonists with not enough food into a pretty tight food economy is going to be dicey, but how bad could it get? War bad my friends. War bad.

But as far as my little history brain is concerned - this is the first real big energy war of the Americas. Come see what I mean.

in the meantime - links I promised:
Modern beadwork - Modern beading in Vogue Magazine
Modern Beadwork Exhibits

Hudson's Bay Blankets - https://www.hbcheritage.ca/things/fashion-pop/hbc-point-blanket

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Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
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& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>226818th,19th,american,beads,bison,buffalo,century,food,history,pemmican,selkirk,warfalse3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/109-farmyard-meat-and-packaged-fish-for-war-adventure--58410845Just like today much of the ration went to soldiers hanging out in forts or camps waiting for something to happen.
But unlike today - another big chunk of rations went to just getting soldiers to where they were gonna fight.
Marching soldiers to where they're going to do battle in today's modern army takes up much less of the food pile than it used to. No more 2 - 5 month crossings of the Atlantic. Now we know at least within a day when the troops will get somewhere. And dang if the maps aren't better and the rations lighter and much, much tastier.

To hear all about the challenges of supplying your late 18th century and early 19th century army or adventure squad, come along for this LONG DELAYED episode.

Sorry about that... and glad to be back!


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& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58410845Tue, 23 Jan 2024 11:00:02 +0000Margaret HardinIn these years of war and adventure - American Military Rations were invented. And they rested squarely on barrels of salted meat. Just like today much of the ration went to soldiers hanging out in forts or camps waiting for something to happen....Just like today much of the ration went to soldiers hanging out in forts or camps waiting for something to happen.
But unlike today - another big chunk of rations went to just getting soldiers to where they were gonna fight.
Marching soldiers to where they're going to do battle in today's modern army takes up much less of the food pile than it used to. No more 2 - 5 month crossings of the Atlantic. Now we know at least within a day when the troops will get somewhere. And dang if the maps aren't better and the rations lighter and much, much tastier.

To hear all about the challenges of supplying your late 18th century and early 19th century army or adventure squad, come along for this LONG DELAYED episode.

Sorry about that... and glad to be back!


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In war an adventure that was usually the first and last word.
Whether stuck at winter quarters in Valley Forge (and check out these cool Earthen Camp Kitchens - paper is at the link.)
Or on the trail with Lewis and Clark
Wood to cook the food to keep the whole adventure going could be the make or break of the whole affair.

But wood also shaped the international aspects of early food - in the shipping that was built on our shores with the big giant trees that were available. How we got our luxuries, and how we imported labor. The boats - mainly the fast boats built in America were essential for how American food was going to shape itself.

Ah yes - and the containers. Wood was essential for containers - not just barrels but for the fuel to make iron, pottery and glass

OH - and yes - go read _The Black Joke_ by A.E. Rooks

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& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58059355Wed, 20 Dec 2023 11:00:03 +0000Margaret HardinNo wood - no fuel - no food In war an adventure that was usually the first and last word. Whether stuck at winter quarters in Valley Forge (and check out these cool https://revwar75.com/library/rees/kitchen.htm - paper is at the link.) Or on the...
In war an adventure that was usually the first and last word.
Whether stuck at winter quarters in Valley Forge (and check out these cool Earthen Camp Kitchens - paper is at the link.)
Or on the trail with Lewis and Clark
Wood to cook the food to keep the whole adventure going could be the make or break of the whole affair.

But wood also shaped the international aspects of early food - in the shipping that was built on our shores with the big giant trees that were available. How we got our luxuries, and how we imported labor. The boats - mainly the fast boats built in America were essential for how American food was going to shape itself.

Ah yes - and the containers. Wood was essential for containers - not just barrels but for the fuel to make iron, pottery and glass

OH - and yes - go read _The Black Joke_ by A.E. Rooks

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Anyway - we are back... and it's time to thing about the starchy vegetables that star in our holiday recipes. And to make you greatful that mashed potatoes today... are what they are!

But it's also a chance to think about - how much work bread really is, and what we would use to take it's place.

No candied yams here kids, and no pumpkin pie at war. But maybe it's time to reconsider our looking down on the potatoes - both kinds. And find new (old) ways of eating squashes.

Also check out:
Prizefighters, Circus Freaks & Gangsters! There's Fighting, Food, Fashion & Fraud (we swear... we laugh, we tease, it's fun)

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& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57936095Thu, 07 Dec 2023 04:27:11 +0000Margaret HardinSorry 'bout that! Anyway - we are back... and it's time to thing about the starchy vegetables that star in our holiday recipes. And to make you greatful that mashed potatoes today... are what they are! But it's also a chance to think about - how...
Anyway - we are back... and it's time to thing about the starchy vegetables that star in our holiday recipes. And to make you greatful that mashed potatoes today... are what they are!

But it's also a chance to think about - how much work bread really is, and what we would use to take it's place.

No candied yams here kids, and no pumpkin pie at war. But maybe it's time to reconsider our looking down on the potatoes - both kinds. And find new (old) ways of eating squashes.

Also check out:
Prizefighters, Circus Freaks & Gangsters! There's Fighting, Food, Fashion & Fraud (we swear... we laugh, we tease, it's fun)

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
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The variety of food depends almost entirely on the vegetables - well the plant foods. After all, there are only so many ways to cook meat - roast, boil, fry, braise... all the interesting flavors come from the plant additions.

But also - going on the move, and the "hurry up" of American culture made our food bland.
Not everyone in new America had bland food, but note, they stayed in place!

Pawpaw & sweet corn pudding vs. baked beans. I ask you...


Books by William Woys Weaver:
The Christmas Cook: Three Centuries of American Yuletide Sweets
Pennsylvania Dutch Country Cooking
American Eats: Forms of Edible Folk Art
Sauerkraut Yankees
Country Scrapple: An American Tradition

Videos on Typical Early American Diets via Townsends:
The Poor Hunter
The Poor Fronteirsman
The Poor Farmer
The Poor Sailor
The Poor Soldier


Also check out:
Prizefighters, Circus Freaks & Gangsters! There's Fighting, Food, Fashion & Fraud (we swear... we laugh, we tease, it's fun)

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
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& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57637368Wed, 15 Nov 2023 11:00:04 +0000Margaret HardinThis might be one of my only, and definitely the most forceful hot take I've had so far: The variety of food depends almost entirely on the vegetables - well the plant foods. After all, there are only so many ways to cook meat - roast, boil, fry,...
The variety of food depends almost entirely on the vegetables - well the plant foods. After all, there are only so many ways to cook meat - roast, boil, fry, braise... all the interesting flavors come from the plant additions.

But also - going on the move, and the "hurry up" of American culture made our food bland.
Not everyone in new America had bland food, but note, they stayed in place!

Pawpaw & sweet corn pudding vs. baked beans. I ask you...


Books by William Woys Weaver:
The Christmas Cook: Three Centuries of American Yuletide Sweets
Pennsylvania Dutch Country Cooking
American Eats: Forms of Edible Folk Art
Sauerkraut Yankees
Country Scrapple: An American Tradition

Videos on Typical Early American Diets via Townsends:
The Poor Hunter
The Poor Fronteirsman
The Poor Farmer
The Poor Sailor
The Poor Soldier


Also check out:
Prizefighters, Circus Freaks & Gangsters! There's Fighting, Food, Fashion & Fraud (we swear... we laugh, we tease, it's fun)

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
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Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
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& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>16851776,1812,american,cranberry,dutch,food,history,paw,pennsylvania,vegetables,warfalse3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/105-birds-are-like-berries-for-the-pluckin--57563143
But even more startling were just how many birds there were. Sometimes too many birds! How can there be such a thing?

To find out what was up with birds, and what was making it to the early American table - when we mostly weren't keeping chickens for meat - for really good reasons, listen along.

Also check out:
Prizefighters, Circus Freaks & Gangsters! There's Fighting, Food, Fashion & Fraud (we swear... we laugh, we tease, it's fun)

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
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& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57563143Wed, 08 Nov 2023 18:31:29 +0000Margaret HardinAfter rubbing shoulders all the time in prisons, in towns, or on land owned by a Lord or The Church - getting out there in the great wide open skies was startling for people. But even more startling were just how many birds there were. Sometimes too...
But even more startling were just how many birds there were. Sometimes too many birds! How can there be such a thing?

To find out what was up with birds, and what was making it to the early American table - when we mostly weren't keeping chickens for meat - for really good reasons, listen along.

Also check out:
Prizefighters, Circus Freaks & Gangsters! There's Fighting, Food, Fashion & Fraud (we swear... we laugh, we tease, it's fun)

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
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& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>14361776,1812,adventure,american,bird,chicken,food,history,pigeon,warfalse3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/104-are-rabbits-american-food--57463573Intelligent Speech Online 2023 where I talk about the 4 W's of Butter Substitutes - Talk with other people about the Contigency Plans for Women & even more stuff!

Come check it out on Saturday November 4th
My Discount Code is: Food

Do Americans eat rabbit? Or did they? And if so, where are all th rabbit recipes?

Well they do and they did, but no - they didn't seem to write it down. What gives?
And why don't retrospective and history looking cookery books tend to mention rabbit?

And just for fun, I go over what's the difference between a rabbit and a hare. And in the process explain how hjackass is a word.

Also check out:
Prizefighters, Circus Freaks & Gangsters! There's Fighting, Food, Fashion & Fraud (we swear... we laugh, we tease, it's fun)

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
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Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
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& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57463573Wed, 01 Nov 2023 10:00:03 +0000Margaret HardinListen to me more! https://intelligentspeechonline.com/ where I talk about the 4 W's of Butter Substitutes - Talk with other people about the Contigency Plans for Women & even more stuff! Come check it out on Saturday November 4th My Discount...Intelligent Speech Online 2023 where I talk about the 4 W's of Butter Substitutes - Talk with other people about the Contigency Plans for Women & even more stuff!

Come check it out on Saturday November 4th
My Discount Code is: Food

Do Americans eat rabbit? Or did they? And if so, where are all th rabbit recipes?

Well they do and they did, but no - they didn't seem to write it down. What gives?
And why don't retrospective and history looking cookery books tend to mention rabbit?

And just for fun, I go over what's the difference between a rabbit and a hare. And in the process explain how hjackass is a word.

Also check out:
Prizefighters, Circus Freaks & Gangsters! There's Fighting, Food, Fashion & Fraud (we swear... we laugh, we tease, it's fun)

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
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What's the difference between a Smuggler, a Pirate & a Privateer? How do Slavers fit into this lot? And what exactly do they have to do with American Food of the past - or advertisements for Truffle Burgers now?
As always I'm here to pose and answer purposterous questions. Grab your hot cocoa and candied orange peel and listen up.

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_The Nutmeg's Curse_ by Amitav Ghosh

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What's the difference between a Smuggler, a Pirate & a Privateer? How do Slavers fit into this lot? And what exactly do they have to do with American Food of the past - or advertisements for Truffle Burgers now?
As always I'm here to pose and answer purposterous questions. Grab your hot cocoa and candied orange peel and listen up.

Cool Books -
_The Black Joke_ by A.E. Rooks

_The Nutmeg's Curse_ by Amitav Ghosh

Also check out:
Prizefighters, Circus Freaks & Gangsters! There's Fighting, Food, Fashion & Fraud (we swear... we laugh, we tease, it's fun)

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
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This week I look into the question of what was Gumbo and what was Jambalaya at the time America bought themselves a new port city... that was actually pretty old.

What did Gumbo look like, and what were it's roots? And was it always served with rice.
And what's the story on Jambalaya? Where did it come from - especially if... wait isn't rice real fancy?

I answer these questions and more.

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Prizefighters, Circus Freaks & Gangsters! There's Fighting, Food, Fashion & Fraud (we swear... we laugh, w tease, it's fun)

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This week I look into the question of what was Gumbo and what was Jambalaya at the time America bought themselves a new port city... that was actually pretty old.

What did Gumbo look like, and what were it's roots? And was it always served with rice.
And what's the story on Jambalaya? Where did it come from - especially if... wait isn't rice real fancy?

I answer these questions and more.

Also check out:
Prizefighters, Circus Freaks & Gangsters! There's Fighting, Food, Fashion & Fraud (we swear... we laugh, w tease, it's fun)

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
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My Coupon code is: Food

We apparently love a competition show - so how America got Louisiana is right in there - soap opera slap fights and all.
But really - this is a lead up to what we need to know to learn about the beginnings of gumbo - next week - and why the rest of the country didn't flavor up their stews with gumbo goodness with the absorbtion of La Louisiane.

Frankly - the idea of a spice blend in most American Cookery - way WAY too much flavor.

So to get the dirt on why Napoleon was doomed as head of state - and what that has to do with our food journey jump in!

Prizefighters, Circus Freaks & Gangsters! There's Fighting, Food, Fashion & Fraud (we swear... we laugh, w tease, it's fun)

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My Coupon code is: Food

We apparently love a competition show - so how America got Louisiana is right in there - soap opera slap fights and all.
But really - this is a lead up to what we need to know to learn about the beginnings of gumbo - next week - and why the rest of the country didn't flavor up their stews with gumbo goodness with the absorbtion of La Louisiane.

Frankly - the idea of a spice blend in most American Cookery - way WAY too much flavor.

So to get the dirt on why Napoleon was doomed as head of state - and what that has to do with our food journey jump in!

Prizefighters, Circus Freaks & Gangsters! There's Fighting, Food, Fashion & Fraud (we swear... we laugh, w tease, it's fun)

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
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This week - Oysters! And some how, why spoons will out your social class. Or at least once they did.
Anyway - can you be an late18th century or early 19th century soldier on the move and still get an oyster stew? Often yes. Especially when the march is The Worst through the swamps.

But if you're inland - no oysters with your adventure.

Prizefighters, Circus Freaks & Gangsters! There's Fighting, Food, Fashion & Fraud (we swear... we laugh, w tease, it's fun)

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
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& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57051298Wed, 04 Oct 2023 10:00:03 +0000Margaret HardinHoly Moly! Episode 100! I'm here! What does that mean? Not sure except I'm not so bad at this and will keep going. So keep up. Listen to me more! https://intelligentspeechonline.com/ where I talk about the 4 W's of Butter Substitutes My Coupon...What does that mean? Not sure except I'm not so bad at this and will keep going. So keep up.

Listen to me more!
Intelligent Speech Online 2023 where I talk about the 4 W's of Butter Substitutes
My Coupon code is: Food

This week - Oysters! And some how, why spoons will out your social class. Or at least once they did.
Anyway - can you be an late18th century or early 19th century soldier on the move and still get an oyster stew? Often yes. Especially when the march is The Worst through the swamps.

But if you're inland - no oysters with your adventure.

Prizefighters, Circus Freaks & Gangsters! There's Fighting, Food, Fashion & Fraud (we swear... we laugh, w tease, it's fun)

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
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& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>1386adventure,american,class,food,history,oyster,spoon,warfalse3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/099-rice-is-too-nice-for-these-times--56951442Intelligent Speech Online 2023 where I talk about the 4 W's of Butter Substitutes


Prizefighters, Circus Freaks & Gangsters! There's Fighting, Food, Fashion & Fraud (and it's much more fun)

Rice is a Fine & Fancy Food at this time.
So rice as food of War & Adventure... not so much.

But the limiting of the usual overseas markets due to overseas chaos meant that rice was entering the American pantry all the same. It's just that... well, how do you use rice?

To find out how they did it, come along.

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Prizefighters, Circus Freaks & Gangsters! There's Fighting, Food, Fashion & Fraud (and it's much more fun)

Rice is a Fine & Fancy Food at this time.
So rice as food of War & Adventure... not so much.

But the limiting of the usual overseas markets due to overseas chaos meant that rice was entering the American pantry all the same. It's just that... well, how do you use rice?

To find out how they did it, come along.

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Prizefighters, Circus Freaks & Gangsters! There's Fighting, Food, Fashion & Fraud (and it's much more fun)

Salt.
I don't feel like I'm talking too far out of turn to say I'm feeling salty about the way modern treatment of the natural world is going.

Butt if you are curious about how salt lived in the18th century - and on the road for war and adventure -
Well - Listen UP!
I will talk to you about that.

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& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56877353Thu, 21 Sep 2023 05:13:56 +0000Margaret HardinListen to me more! https://intelligentspeechonline.com/ where I talke about the 4 W's of Butter Substitutes https://www.iheart.com/podcast/53-prizefighters-circus-freaks-118979118/ There's Fighting, Food, Fashion & Fraud (and it's much more fun)...Intelligent Speech Online 2023 where I talke about the 4 W's of Butter Substitutes


Prizefighters, Circus Freaks & Gangsters! There's Fighting, Food, Fashion & Fraud (and it's much more fun)

Salt.
I don't feel like I'm talking too far out of turn to say I'm feeling salty about the way modern treatment of the natural world is going.

Butt if you are curious about how salt lived in the18th century - and on the road for war and adventure -
Well - Listen UP!
I will talk to you about that.

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
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& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>188819th,american,century,clark,food,history,jerky,lewis,pemmican,salt,travelfalse3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/097-i-thought-there-were-more-fish--56784624Intelligent Speech Online 2023 where I talke about the 4 W's of Butter Substitutes


Prizefighters, Circus Freaks & Gangsters! There's Fighting, Food, Fashion & Fraud (and it's much more fun)

Come along as I talk about what we did in early America as we were doing war and conquest that set us up for far fewer fish.

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& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56784624Wed, 13 Sep 2023 10:00:02 +0000Margaret HardinListen to me more! https://intelligentspeechonline.com/ where I talke about the 4 W's of Butter Substitutes https://www.iheart.com/podcast/53-prizefighters-circus-freaks-118979118/ There's Fighting, Food, Fashion & Fraud (and it's much more fun)...Intelligent Speech Online 2023 where I talke about the 4 W's of Butter Substitutes


Prizefighters, Circus Freaks & Gangsters! There's Fighting, Food, Fashion & Fraud (and it's much more fun)

Come along as I talk about what we did in early America as we were doing war and conquest that set us up for far fewer fish.

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More Americans than ever can get wheat in this period. It's also an old school demonstration of the supply and demand ideas when stuff was made for people actually consume.

The most fun - learn why wheat beer and wheat whiskey was a New Idea to Americans in the 20th century.
The least fun - learn why sailors ate their hard bread in the dark.

Have some apple brandy, and hear about all the ways you could consume wheat flour that wasn't bread in this period - especially if you were on the road.

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More Americans than ever can get wheat in this period. It's also an old school demonstration of the supply and demand ideas when stuff was made for people actually consume.

The most fun - learn why wheat beer and wheat whiskey was a New Idea to Americans in the 20th century.
The least fun - learn why sailors ate their hard bread in the dark.

Have some apple brandy, and hear about all the ways you could consume wheat flour that wasn't bread in this period - especially if you were on the road.

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
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So when it was time to leave home and go to war, or just on adventure, corn came with them as well. As cornbread - sure - but that was actually pretty uncommon. Instead puddings, porridges and as parched corn was much more likely.

Find out why cornmeal now needs wheat flour to hold together (bad) but doesn't go rancid in three month or less (good).

And Corn Whiskey is back - feeding the troops and calming them down when food is short.

Corn for all seasons - even when not at home.

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& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56629673Wed, 30 Aug 2023 10:00:03 +0000Margaret HardinAs Europeans and their decendents the Earliest Americans desired, loved and craved bread. But with wheat being a tough go generally at these early stages, the whole in their grain loving hearts was filled by corn. So when it was time to leave home...
So when it was time to leave home and go to war, or just on adventure, corn came with them as well. As cornbread - sure - but that was actually pretty uncommon. Instead puddings, porridges and as parched corn was much more likely.

Find out why cornmeal now needs wheat flour to hold together (bad) but doesn't go rancid in three month or less (good).

And Corn Whiskey is back - feeding the troops and calming them down when food is short.

Corn for all seasons - even when not at home.

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
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Not so much. I mean, the sugar everyone cares about it cane sugar, but honey and maple syrup & sugar are also playing a role at this point.

And then war. War gets in the way of everything, especially when you end up in a war with the country supplying you most of your sugar.
Twice!

And then there's a whole seperate revolutioin on the other place you are getting your sugar from.
1776 - 1815 were certainly fraught years for sugar in the brand new United States.
Come find out how.

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& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56558663Wed, 23 Aug 2023 10:00:03 +0000Margaret HardinSugar is sugar... right? Not so much. I mean, the sugar everyone cares about it cane sugar, but honey and maple syrup & sugar are also playing a role at this point. And then war. War gets in the way of everything, especially when you end up in...
Not so much. I mean, the sugar everyone cares about it cane sugar, but honey and maple syrup & sugar are also playing a role at this point.

And then war. War gets in the way of everything, especially when you end up in a war with the country supplying you most of your sugar.
Twice!

And then there's a whole seperate revolutioin on the other place you are getting your sugar from.
1776 - 1815 were certainly fraught years for sugar in the brand new United States.
Come find out how.

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
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With furnaces and forges both up and running - and expanding to meet the insatiable appitite for iron, iron workers had to eat as well.
Food, wood and water - all plentiful in this new country - they made American iron cheaper than it had ever been.

Also for fun - some facts about Valley Forge. Mainly why it was called that, and why it was a good place for winter quarters for the Continental Army.


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With furnaces and forges both up and running - and expanding to meet the insatiable appitite for iron, iron workers had to eat as well.
Food, wood and water - all plentiful in this new country - they made American iron cheaper than it had ever been.

Also for fun - some facts about Valley Forge. Mainly why it was called that, and why it was a good place for winter quarters for the Continental Army.


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Well, it has to do with the stars, and I'll explaon why. But I'll also spend time going over how American Iron - and most Iron from the Age of Sail until the 20th Century was made - Charcoal Fired Blast Furnaces!

Read enough on iron - and one gets very frustrated with not understanding the common terminology used around it. I've broken it down to the important basics so you can understand it to. Becasue iron will not stop being important to American food - coming 1st - so we can fight wars. Coming 2nd and soon - railroads!

And then refrigeration and then gasoline engines and trucks and metal framed buildings that hold our grocery stores. It's inescapable, so let's take a look at the tech.

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Well, it has to do with the stars, and I'll explaon why. But I'll also spend time going over how American Iron - and most Iron from the Age of Sail until the 20th Century was made - Charcoal Fired Blast Furnaces!

Read enough on iron - and one gets very frustrated with not understanding the common terminology used around it. I've broken it down to the important basics so you can understand it to. Becasue iron will not stop being important to American food - coming 1st - so we can fight wars. Coming 2nd and soon - railroads!

And then refrigeration and then gasoline engines and trucks and metal framed buildings that hold our grocery stores. It's inescapable, so let's take a look at the tech.

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The first answer is, BIGGER!

And in order to do that the country has to break away - war #1 - and then kick the parent country to show that they aree big boy now - war #2 - and then continue to push the borders of the infant countryinto the lands of other nations - wars #3 to n+1.

How American food adapted to all this expansion and fighting will be the center of season 3. But we also geet Gumbo, so that's good.

Hop onto the Season 3 Mule Train and lets go see the new country.

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The first answer is, BIGGER!

And in order to do that the country has to break away - war #1 - and then kick the parent country to show that they aree big boy now - war #2 - and then continue to push the borders of the infant countryinto the lands of other nations - wars #3 to n+1.

How American food adapted to all this expansion and fighting will be the center of season 3. But we also geet Gumbo, so that's good.

Hop onto the Season 3 Mule Train and lets go see the new country.

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But that's not all - I'm up to new stuff in more places. Check it out!

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But that's not all - I'm up to new stuff in more places. Check it out!

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Done with Great Britain

At last we are going to be - AMERICA!

That whole transition is going to be So Messy.

Time to look back on what's changed over the last season and century - what it all means for a daily meal (meat, so much more meat! and from the farm)

There are forks now. More people get to have their own plates and cups. Not everyone drinks beer for breakfast. Now you can also choose from tea, herbal tea or whiskey. Its a change.

Subscribe so you know about bonus episodes, and when I get back on the air.

See you in August!

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Done with Great Britain

At last we are going to be - AMERICA!

That whole transition is going to be So Messy.

Time to look back on what's changed over the last season and century - what it all means for a daily meal (meat, so much more meat! and from the farm)

There are forks now. More people get to have their own plates and cups. Not everyone drinks beer for breakfast. Now you can also choose from tea, herbal tea or whiskey. Its a change.

Subscribe so you know about bonus episodes, and when I get back on the air.

See you in August!

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While not every job outside the home was food related in the 18th century - quite a few of them were. I take you through Grain, Livestock, Fish, Sugar, Iron and Wood. There's a detour through buldings and even a shoutout to the American McMansion.

Lots of fun pictures this week.
McMansion Hell: The Faux quarried blocks look - https://mcmansionhell.com/post/707909502449614849/every-small-city-has-that-one-dictator-chic-house

Fieldstone:
Newport Tower -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newport_Tower_(Rhode_Island)
Grove Park Inn -
https://www.omnihotels.com/hotels/asheville-grove-park/dining/great-hall-bar

All the old northern European style buildings in America are made of wood:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_oldest_buildings_in_the_United_States

Omohundro Institute: https://oieahc.wm.edu/

Ben Franklin's World: https://benfranklinsworld.com/


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While not every job outside the home was food related in the 18th century - quite a few of them were. I take you through Grain, Livestock, Fish, Sugar, Iron and Wood. There's a detour through buldings and even a shoutout to the American McMansion.

Lots of fun pictures this week.
McMansion Hell: The Faux quarried blocks look - https://mcmansionhell.com/post/707909502449614849/every-small-city-has-that-one-dictator-chic-house

Fieldstone:
Newport Tower -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newport_Tower_(Rhode_Island)
Grove Park Inn -
https://www.omnihotels.com/hotels/asheville-grove-park/dining/great-hall-bar

All the old northern European style buildings in America are made of wood:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_oldest_buildings_in_the_United_States

Omohundro Institute: https://oieahc.wm.edu/

Ben Franklin's World: https://benfranklinsworld.com/


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Fascinating Topics Addressed:

Why amino acids are called that;
Where protein as a substance was identified in chemistry experiments;
What a peptide bond is;
Why proteins inspire micro manufacturing;
Can you survive only eating aminos - but no proteins;
How we get energy from protein;
And I say primordial ooze.

As always - you can catch the Dinosaur Neil Episode of the The Tick here: "Don't eat in the Lab or you might turn into a Dinosaur!" References - The Tick v. Dinosaur Neil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1J8HxakmkWU

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Fascinating Topics Addressed:

Why amino acids are called that;
Where protein as a substance was identified in chemistry experiments;
What a peptide bond is;
Why proteins inspire micro manufacturing;
Can you survive only eating aminos - but no proteins;
How we get energy from protein;
And I say primordial ooze.

As always - you can catch the Dinosaur Neil Episode of the The Tick here: "Don't eat in the Lab or you might turn into a Dinosaur!" References - The Tick v. Dinosaur Neil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1J8HxakmkWU

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So what does it take to run an 18th century house - inside?
Who does the work? (and how glad am I to live in the. age of not just running water - but hot running water?)

It's women and children working on the household jobs - find out what kind of women and children. But mostly - an update on the orphan situation.

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So what does it take to run an 18th century house - inside?
Who does the work? (and how glad am I to live in the. age of not just running water - but hot running water?)

It's women and children working on the household jobs - find out what kind of women and children. But mostly - an update on the orphan situation.

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Not the question I'm answering. Not yet. Instead, it's a look at the arrival of savory deep fried food in (pre) America. What are it's roots, and how it came from a different place than sweet fried foods.
Incredible.

And why fried foods were a bigger thing in the south east than everywhere else in the country before the railroad showed up and scrambled everything up.

Oh! Check out these pictures of the ridiculously huge oil bean seeds (plus a recipe for using them):
https://ounjealadun.com/2022/10/25/ofe-ugba/

Send in Qestions for the End of Season 2 show in just 3 (or maybe 4) weeks!

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See how to really use a spider.

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Not the question I'm answering. Not yet. Instead, it's a look at the arrival of savory deep fried food in (pre) America. What are it's roots, and how it came from a different place than sweet fried foods.
Incredible.

And why fried foods were a bigger thing in the south east than everywhere else in the country before the railroad showed up and scrambled everything up.

Oh! Check out these pictures of the ridiculously huge oil bean seeds (plus a recipe for using them):
https://ounjealadun.com/2022/10/25/ofe-ugba/

Send in Qestions for the End of Season 2 show in just 3 (or maybe 4) weeks!

Interested in @notyourmommashistory (insta) Cheyney McKnight or #letstalkaboutslavery ?
Find her on fb Not Your Mommas History, gmail; notyourmommashistory@gmail.com or http://www.notyourmommashistory.com/

See how to really use a spider.

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Getting around the colonies.
South of the Mason-Dixon Line, there is way more water transport than I had realized. Which lead to fewer roads and more little trails than I expected. And the political philosophies tied up in why it was that way go deeper than I ever knew.

So yes, there's discussion of roads or no roads - but we end up a little bit in the political philosophy weeds.


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Getting around the colonies.
South of the Mason-Dixon Line, there is way more water transport than I had realized. Which lead to fewer roads and more little trails than I expected. And the political philosophies tied up in why it was that way go deeper than I ever knew.

So yes, there's discussion of roads or no roads - but we end up a little bit in the political philosophy weeds.


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Round 2: Her Half of History - written and presented by Lori Davis
https://herhalfofhistory.com/

This week - how did stuff get around the colonies, and back out into the world?
Why were port cities the only big cities?
Were they all the same? Who did what where?

For part one of the answer join me this week to see why food export was not the game north of the Mason-Dixon line. Also learn just how old that line was, and how petty the reason for its existence was.
The philosophy of the these colonies was markedly different from that of most of their southern neighbors. Find out how this week. And I'll wrap this all up next week - including how weird North Carolina was.

And send me your questions for the end of season question show!

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Round 2: Her Half of History - written and presented by Lori Davis
https://herhalfofhistory.com/

This week - how did stuff get around the colonies, and back out into the world?
Why were port cities the only big cities?
Were they all the same? Who did what where?

For part one of the answer join me this week to see why food export was not the game north of the Mason-Dixon line. Also learn just how old that line was, and how petty the reason for its existence was.
The philosophy of the these colonies was markedly different from that of most of their southern neighbors. Find out how this week. And I'll wrap this all up next week - including how weird North Carolina was.

And send me your questions for the end of season question show!

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Round 1: Kelsey Creek Farm - sheep shearing, farm life and animal care

https://bellevuewa.gov/city-government/departments/parks/community-centers/kelsey-creek-farm/visiting-the-farm

Looking for a great Spring Dish - that's mostly greens and herbs... with just aenough egg to hold it all together? Kuku Sabzi:
http://persianfoodtours.com/kuku-sabzi-persian-herb-frittata/ (you can sub dried cranberries – as lightly sweetened as you can find them or unsweetened – for the barberries if you can’t find those.)

Look - Americans don't forage. Or we don't forage much. Or we pay for other people to forage.
Why have we lost to knack of it? Well, we've been working to make foraging weird or only for profit, and no longer for fun - for centuries as this point.

Anyway - look up local foraging books AT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY!
or follow @BlackForager on the Insta
and join your local mushroom club.

And send me your questions for the end of season question show!

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
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& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53648693Wed, 26 Apr 2023 10:00:05 +0000Margaret HardinTell me about your local library or history resource! Round 1: Kelsey Creek Farm - sheep shearing, farm life and animal care https://bellevuewa.gov/city-government/departments/parks/community-centers/kelsey-creek-farm/visiting-the-farm Looking for...
Round 1: Kelsey Creek Farm - sheep shearing, farm life and animal care

https://bellevuewa.gov/city-government/departments/parks/community-centers/kelsey-creek-farm/visiting-the-farm

Looking for a great Spring Dish - that's mostly greens and herbs... with just aenough egg to hold it all together? Kuku Sabzi:
http://persianfoodtours.com/kuku-sabzi-persian-herb-frittata/ (you can sub dried cranberries – as lightly sweetened as you can find them or unsweetened – for the barberries if you can’t find those.)

Look - Americans don't forage. Or we don't forage much. Or we pay for other people to forage.
Why have we lost to knack of it? Well, we've been working to make foraging weird or only for profit, and no longer for fun - for centuries as this point.

Anyway - look up local foraging books AT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY!
or follow @BlackForager on the Insta
and join your local mushroom club.

And send me your questions for the end of season question show!

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Twitter: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
Post: @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
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& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>164018th,american,berry,century,dandelion,egg,farm,food,forage,herb,history,mushroomfalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/084-pemmican-why-it-s-called-that-what-it-is-how-it-s-made-and-how-it-changed-the-world--53577237It’s a favorite food for a variety of American Fad diets that cost a lot to follow. Yet it has a skilled and knowledge filled past, along with its own origin story.
Learn what pemmican is, why we call it that, and some wicked foreshadowing as you learn how it’s about to turn the prairies of the Americas upside down.
Oh yeah, and I make a wild leap of logic about the sexism of European translation of the Cree language. I sure know how to provide fun party conversation ideas.
Anyway, learn about salmon pemmican and the origin of modern American Army C-rations, if not MRE’s.

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
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& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53577237Wed, 19 Apr 2023 10:00:03 +0000Margaret HardinPemmican Week - Part 1 - the intro. (Part 2 comes in a later season) It’s a favorite food for a variety of American Fad diets that cost a lot to follow. Yet it has a skilled and knowledge filled past, along with its own origin story. Learn what...It’s a favorite food for a variety of American Fad diets that cost a lot to follow. Yet it has a skilled and knowledge filled past, along with its own origin story.
Learn what pemmican is, why we call it that, and some wicked foreshadowing as you learn how it’s about to turn the prairies of the Americas upside down.
Oh yeah, and I make a wild leap of logic about the sexism of European translation of the Cree language. I sure know how to provide fun party conversation ideas.
Anyway, learn about salmon pemmican and the origin of modern American Army C-rations, if not MRE’s.

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Twitter: @THoAFood
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Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
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& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>162218th,american,bison,buffalo,century,food,history,meat,pemmicanfalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/083-turning-wild-game-into-food-is-a-lot-of-work-18th-century-hunting--53445100These are essential transformations we don’t think about much - but they are unavoidable steps if you are going to eat meat. ANd it is a lot of work we almost never see anymore.
Beyond that - it’s a look at what animals most people were eating most of the time. And what circumstances helped arrange things that way.

In other words, yes, another episode of lists of animals.

The two cool books:
US History in 15 Foods by Anna Zeide
The Larder - Edited by by John T. Edge, Elizabeth S.D. Engelhardt & Ted Ownby
This week the essay, “Bodies of the Dead” by Wiley C. Prewitt Jr. was particularly useful

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& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53445100Wed, 05 Apr 2023 10:00:02 +0000Margaret HardinThis week I deal pretty frankly with the facts of turning animals into food. There is a little discussion of blood and guts - and how removing them from an animal transformed it from a dead animal into meat - that is, food. These are essential...These are essential transformations we don’t think about much - but they are unavoidable steps if you are going to eat meat. ANd it is a lot of work we almost never see anymore.
Beyond that - it’s a look at what animals most people were eating most of the time. And what circumstances helped arrange things that way.

In other words, yes, another episode of lists of animals.

The two cool books:
US History in 15 Foods by Anna Zeide
The Larder - Edited by by John T. Edge, Elizabeth S.D. Engelhardt & Ted Ownby
This week the essay, “Bodies of the Dead” by Wiley C. Prewitt Jr. was particularly useful

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Twitter: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
Post: @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
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& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>168018th,american,bear,birds,century,chef,deer,food,history,hunting,meatfalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/082-coffee-me-in-the-caribbean-sugar-the-18th-century-quest-for-liquid-vigor--53374238
This episode is dedicated to understanding the history & why I think these things are luxuries - and should be somewhat condiered so - but also that treating the people producing them will not only make ALL our lives better but preserve the agricultural health of the planet.

Seriously - good working conditions for agricultural labor only makes all human life better. It ain't bad for the animals either.

Anyway - hit me up if you are playing around with coffee cherry products.

FYI - Here's one translation of Bernardin St. Pierre's Diary. I was not making it up:
https://books.openbookpublishers.com/10.11647/obp.0088/ch1-32.xhtml

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& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53374238Wed, 29 Mar 2023 10:00:03 +0000Margaret HardinI love coffee and I love sugar (and tea and chocolate for the record). This is clearly a typical human response. I am also unhappy about their history and their present conditions of production. This episode is dedicated to understanding the...
This episode is dedicated to understanding the history & why I think these things are luxuries - and should be somewhat condiered so - but also that treating the people producing them will not only make ALL our lives better but preserve the agricultural health of the planet.

Seriously - good working conditions for agricultural labor only makes all human life better. It ain't bad for the animals either.

Anyway - hit me up if you are playing around with coffee cherry products.

FYI - Here's one translation of Bernardin St. Pierre's Diary. I was not making it up:
https://books.openbookpublishers.com/10.11647/obp.0088/ch1-32.xhtml

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood@gmail.com
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Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
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& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>184918th,africa,american,arabia,century,choclate,coffee,europe,food,history,red,revolution,sea,slavery,sugar,teafalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/081-ketchup-the-18th-century-name-for-umami--53292078
This week it's ketchup - and what it was before tomatoes got involved. You'll learn about the history, and find out about all sorts of sauces that can reasonably stand in for the 18th century no sugar versions.

A link so you can make your own:

Towndends - How to Make Mushroom Ketchup - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29u_FejNuks

Links to some podcasts that go deep on Fish Sauce - if you you're interested:

Unchefed: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unchefed/id1578898329?i=1000563764347
Gastropod: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gastropod/id918896288?i=1000570523345

All those sauces I mentioned:

Mushroom Soy Sauce - https://umamicart.com/products/lkk-mushroom-dark-soy-sauce
Oyster Soy Sauce - https://japanesetaste.com/products/asamurasaki-natural-oyster-soy-sauce-600ml
Salsa Lizano - https://www.amazon.com/Lizano-Salsa-Sauce-23-7/dp/B078FHCJG7
Kitchen Bouquet - https://www.hiddenvalleykitchens.com/products/kitchen-bouquet/browning-seasoning-sauce/
Gravy Master - https://myflavormaster.com/
HP Sauce - https://www.hpsauce.co.uk/
Maggi Seasoning - https://www.nestleprofessional.us/maggi/maggi-seasoning-6-x-27-fluid-ounces
Knorr Liquid Seasoning - https://www.knorr.com/ph/knorr-products/knorr-liquid-seasoning/knorr-liquid-seasoning.html


Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
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Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
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& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53292078Wed, 22 Mar 2023 10:00:03 +0000Margaret HardinIf for no other reason, listen this week to hear me say "Worcestershire" while looking at the word. This week it's ketchup - and what it was before tomatoes got involved. You'll learn about the history, and find out about all sorts of sauces that can...
This week it's ketchup - and what it was before tomatoes got involved. You'll learn about the history, and find out about all sorts of sauces that can reasonably stand in for the 18th century no sugar versions.

A link so you can make your own:

Towndends - How to Make Mushroom Ketchup - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29u_FejNuks

Links to some podcasts that go deep on Fish Sauce - if you you're interested:

Unchefed: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unchefed/id1578898329?i=1000563764347
Gastropod: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gastropod/id918896288?i=1000570523345

All those sauces I mentioned:

Mushroom Soy Sauce - https://umamicart.com/products/lkk-mushroom-dark-soy-sauce
Oyster Soy Sauce - https://japanesetaste.com/products/asamurasaki-natural-oyster-soy-sauce-600ml
Salsa Lizano - https://www.amazon.com/Lizano-Salsa-Sauce-23-7/dp/B078FHCJG7
Kitchen Bouquet - https://www.hiddenvalleykitchens.com/products/kitchen-bouquet/browning-seasoning-sauce/
Gravy Master - https://myflavormaster.com/
HP Sauce - https://www.hpsauce.co.uk/
Maggi Seasoning - https://www.nestleprofessional.us/maggi/maggi-seasoning-6-x-27-fluid-ounces
Knorr Liquid Seasoning - https://www.knorr.com/ph/knorr-products/knorr-liquid-seasoning/knorr-liquid-seasoning.html


Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
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& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>155118th,american,century,fish,food,history,ketchup,sauce,tomato,umamifalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/080-tomatoes-other-foreign-fruits-the-conundrum--53195885
We glance briefly at fruits we've covered, mention familiar imports and look at the known locals - cranberries & blueberries and the surprise - strawberries!

Then we examine the famous imports - tomatoes, melons and chilies and see where they came from and how they got here. I spend time pondering how the eggplant may have determined who liked tomatoes first. And why watermelon with chili and lime is a fusion food we need to thank Mexico for putting together.

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
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Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
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& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53195885Wed, 15 Mar 2023 10:00:02 +0000Margaret HardinThis week it's fruit's turn, and time to learn which fruits are locals, which are imports and how they got to North America, and into the colonial pantry. We glance briefly at fruits we've covered, mention familiar imports and look at the known...
We glance briefly at fruits we've covered, mention familiar imports and look at the known locals - cranberries & blueberries and the surprise - strawberries!

Then we examine the famous imports - tomatoes, melons and chilies and see where they came from and how they got here. I spend time pondering how the eggplant may have determined who liked tomatoes first. And why watermelon with chili and lime is a fusion food we need to thank Mexico for putting together.

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood@gmail.com
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Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
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& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>179618th,american,blueberry,century,chili,cranberry,food,fruit,history,lemon,melon,peach,pepper,strawberry,tomato,watermelonfalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/079-potatoes-other-possibly-foreign-vegetables--53129179
All about potatoes - both kinds - and the general inability for English people to come up with useful descriptive clearly definative names for new stuff.

Alsp how the Incan potato and the sweet potato did a complete status switcharoo in the colonies, and how pumpkin pie and sweet potato pie are the first American successes at fusion food.

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& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53129179Wed, 08 Mar 2023 14:45:27 +0000Margaret HardinAll the "normal" colonial vegetables were foreign. Or they were imports anyway. Except for the famous ones - pumpkins (which are a fruit) and corn (which is a grain - mostly). But what is up with potatoes? All about potatoes - both kinds - and the...
All about potatoes - both kinds - and the general inability for English people to come up with useful descriptive clearly definative names for new stuff.

Alsp how the Incan potato and the sweet potato did a complete status switcharoo in the colonies, and how pumpkin pie and sweet potato pie are the first American successes at fusion food.

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
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Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
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& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>160018th,american,batata,century,food,fusion,history,inca,pie,potato,pumpkin,sweetfalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/078-i-said-mixed-drinks-these-are-definitely-not-cocktails-18th-century-social-drinking--52883416
If you want to know what the equivalent of rolling up to the bar and asking for a Jack and Coke in the days before either of those existed, stop in for a listen.

And yes - the Mint Julep is older than America, but not the version with chipped ice. That's later.

If you want to hear me do a bad job of pronouncing Portuguese, this is also your chance. Aguardente.

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& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52883416Wed, 01 Mar 2023 11:00:03 +0000Margaret HardinTurns out colonists were making mixed drinks in America... before there was America, or cocktails (officially). Some were elborate and required prep-work (syllabub, cherry bounce), some were super familliar (whiskey Tod?), and some were just a shot...
If you want to know what the equivalent of rolling up to the bar and asking for a Jack and Coke in the days before either of those existed, stop in for a listen.

And yes - the Mint Julep is older than America, but not the version with chipped ice. That's later.

If you want to hear me do a bad job of pronouncing Portuguese, this is also your chance. Aguardente.

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
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& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>182218th,alcohol,american,century,cocktails,drinks,food,history,madeira,mixed,rum,whiskeyfalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/077-whisk-e-y-pulls-alongside-rum-adventures-and-economies-of-18th-century-distilled-liquors--52809260
How is happened, and where it was most important are all explored. There's some brandy and such, but these other things aren't as important, and don't shape the economic futiure the way whiskey and rum do.

This week follow their adventures - you'll have to wait for next week to learn about all the mixed drinks - tasty and otherwise of the age.

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& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52809260Wed, 22 Feb 2023 11:00:03 +0000Margaret HardinTHe 17th century was the age of Rum. The 18th century has a new fighter, Whisky or Whiskey - choose your spelling. How is happened, and where it was most important are all explored. There's some brandy and such, but these other things aren't as...
How is happened, and where it was most important are all explored. There's some brandy and such, but these other things aren't as important, and don't shape the economic futiure the way whiskey and rum do.

This week follow their adventures - you'll have to wait for next week to learn about all the mixed drinks - tasty and otherwise of the age.

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood@gmail.com
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& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>158918th,american,bourbon,century,distilled,food,history,rum,spirits,whiskey,whiskyfalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/076-colonial-wine-the-tedious-and-extensive-reasons-why-there-wasn-t-any-in-the-17th-18th-centuries--52737373
No, but yes. There was pricey imported wine, and there were also other fruit wines - including stuff made from some of the American grapes.

But no one was selling wine, and definitely no one was exporting any.

All the reasons why, and the most maddening bug in the wine world all get described.

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& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52737373Wed, 15 Feb 2023 11:00:04 +0000Margaret HardinWas there wine in the North American British Colonies? No, but yes. There was pricey imported wine, and there were also other fruit wines - including stuff made from some of the American grapes. But no one was selling wine, and definitely no one was...
No, but yes. There was pricey imported wine, and there were also other fruit wines - including stuff made from some of the American grapes.

But no one was selling wine, and definitely no one was exporting any.

All the reasons why, and the most maddening bug in the wine world all get described.

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood@gmail.com
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& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>200017th,18th,american,century,food,hisotry,phylloxera,vinifera,vitis,winefalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/075-a-horse-s-life-18th-century-colonial-style--52666236
Also - does your town have a Race St? FInd out why today!

I'm not going to solve the American Horse problem, but I hope you can be more thoughtful about it - and maybe then you can solve it?

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Also - does your town have a Race St? FInd out why today!

I'm not going to solve the American Horse problem, but I hope you can be more thoughtful about it - and maybe then you can solve it?

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In the 18th century eggs made practical and fancy food (cake!). Chickens made fancy food. Or at least special occasion food. If you wanted bird meat, you usually ate it wild.

Chickens on the other hand were always underfoot. They were just there. Until it was time to develop the fancy chicken. Hear all about how the rising demand for more art, and the changing economics of paintings lead to lots and lots of chicken art!

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In the 18th century eggs made practical and fancy food (cake!). Chickens made fancy food. Or at least special occasion food. If you wanted bird meat, you usually ate it wild.

Chickens on the other hand were always underfoot. They were just there. Until it was time to develop the fancy chicken. Hear all about how the rising demand for more art, and the changing economics of paintings lead to lots and lots of chicken art!

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& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>1473american,art,chicken,egg,food,historyfalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/073-18th-century-hogs-the-start-of-the-pork-industry--52536522Hey, Guess what?
Did you know that pigs have many names... and many fats. No, please. Wait. Don't run away from me. I'm really here to talk about dental health and delcious sausages. Does this sound like a strange pairing. You migh be correct.
Anyway. I just got back from a Boucherie. For the 5th time, so maybe that's a lame excuse. Really, what I'm trying to say is there is no modern American breakfast without piggies. Ask me how. I dare you? No I mean that nicely. I have sausages I desperately want you to like!

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Did you know that pigs have many names... and many fats. No, please. Wait. Don't run away from me. I'm really here to talk about dental health and delcious sausages. Does this sound like a strange pairing. You migh be correct.
Anyway. I just got back from a Boucherie. For the 5th time, so maybe that's a lame excuse. Really, what I'm trying to say is there is no modern American breakfast without piggies. Ask me how. I dare you? No I mean that nicely. I have sausages I desperately want you to like!

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But before the pumpkin slips away for a few seasons, I'll share with you why American food pumpkin dishes are so boring, despite this country being the home of the pumpkin, plus another slightly terrifying but very surprising fact.

So enjoy!

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But before the pumpkin slips away for a few seasons, I'll share with you why American food pumpkin dishes are so boring, despite this country being the home of the pumpkin, plus another slightly terrifying but very surprising fact.

So enjoy!

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& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>114918th,american,century,food,history,pumpkinfalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/071-thar-she-blows-the-rise-of-the-18th-century-oil-industry--52408381The same thinking about food in action (travel food) will become essential to soon-future-America's expansionist and war dreams (not always different).

Anyway - reading at night used to smell like whale oil... if you were lucky.
Look at that glow of your phone a bit differently my friend.

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& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52408381Wed, 11 Jan 2023 11:00:02 +0000Margaret HardinWell, well, well. Still not eating whale are we? Why in the heck are you talking about whale in a food podcast then? Turns out the global trade that lead to the pelagic (open ocean) whaling trade is a follow on of the "food for sea" in development....The same thinking about food in action (travel food) will become essential to soon-future-America's expansionist and war dreams (not always different).

Anyway - reading at night used to smell like whale oil... if you were lucky.
Look at that glow of your phone a bit differently my friend.

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But mostly this is a look into the past of large-whale eating on a global scale up until about the 18th century. There are also surprises around how long it took Europeans to agree that whales are not fish. The pre-modern relationship to fat comes in to play - when you are most of your own heating source for most of the day, consuming fat has a different purposefulness.

And I spend a fair amount of time sorting out why most Americans have probobly never met anyone who knows what whale meat tastes like.

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& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52336336Wed, 04 Jan 2023 11:00:02 +0000Margaret HardinThis week one of my cats makes his debut in sound design. His playing about in the closet makes me it seem as if I have Very Strong Feelings about trends in rich people food. But mostly this is a look into the past of large-whale eating on a...
But mostly this is a look into the past of large-whale eating on a global scale up until about the 18th century. There are also surprises around how long it took Europeans to agree that whales are not fish. The pre-modern relationship to fat comes in to play - when you are most of your own heating source for most of the day, consuming fat has a different purposefulness.

And I spend a fair amount of time sorting out why most Americans have probobly never met anyone who knows what whale meat tastes like.

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This feels like a timely episode for those of us in the snow belt, since it helps you understand why salting the sidewalk prevents ice. But mainly I take the long way - through fire and dynamite - to explain why you make ice from water by causing already frozen ice to melt using salt.

Chemical bonds are interesting little things, and the phase changes of matter are strange places where energy exchange can cause things to happen that don't make sense at the human scale.

Oh - and snowflakes have six sides becase of the bent shape of water molecules - and the fact that they have a negative middle and positive ends.

All sorts of tiny trivia that will make the mundane ice - water - steam cycle seem interesting and possibly dangerous. Or at least inspire you to use hotpads in the kitchen.

As always - you can catch the Dinosaur Neil Episode of the The Tick here:
"Don't eat in the Lab or you might turn into a Dinosaur!" References - The Tick v. Dinosaur Neil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1J8HxakmkWU


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& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52241688Wed, 21 Dec 2022 11:00:02 +0000Margaret HardinOK - No regular episode, just a bonus one. But the season of Misrule is just going to do that to us here in the 18th Century. It's kindof a chemistry class - but worry not - no tests and no homework. This feels like a timely episode for those of us...
This feels like a timely episode for those of us in the snow belt, since it helps you understand why salting the sidewalk prevents ice. But mainly I take the long way - through fire and dynamite - to explain why you make ice from water by causing already frozen ice to melt using salt.

Chemical bonds are interesting little things, and the phase changes of matter are strange places where energy exchange can cause things to happen that don't make sense at the human scale.

Oh - and snowflakes have six sides becase of the bent shape of water molecules - and the fact that they have a negative middle and positive ends.

All sorts of tiny trivia that will make the mundane ice - water - steam cycle seem interesting and possibly dangerous. Or at least inspire you to use hotpads in the kitchen.

As always - you can catch the Dinosaur Neil Episode of the The Tick here:
"Don't eat in the Lab or you might turn into a Dinosaur!" References - The Tick v. Dinosaur Neil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1J8HxakmkWU


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Some of the the why may lie in the 18th century colonial adventures with deer.

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& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52182262Wed, 14 Dec 2022 11:00:03 +0000Margaret HardinDeer are really cute. Well baby deer are cute. We've been making pictures of them for ages. We've been making pants and shoes and stuff of deer generally for even longer though. And while people generally agree that deer are darn tasty, Americans...
Some of the the why may lie in the 18th century colonial adventures with deer.

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But this time, mainly as charcoal. It makes iron, it ages booze, it's necessary for barbecue, it makes gunpowder.

Charcoal - where did it come from, how does it happen, and a whole list of things it can do.


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& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52115765Wed, 07 Dec 2022 11:00:03 +0000Margaret HardinWood continues to do it all! But this time, mainly as charcoal. It makes iron, it ages booze, it's necessary for barbecue, it makes gunpowder. Charcoal - where did it come from, how does it happen, and a whole list of things it can do....
But this time, mainly as charcoal. It makes iron, it ages booze, it's necessary for barbecue, it makes gunpowder.

Charcoal - where did it come from, how does it happen, and a whole list of things it can do.


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You get to hear about how the iron industry wrecked English wood stocks, the King's Broad Arrow, crusty New Hampshire-ians & the Pine Tree Riot, fancy woodworking and just how there were so many MANY barrels rolling around the New World. Oh and how you can date pictures approximately by looking at the hoops on barrels.

This week the blog will also have really pretty pictures of marquetry - that is - fancy wood inlay.

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& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52051538Wed, 30 Nov 2022 11:00:03 +0000Margaret HardinWood! It is back, and now it's worth money. You get to hear about how the iron industry wrecked English wood stocks, the King's Broad Arrow, crusty New Hampshire-ians & the Pine Tree Riot, fancy woodworking and just how there were so many MANY...
You get to hear about how the iron industry wrecked English wood stocks, the King's Broad Arrow, crusty New Hampshire-ians & the Pine Tree Riot, fancy woodworking and just how there were so many MANY barrels rolling around the New World. Oh and how you can date pictures approximately by looking at the hoops on barrels.

This week the blog will also have really pretty pictures of marquetry - that is - fancy wood inlay.

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But enough doom and gloom. Instead of killing myself, I'm hitting the kitchen to make béchamel and lots of delicious other stuff. And you can revisit my Tour de Turkey.

Plus a blast from the past of 1901.

See you next week - back in my usual form.

------

Finally - the truth comes out. Why is this truly American bird called the name of a country it was never from? And is it true your Thanksgiving turkey came from… 16th century Mexico, and not New England… at all? And we’ll continue to follow the baffling saga of Colonists taking perfectly good domestic animals and letting them get feral.
All this and more on this week's episode of The History of American Food!
(*cue jaunty synth music from ‘80s evening magazine style show*)

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& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51974533Wed, 23 Nov 2022 11:00:02 +0000Margaret HardinI was almost done with this super cool look at wood and charcoal - and then my computer went down. I have to completely rewrite the 6 pages I already had - AHHHHH! Even the outline I wrote for myself went POOF! But enough doom and gloom. Instead...
But enough doom and gloom. Instead of killing myself, I'm hitting the kitchen to make béchamel and lots of delicious other stuff. And you can revisit my Tour de Turkey.

Plus a blast from the past of 1901.

See you next week - back in my usual form.

------

Finally - the truth comes out. Why is this truly American bird called the name of a country it was never from? And is it true your Thanksgiving turkey came from… 16th century Mexico, and not New England… at all? And we’ll continue to follow the baffling saga of Colonists taking perfectly good domestic animals and letting them get feral.
All this and more on this week's episode of The History of American Food!
(*cue jaunty synth music from ‘80s evening magazine style show*)

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There are few baking words that can elicit so much general consternation.
Cupcake - maybe? But mostly not since most of the world can agree on cupcake, but biscuit is a word that means so many and yet also some deadly specific things to some people.

How did this mess get stared? I don't claim to have all the answers - but I do have some.

Rock hard - to middle stage to fluffy - I can explain!

So come along, and find out what the heck!

Check out the blog for details. Calm down - it'll be up after Thanksgiving 2022. I'm busy.

Anyway - if this is the future - anytime after Dec 1 2022 - just hit up the blog and all the promised links and recipes are there see below.

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& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51907668Wed, 16 Nov 2022 11:00:02 +0000Margaret HardinBiscuit Biscuit Biscuit There are few baking words that can elicit so much general consternation. Cupcake - maybe? But mostly not since most of the world can agree on cupcake, but biscuit is a word that means so many and yet also some deadly...
There are few baking words that can elicit so much general consternation.
Cupcake - maybe? But mostly not since most of the world can agree on cupcake, but biscuit is a word that means so many and yet also some deadly specific things to some people.

How did this mess get stared? I don't claim to have all the answers - but I do have some.

Rock hard - to middle stage to fluffy - I can explain!

So come along, and find out what the heck!

Check out the blog for details. Calm down - it'll be up after Thanksgiving 2022. I'm busy.

Anyway - if this is the future - anytime after Dec 1 2022 - just hit up the blog and all the promised links and recipes are there see below.

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I mean Jefferson has a recipe in his own hand - likely told to him by his enslaved, Paris trained, French speaking, Black cook, James Hemmings. And George Washington had an ice cream freezer among his presidential party throwing accoutrements - likely used by his masterful enslaved cook - Hercules.

But none of that happens until AFTER the war. This episode is to let you know, ice cream did not come out of thin air. This is the background. Find out what it is!

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I mean Jefferson has a recipe in his own hand - likely told to him by his enslaved, Paris trained, French speaking, Black cook, James Hemmings. And George Washington had an ice cream freezer among his presidential party throwing accoutrements - likely used by his masterful enslaved cook - Hercules.

But none of that happens until AFTER the war. This episode is to let you know, ice cream did not come out of thin air. This is the background. Find out what it is!

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& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>151318th,american,cake,century,cream,food,history,house,ice,potato,pudding,pumpkin,sweetfalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/064-milk-butter-money--51741317They were one of the these groups of women who used to be a skilled worker, but that pesky no being able to sign contracts or own stuff really stifled the ability to do any business beyond work for wages. Funny that.

But in the 18th century and the rise of Dairies as stand alone businesses because there was
A) land to have them
and
B) large bustling cities that worked as a customer base

you could start to get cream skimmed by someone else, summer cream cheese became a thing, and you could even buy a swallow of milk on the street - maybe to cool your fiery palate from that mug of Pepper-Pot Stew you got from the other street vendor.

Oh yeah, and people were noticing that dairy maids were doing better than the general population as a couple of waves of The Smallpox washed through the colonies. What to do about that? Not clear yet.

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But in the 18th century and the rise of Dairies as stand alone businesses because there was
A) land to have them
and
B) large bustling cities that worked as a customer base

you could start to get cream skimmed by someone else, summer cream cheese became a thing, and you could even buy a swallow of milk on the street - maybe to cool your fiery palate from that mug of Pepper-Pot Stew you got from the other street vendor.

Oh yeah, and people were noticing that dairy maids were doing better than the general population as a couple of waves of The Smallpox washed through the colonies. What to do about that? Not clear yet.

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I explain why its ox, not cow - but will be cow again.

Here's Bugs Bunny in the Bull Fighting Ring - nostalgia or new? Just watch it. It's all fun.
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7yzp40

Not up on yourColonial History of New Spain? Here's a cheat sheet on Coronado - https://www.desertusa.com/desert-trails/coronado-expedition-cibola.html

And one on Oñate (just wikipedia, but hey I have deadlines here) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_de_O%C3%B1ate

And the Boat Stuck reference was to the Ever Forward getting stuck in the Chesapeake in March 2022 (for 5 weeks!). This of course was the sister ship to the notorious Ever Given (or the Evergreen Shipping Lines) that got stuck in the Suez Canal in March 2021. Leading me to be #Team "Beware the Tides of March".
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/03/ever-forward-chesapeake-bay-boat-shipping-supply-chain.html

But the Beefsteak makes it first appearance as do Beefeaters, Paddington Bear & the first appearance of Barbecue.

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I explain why its ox, not cow - but will be cow again.

Here's Bugs Bunny in the Bull Fighting Ring - nostalgia or new? Just watch it. It's all fun.
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7yzp40

Not up on yourColonial History of New Spain? Here's a cheat sheet on Coronado - https://www.desertusa.com/desert-trails/coronado-expedition-cibola.html

And one on Oñate (just wikipedia, but hey I have deadlines here) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_de_O%C3%B1ate

And the Boat Stuck reference was to the Ever Forward getting stuck in the Chesapeake in March 2022 (for 5 weeks!). This of course was the sister ship to the notorious Ever Given (or the Evergreen Shipping Lines) that got stuck in the Suez Canal in March 2021. Leading me to be #Team "Beware the Tides of March".
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/03/ever-forward-chesapeake-bay-boat-shipping-supply-chain.html

But the Beefsteak makes it first appearance as do Beefeaters, Paddington Bear & the first appearance of Barbecue.

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Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood@gmail.com
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But great places to visit - a blog, a rice foundation, a shop for all things (many things?) Carib - I admit I'm excited about that one. There's not much Caribbean representation on my Global Shopping Street.

But most exciting of all - the exposure of fakes and the possibility of breaking news!
Rice pretends like its a background player - but it's a drama grain.

A savory calas (rice croquette) recipe: https://www.poppytooker.com/calas
Oh - just look up Poppy Tooker, this a New Orleans name of note. (I know the French are the Enemy right now, but its OK) https://www.poppytooker.com/this-weeks-show

Woah - can no longer find the digital version of the Lucayos Cook Book I snagged. Sloppy of me... and it looks like I have a pirated book! As a work published between 1924 and 1978 - it has a 95 year copyright... So I won't be slapping up a PDF. But! When do my bonus episode, I will be providing extensive recipes as quotations, and you'll definitely get the flavor of it.

In the meantime, a fair selection of smaller University libraries seem to have a copy of those book, so you can check it out.

Modern-ish take on Carolina Snowballs with Turnspit & Table
https://www.turnspitandtable.com/uncategorized/carolina-snowballs-re-do/

Anson Mills - https://www.ansonmills.com/
Get some Carolina Gold - regular rice, or rice grits - https://www.ansonmills.com/products
Carolina Gold Foundation - http://www.thecarolinagoldricefoundation.org/

But you can buy the red rice from Trinidad! Caribshopper:
https://caribshopper.com/blogs/caribshopper-blog/moruga-hill-rice-the-red-grain-with-a-great-story-and-taste

Links to the better red rice information:
Michael Twitty - https://leitesculinaria.com/325844/writings-the-history-of-rice.html

Abena Offeh-Gyimah - https://abenaoffehgyimah.com/blog/oryza-glaberrima-and-the-decline-of-indigenous-african-foods

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& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51613985Wed, 19 Oct 2022 10:00:02 +0000Margaret HardinSo many Links this week! But great places to visit - a blog, a rice foundation, a shop for all things (many things?) Carib - I admit I'm excited about that one. There's not much Caribbean representation on my Global Shopping Street. But most...
But great places to visit - a blog, a rice foundation, a shop for all things (many things?) Carib - I admit I'm excited about that one. There's not much Caribbean representation on my Global Shopping Street.

But most exciting of all - the exposure of fakes and the possibility of breaking news!
Rice pretends like its a background player - but it's a drama grain.

A savory calas (rice croquette) recipe: https://www.poppytooker.com/calas
Oh - just look up Poppy Tooker, this a New Orleans name of note. (I know the French are the Enemy right now, but its OK) https://www.poppytooker.com/this-weeks-show

Woah - can no longer find the digital version of the Lucayos Cook Book I snagged. Sloppy of me... and it looks like I have a pirated book! As a work published between 1924 and 1978 - it has a 95 year copyright... So I won't be slapping up a PDF. But! When do my bonus episode, I will be providing extensive recipes as quotations, and you'll definitely get the flavor of it.

In the meantime, a fair selection of smaller University libraries seem to have a copy of those book, so you can check it out.

Modern-ish take on Carolina Snowballs with Turnspit & Table
https://www.turnspitandtable.com/uncategorized/carolina-snowballs-re-do/

Anson Mills - https://www.ansonmills.com/
Get some Carolina Gold - regular rice, or rice grits - https://www.ansonmills.com/products
Carolina Gold Foundation - http://www.thecarolinagoldricefoundation.org/

But you can buy the red rice from Trinidad! Caribshopper:
https://caribshopper.com/blogs/caribshopper-blog/moruga-hill-rice-the-red-grain-with-a-great-story-and-taste

Links to the better red rice information:
Michael Twitty - https://leitesculinaria.com/325844/writings-the-history-of-rice.html

Abena Offeh-Gyimah - https://abenaoffehgyimah.com/blog/oryza-glaberrima-and-the-decline-of-indigenous-african-foods

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Some of the rice might have started from Asia, but all of it came directly from Africa.
But which side - the West, or from Madagascar?
How from Madagascar - isn't that all the way over on the east side?

Yes to all of this. The who and the when - kindof - are all covered. And learn what a monocot is. You'll have to look up the spelling of cotyledon on your own. Oh wait. You can see how it's spelled there.

But a video to look at Old Colonial or at least Early American rice field sight.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3fcEvGmmXE

And check out the blog for Old School Navigation

You have to wait until next week to get the foods - but this week, learn how rice got here.

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Some of the rice might have started from Asia, but all of it came directly from Africa.
But which side - the West, or from Madagascar?
How from Madagascar - isn't that all the way over on the east side?

Yes to all of this. The who and the when - kindof - are all covered. And learn what a monocot is. You'll have to look up the spelling of cotyledon on your own. Oh wait. You can see how it's spelled there.

But a video to look at Old Colonial or at least Early American rice field sight.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3fcEvGmmXE

And check out the blog for Old School Navigation

You have to wait until next week to get the foods - but this week, learn how rice got here.

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Watch: https://youtu.be/K_2pZ3VhbwQ
Listen: https://theflakyfoodie.com/2022/09/447/

For Juneteenth - https://theflakyfoodie.com/2022/08/19-juneteenth-365-with-nicole-a-taylor-watermelon-redbirds/
Grilled Cheese: https://theflakyfoodie.com/2022/09/21-grilled-cheese-restaurant-impossible-with-tim-of-the-melting-truck/
And Finnish Sandwich Cake: https://theflakyfoodie.com/2022/05/16-finnish-food-sauna-culture-and-more-with-rachael-jukarainen/

This week - cider takes center stage, hip checking beer out of the spotlight. And it comes with opinions on liberty and labor. Carrie Nation will come for cider later, but in the 18th century was the virtuous drink, over wine, brandy, rum and even beer.

Also learn about Apple Jack and how it was different, initially from Apple Brandy.
And whatever you do, don't drink rubbing alcohol.


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Watch: https://youtu.be/K_2pZ3VhbwQ
Listen: https://theflakyfoodie.com/2022/09/447/

For Juneteenth - https://theflakyfoodie.com/2022/08/19-juneteenth-365-with-nicole-a-taylor-watermelon-redbirds/
Grilled Cheese: https://theflakyfoodie.com/2022/09/21-grilled-cheese-restaurant-impossible-with-tim-of-the-melting-truck/
And Finnish Sandwich Cake: https://theflakyfoodie.com/2022/05/16-finnish-food-sauna-culture-and-more-with-rachael-jukarainen/

This week - cider takes center stage, hip checking beer out of the spotlight. And it comes with opinions on liberty and labor. Carrie Nation will come for cider later, but in the 18th century was the virtuous drink, over wine, brandy, rum and even beer.

Also learn about Apple Jack and how it was different, initially from Apple Brandy.
And whatever you do, don't drink rubbing alcohol.


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Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood@gmail.com
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Anyway spruce is the trendy thing - or hop tea? Anyway, there's not much dry hopping because the little buggers are expensive, the best way to get the most power out of them is to boil the dickens out of them... right?

Look - lots was going on in 18th century beer. Come along and find out. And discover if you would have been a dirty Royalist hop importer or a rustic home brewer.

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Anyway spruce is the trendy thing - or hop tea? Anyway, there's not much dry hopping because the little buggers are expensive, the best way to get the most power out of them is to boil the dickens out of them... right?

Look - lots was going on in 18th century beer. Come along and find out. And discover if you would have been a dirty Royalist hop importer or a rustic home brewer.

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We will, alas have to wait for the coffee cake.

The liver pudding could go in the second course, but honestly, everyone would prefer the marrow pudding.
Even more than that - lets go with the fruit tarts - because that's what the busy cook and the sugar happy colonials want. Like so much spice - complex sweet savory puddings might just be a bit weird.

And check out a recipe for Grape Pie:
https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/concord-grape-pie-recipe

Or fancier Grape Tarts - go 1st or 2nd course with this recipe:
https://umamigirl.com/grape-tart/


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We will, alas have to wait for the coffee cake.

The liver pudding could go in the second course, but honestly, everyone would prefer the marrow pudding.
Even more than that - lets go with the fruit tarts - because that's what the busy cook and the sugar happy colonials want. Like so much spice - complex sweet savory puddings might just be a bit weird.

And check out a recipe for Grape Pie:
https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/concord-grape-pie-recipe

Or fancier Grape Tarts - go 1st or 2nd course with this recipe:
https://umamigirl.com/grape-tart/


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Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood@gmail.com
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PIE & PYE

Sea Pie - the English version with no fish. Fancy or only 2 meats as you will.
Cipaille, Cipâtes (spelling like the filling is up for debate, if not inviting argument) - Quebecois. 3 meats is most common. Regional variations with vegetables and spices or not. Onions almost always.

Six-Pâtes as you will - higher and with more meats is best for that true Louis XIV Sun King feel. An historical curiosity.

Head on over to the blog for nursery rhymes, coffin lids, and spanakopita hand pie recipes.

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PIE & PYE

Sea Pie - the English version with no fish. Fancy or only 2 meats as you will.
Cipaille, Cipâtes (spelling like the filling is up for debate, if not inviting argument) - Quebecois. 3 meats is most common. Regional variations with vegetables and spices or not. Onions almost always.

Six-Pâtes as you will - higher and with more meats is best for that true Louis XIV Sun King feel. An historical curiosity.

Head on over to the blog for nursery rhymes, coffin lids, and spanakopita hand pie recipes.

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood@gmail.com
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&
b) lots of the hard scut work was done in colonies before there were even was an America?

OK... ok ok there's more to it than that. But it is high time we recognize that sweeping innovations are ALWAYS the result of immersion in the contemporary environment. Sure, some jumps are bigger than others, but no innovation can exist without the thing it is innovating.
There's no boiling water without the recognition of fire and containers.

I'm not saying the best marketer shouldn't get rich - just that all the people assembling the widgets should also have food & shelter & water too!

Mechanized Milling - the start of American Prosperity, but not without problems.
So enjoy your bread - but can we make sure there's bread for all?

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood@gmail.com
Twitter: @THoAFood
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Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51167918Wed, 07 Sep 2022 10:00:03 +0000Margaret HardinAmerica has long been known as a Destination for Innovation. But what if I told you the innovation was ... a) just editing on the hard work of many individual from many civilizations? & b) lots of the hard scut work was done in colonies before...a) just editing on the hard work of many individual from many civilizations?
&
b) lots of the hard scut work was done in colonies before there were even was an America?

OK... ok ok there's more to it than that. But it is high time we recognize that sweeping innovations are ALWAYS the result of immersion in the contemporary environment. Sure, some jumps are bigger than others, but no innovation can exist without the thing it is innovating.
There's no boiling water without the recognition of fire and containers.

I'm not saying the best marketer shouldn't get rich - just that all the people assembling the widgets should also have food & shelter & water too!

Mechanized Milling - the start of American Prosperity, but not without problems.
So enjoy your bread - but can we make sure there's bread for all?

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood@gmail.com
Twitter: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>241118th,american,barley,beer,century,corn,food,history,mills,oats,wheat,womenfalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/055-18th-century-legumes-creating-the-american-bean--50890361
The green bean - the French bean - how this quintessential American food got that name, I'll explain - is the only fancy tasty bean. The rest, and sad stand-ins for when there's no meat.

And since the British diner - at home or in the colonies - doesn't use garlic, except as a cough remedy, it's unlikely they could even enjoy beans.
Except down south, where spiced and smoked pork, the cayan pepper, and rice are all conspiring to bring the black-eyed pea to a good place.

But alas - overall, the 18th century bean is a bummer. No garbanzos, no lentils - but surprise! Soy Beans!

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood@gmail.com
Twitter: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50890361Wed, 31 Aug 2022 10:00:02 +0000Margaret HardinWhat a disappointment, beans. The green bean - the French bean - how this quintessential American food got that name, I'll explain - is the only fancy tasty bean. The rest, and sad stand-ins for when there's no meat. And since the British...
The green bean - the French bean - how this quintessential American food got that name, I'll explain - is the only fancy tasty bean. The rest, and sad stand-ins for when there's no meat.

And since the British diner - at home or in the colonies - doesn't use garlic, except as a cough remedy, it's unlikely they could even enjoy beans.
Except down south, where spiced and smoked pork, the cayan pepper, and rice are all conspiring to bring the black-eyed pea to a good place.

But alas - overall, the 18th century bean is a bummer. No garbanzos, no lentils - but surprise! Soy Beans!

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood@gmail.com
Twitter: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>148818th,american,beans,century,food,french,garlic,hoppin,john,legumes,peas,soy,spanishfalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/054-5-bonus-scurvy-what-it-is-how-to-cure-it-why-modern-society-keeps-bringing-it-back--50882212
Learn it's causes, what it looks like, how to prevent and how to cure it - including, eat your cabbage!

This is the first in what will be an ongoing series in the diseases of deprivation that haunt us humans. Stay tuned for the greatest hits that includes things like pellagra, rickets and goiter! And become much more grateful for some of the food additives and cooking rules that are part of our daily lives - now that food prep is considered "so easy anyone can do it".

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood@gmail.com
Twitter: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50882212Wed, 17 Aug 2022 10:00:02 +0000Margaret HardinWhat better time to explain scurvy (a very gross disease) - than right after my paean to the 18th century orange? Learn it's causes, what it looks like, how to prevent and how to cure it - including, eat your cabbage! This is the first in what...
Learn it's causes, what it looks like, how to prevent and how to cure it - including, eat your cabbage!

This is the first in what will be an ongoing series in the diseases of deprivation that haunt us humans. Stay tuned for the greatest hits that includes things like pellagra, rickets and goiter! And become much more grateful for some of the food additives and cooking rules that are part of our daily lives - now that food prep is considered "so easy anyone can do it".

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood@gmail.com
Twitter: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>179718th,american,cabbage,century,disease,food,history,oranges,scurvyfalse2bonushttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/054-18th-century-oranges-bitter-not-sweet--50795845
Come hear about it all, and some mythbusting about the origins of marmalade - and the defense of onion marmalade as well.

Link to Townsends recipe for Orange Fool: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2AG545WIsg

Link to Orange Syllabub with the Kitchn (I would suggest orange flower water instead of the rose water): https://www.thekitchn.com/recipe-orange-syllabub-166177

Feel free to do an orange liqueur tasting! Choose from the very many options.
Cointreau
Triple Sec
Grand Manier
Curaçao (blue or clear - either is fine)
Bols Orange Liqueur
Pierre Ferrand
Gran Gala
DeKuyper
Combier
Clement Creole Shrubb
Naranja Liqueur
and so on...

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood@gmail.com
Twitter: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50795845Wed, 03 Aug 2022 10:00:02 +0000Margaret HardinOrange - a strange word, and important fruit - not just in the kitchen, but as a political symbol as well. Come hear about it all, and some mythbusting about the origins of marmalade - and the defense of onion marmalade as well. Link to...
Come hear about it all, and some mythbusting about the origins of marmalade - and the defense of onion marmalade as well.

Link to Townsends recipe for Orange Fool: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2AG545WIsg

Link to Orange Syllabub with the Kitchn (I would suggest orange flower water instead of the rose water): https://www.thekitchn.com/recipe-orange-syllabub-166177

Feel free to do an orange liqueur tasting! Choose from the very many options.
Cointreau
Triple Sec
Grand Manier
Curaçao (blue or clear - either is fine)
Bols Orange Liqueur
Pierre Ferrand
Gran Gala
DeKuyper
Combier
Clement Creole Shrubb
Naranja Liqueur
and so on...

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood@gmail.com
Twitter: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>202618th,american,bitter,century,curacao,curaçao,food,history,marmalade,orange,seville,sourfalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/053-18th-century-gardens-for-use-or-delight--50651087
Or more importantly what grows in it, is it geometric or naturalistic, and who's doing the spade work?

Gardens in 18th century America run the gamut from pure survival to combining pleasure and purpose, to being show pieces entirely - Just like the Dowager Lady Grantham's

Most Important (and very readable) Book for this Episode:

Leighton, Anne. _American Gardens in the Eighteenth Century: For Use or Delight_
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1976

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood@gmail.com
Twitter: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50651087Wed, 20 Jul 2022 10:00:03 +0000Margaret HardinMary Mary, Quite Contrary , How does your Garden Grow? Or more importantly what grows in it, is it geometric or naturalistic, and who's doing the spade work? Gardens in 18th century America run the gamut from pure survival to combining pleasure...
Or more importantly what grows in it, is it geometric or naturalistic, and who's doing the spade work?

Gardens in 18th century America run the gamut from pure survival to combining pleasure and purpose, to being show pieces entirely - Just like the Dowager Lady Grantham's

Most Important (and very readable) Book for this Episode:

Leighton, Anne. _American Gardens in the Eighteenth Century: For Use or Delight_
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1976

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood@gmail.com
Twitter: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>164718th,american,century,food,gardens,history,linnaeusfalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/052-18th-century-pre-revolutionary-tea--50554567
We did a big tea history last time. This time, it's smaller time. More details, more ceremony, more farce. But if you are curious what tea was drunk when, and how the Dutch lost ground to the English - stop by to find out.
And pirate plunder shows up on the tea table - both as tea and tea pot.

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood@gmail.com
Twitter: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50554567Wed, 13 Jul 2022 10:00:02 +0000Margaret HardinTea - We did a big tea history last time. This time, it's smaller time. More details, more ceremony, more farce. But if you are curious what tea was drunk when, and how the Dutch lost ground to the English - stop by to find out. And pirate...
We did a big tea history last time. This time, it's smaller time. More details, more ceremony, more farce. But if you are curious what tea was drunk when, and how the Dutch lost ground to the English - stop by to find out.
And pirate plunder shows up on the tea table - both as tea and tea pot.

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood@gmail.com
Twitter: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>157018th,american,british,century,dutch,english,food,milk,silver,sugar,teafalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/051-lemons-pineapples-the-caribbean-invasion--50477663
And pineapples - where are they from, and how did they get to Europe and North America?
Is there a reason that there are a million pineapple household decor things, but barely any pineapple recipes? Yes! Yes there is. Find out what it is.

And an introduction to the madness of why scurvy was allowed to ravage British (and American) shipping into the 20th century. No - really.

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood@gmail.com
Twitter: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50477663Wed, 06 Jul 2022 10:00:02 +0000Margaret HardinLemons - they solved scurvy right? Or was it limes. Neither. These little ovoids were way WAY too precious to use on the common sailor like that. But find out where lemons came from and how they were used in food in the 18th century. How long ago...
And pineapples - where are they from, and how did they get to Europe and North America?
Is there a reason that there are a million pineapple household decor things, but barely any pineapple recipes? Yes! Yes there is. Find out what it is.

And an introduction to the madness of why scurvy was allowed to ravage British (and American) shipping into the 20th century. No - really.

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood@gmail.com
Twitter: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>206518th,american,century,food,history,lemons,pineapple,scurvyfalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/050-5-bonus-the-quickening-what-17th-18th-century-cookbooks-have-to-say-about-pregnancy-women-s-bodies--50399572
Instead this is a deep dive into the back of cookbooks of the popular and widely available 17th and 18th century cookbooks that were to be found in British Colonial and American Kitchens - and the fact that they contained recipes and instructions for both ending early pregnancies and helping along childbirth.

Fertility and reproductive care was the province of women and unregulated by legislation. Until it was.

In the 20th and 21st century, the legend was, access to fertility regulation in the past had always been treated as A Big Secret. I'm here to tell it wasn't. The how tos were available in the contemporary equivalent of the Julia Child cookbook. Don't believe me - listen in.

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood@gmail.com
Twitter: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50399572Wed, 29 Jun 2022 10:00:03 +0000Margaret HardinI cannot let the story stand that abortion and management of fertility is only a modern issue in America. It has been part of the landscape before Europeans arrived. But I'm not even close to being qualified to comment on that. Instead this is a...
Instead this is a deep dive into the back of cookbooks of the popular and widely available 17th and 18th century cookbooks that were to be found in British Colonial and American Kitchens - and the fact that they contained recipes and instructions for both ending early pregnancies and helping along childbirth.

Fertility and reproductive care was the province of women and unregulated by legislation. Until it was.

In the 20th and 21st century, the legend was, access to fertility regulation in the past had always been treated as A Big Secret. I'm here to tell it wasn't. The how tos were available in the contemporary equivalent of the Julia Child cookbook. Don't believe me - listen in.

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood@gmail.com
Twitter: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>178918th,abortion,american,century,cookbook,food,herb,history,law,miscarriage,witchfalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/050-18th-century-british-colonial-mercantilism-now-with-more-pirates--50277241
Intelligent Speech Conference - 2022, June 25th

Come here me reveal scandalous information about Gumbo.

https://www.intelligentspeechconference.com/

Regular Ticket Price: $30
Extra 10% Off? Use the code: FOOD

Mercantilism has more money now… so it also has more Pirates!

Is committing Murder and Bribery the worst a pirate can do?
Nope - being unsuccessful and not having the money for the Bribe, that’s what does you in.
That & doing too much to create the foundations of a rebel economy.

But really the bigger questions here are:
Is your town #Team Madagascar or #Team Curaçao?
There was a second Triangle Trade triangle?
Just where was Paul Revere getting his Silver?
And does Great Great Grandma actually have pirate treasure?

Tune in for this and more economic history - including how tobacco farming in the age before chemical fertilizer may have jumpstarted the Revolution.

Special Thanks to Dr. Jamie L. H. Goodall
And her books
Pirates & Privateers - from Long Island Sound to Delaware Bay
Pirates of the Chesapeake Bay - from the Colonial Era to the Oyster Wars

https://www.amazon.com/Jamie-L.-H.-Goodall/e/B07ZS2Z4T3%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood@gmail.com
Twitter: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50277241Wed, 22 Jun 2022 10:01:01 +0000Margaret HardinCome Join the Fun! Intelligent Speech Conference - 2022, June 25th Come here me reveal scandalous information about Gumbo. https://www.intelligentspeechconference.com/ Regular Ticket Price: $30 Extra 10% Off? Use the code: FOOD...
Intelligent Speech Conference - 2022, June 25th

Come here me reveal scandalous information about Gumbo.

https://www.intelligentspeechconference.com/

Regular Ticket Price: $30
Extra 10% Off? Use the code: FOOD

Mercantilism has more money now… so it also has more Pirates!

Is committing Murder and Bribery the worst a pirate can do?
Nope - being unsuccessful and not having the money for the Bribe, that’s what does you in.
That & doing too much to create the foundations of a rebel economy.

But really the bigger questions here are:
Is your town #Team Madagascar or #Team Curaçao?
There was a second Triangle Trade triangle?
Just where was Paul Revere getting his Silver?
And does Great Great Grandma actually have pirate treasure?

Tune in for this and more economic history - including how tobacco farming in the age before chemical fertilizer may have jumpstarted the Revolution.

Special Thanks to Dr. Jamie L. H. Goodall
And her books
Pirates & Privateers - from Long Island Sound to Delaware Bay
Pirates of the Chesapeake Bay - from the Colonial Era to the Oyster Wars

https://www.amazon.com/Jamie-L.-H.-Goodall/e/B07ZS2Z4T3%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood@gmail.com
Twitter: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>174218th,american,century,dutch,food,french,history,mercantilism,pirates,silver,spanish,tobacco,treasurefalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/049-oysters-lesser-shellfish--50203990Intelligent Speech Conference - 2022, June 25th
Come hear me reveal possibly dangerous information about Gumbo.
https://www.intelligentspeechconference.com/

Regular Ticket Price: $30
Extra 10% Off? Use the code: FOOD

Oysters are EVERYTHING.
It's like cronuts meet 1990's fro-yo. Everyone is Obsessed.
Sure there are some other shellfish, but who cares about them? Throw in a crab for variety now and then.
But more importantly I address why prisoners got mad about lobster, why there was oyster ketchup, and the most ridiculous DoorDash order ever.

On a more serious note: The Townsend's YouTube Channel. It's the Bob Ross of 18thC living. A great escape, and really informative as well.
Mushroom Ketchup: https://youtu.be/29u_FejNuks

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood@gmail.com
Twitter: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50203990Wed, 15 Jun 2022 10:00:03 +0000Margaret HardinCome Join the Fun! Intelligent Speech Conference - 2022, June 25th Come hear me reveal possibly dangerous information about Gumbo. https://www.intelligentspeechconference.com/ Regular Ticket Price: $30 Extra 10% Off? Use the code: FOOD...Intelligent Speech Conference - 2022, June 25th
Come hear me reveal possibly dangerous information about Gumbo.
https://www.intelligentspeechconference.com/

Regular Ticket Price: $30
Extra 10% Off? Use the code: FOOD

Oysters are EVERYTHING.
It's like cronuts meet 1990's fro-yo. Everyone is Obsessed.
Sure there are some other shellfish, but who cares about them? Throw in a crab for variety now and then.
But more importantly I address why prisoners got mad about lobster, why there was oyster ketchup, and the most ridiculous DoorDash order ever.

On a more serious note: The Townsend's YouTube Channel. It's the Bob Ross of 18thC living. A great escape, and really informative as well.
Mushroom Ketchup: https://youtu.be/29u_FejNuks

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood@gmail.com
Twitter: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>186418th,american,catsup,century,crabs,food,history,ketchup,lobster,oystersfalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/048-salt-how-to-make-it-in-america--50117957Intelligent Speech Conference - 2022, June 25th
Come hear me reveal possibly dangerous information about Gumbo.
https://www.intelligentspeechconference.com/

Regular Ticket Price: $30
Extra 10% Off? Use the code: FOOD

But Salt!

Fish!
Pirates!
Possible Independence!
The Sugar Economy!
The accidental creation of the Cajuns!
18th Century Salt in the New World is responsible for all sorts of things. And Cherokee or as we know them now - Virginia Hams.


Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood@gmail.com
Twitter: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50117957Wed, 08 Jun 2022 10:00:03 +0000Margaret HardinCome Join the Fun! Intelligent Speech Conference - 2022, June 25th Come hear me reveal possibly dangerous information about Gumbo. https://www.intelligentspeechconference.com/ Regular Ticket Price: $30 Extra 10% Off? Use the code: FOOD But...Intelligent Speech Conference - 2022, June 25th
Come hear me reveal possibly dangerous information about Gumbo.
https://www.intelligentspeechconference.com/

Regular Ticket Price: $30
Extra 10% Off? Use the code: FOOD

But Salt!

Fish!
Pirates!
Possible Independence!
The Sugar Economy!
The accidental creation of the Cajuns!
18th Century Salt in the New World is responsible for all sorts of things. And Cherokee or as we know them now - Virginia Hams.


Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood@gmail.com
Twitter: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>154618th,american,cajuns,century,fish,food,ham,history,pirates,saltfalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/047-fish-for-everybody-for-now--50020644https://www.unchefed.com/about
https://twitter.com/unchefed
and me when I'm not just in Teacher Mode: The History of Fish Sauce
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-history-of-fish-sauce/id1578898329?i=1000563764347

Don't Forget! Intelligent Speech Conference - 2022, June 25th
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Everybody was eating fish for about 80 years there. Then too many people moved away from the coast, we did some not smart things to our waterways, and the fish utopia ended.
But during that time - this is how we ate all that fish. One way if you were rich, and another way if you were everybody else. And if we were making so much dried codfish - why don't we have recipes for it?
A little paper history, and a small !Escandalo! regarding just how original Caesar Salad dressing is.


Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood@gmail.com
Twitter: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50020644Wed, 01 Jun 2022 10:00:03 +0000Margaret HardinDo take a peek at Unchefed https://www.unchefed.com/about https://twitter.com/unchefed and me when I'm not just in Teacher Mode: The History of Fish Sauce https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-history-of-fish-sauce/id1578898329?i=1000563764347...https://www.unchefed.com/about
https://twitter.com/unchefed
and me when I'm not just in Teacher Mode: The History of Fish Sauce
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-history-of-fish-sauce/id1578898329?i=1000563764347

Don't Forget! Intelligent Speech Conference - 2022, June 25th
Come hear me reveal possibly dangerous information about Gumbo.
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Everybody was eating fish for about 80 years there. Then too many people moved away from the coast, we did some not smart things to our waterways, and the fish utopia ended.
But during that time - this is how we ate all that fish. One way if you were rich, and another way if you were everybody else. And if we were making so much dried codfish - why don't we have recipes for it?
A little paper history, and a small !Escandalo! regarding just how original Caesar Salad dressing is.


Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood@gmail.com
Twitter: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>160118th,american,anchovy,caesar,century,cod,fish,food,history,saladfalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/046-corn-is-american-now--49932290https://www.unchefed.com/about
https://twitter.com/unchefed
and me when I'm not just in Teacher Mode: The History of Fish Sauce
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-history-of-fish-sauce/id1578898329?i=1000563764347

Don't Forget! Intelligent Speech Conference - 2022, June 25th
Come hear me reveal possibly dangerous information about Gumbo.
https://www.intelligentspeechconference.com/

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For a minute there, for the colonists, Corn was a "foreign food", a poor substitute to real food. But by the 18th century it had become American Food for real. This is a long wander through American pyramids, the precursors to hushpuppies and Jell-o pudding, along with the birth of Moonshine before it was Moonshine.

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood@gmail.com
Twitter: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49932290Wed, 25 May 2022 10:00:03 +0000Margaret HardinDo take a peek at Unchefed https://www.unchefed.com/about https://twitter.com/unchefed and me when I'm not just in Teacher Mode: The History of Fish Sauce https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-history-of-fish-sauce/id1578898329?i=1000563764347...https://www.unchefed.com/about
https://twitter.com/unchefed
and me when I'm not just in Teacher Mode: The History of Fish Sauce
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-history-of-fish-sauce/id1578898329?i=1000563764347

Don't Forget! Intelligent Speech Conference - 2022, June 25th
Come hear me reveal possibly dangerous information about Gumbo.
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For a minute there, for the colonists, Corn was a "foreign food", a poor substitute to real food. But by the 18th century it had become American Food for real. This is a long wander through American pyramids, the precursors to hushpuppies and Jell-o pudding, along with the birth of Moonshine before it was Moonshine.

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood@gmail.com
Twitter: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>155318th,american,century,corn,deep,food,fry,history,lard,mound,pudding,serpent,whiskeyfalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/045-sugar-molasses-good-jam-and-bad-beer--49839192Come hear me reveal possibly dangerous information about Gumbo.
https://www.intelligentspeechconference.com/

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Sugar! In the 18th century it entered the kitchen. As mostly syrup it was used in dessert. But it also changed the kitchen wine and the kitchen beer. One was made easier and one was frankly made kinda worse.
A detour about blue paper - because why not!

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood@gmail.com
Twitter: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49839192Wed, 18 May 2022 10:00:03 +0000Margaret HardinDon't Forget! Intelligent Speech Conference - 2022, June 25th Come hear me reveal possibly dangerous information about Gumbo. https://www.intelligentspeechconference.com/ Regular Ticket Price: $30 Purchase Tickets before June 1: $20 Extra 10%...Come hear me reveal possibly dangerous information about Gumbo.
https://www.intelligentspeechconference.com/

Regular Ticket Price: $30
Purchase Tickets before June 1: $20
Extra 10% Off? Use the code: FOOD

Sugar! In the 18th century it entered the kitchen. As mostly syrup it was used in dessert. But it also changed the kitchen wine and the kitchen beer. One was made easier and one was frankly made kinda worse.
A detour about blue paper - because why not!

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood@gmail.com
Twitter: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>180818th,american,beer,century,food,history,indigo,jam,molasses,paper,sugar,winefalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/044-iron-bricks-the-invention-of-toast--49752780Come hear me reveal possibly dangerous information about Gumbo.
https://www.intelligentspeechconference.com/

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I thought I was going to be talking about Labor and Charcoal and Iron... but instead - I am talking to you about the invention of Toast. New research and old things in my brains do interesting things sometimes.

The Toaster Project - Thomas Thwaites: https://www.thomasthwaites.com/the-toaster-project/

Douglas Adams - Mostly Harmless: https://hitchhikers.fandom.com/wiki/Mostly_Harmless

Michelle Obama - Becoming: https://becomingmichelleobama.com/

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood@gmail.com
Twitter: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49752780Wed, 11 May 2022 10:00:03 +0000Margaret HardinDon't Forget - Intelligent Speech Conference - 2022, June 25th Come hear me reveal possibly dangerous information about Gumbo. https://www.intelligentspeechconference.com/ Regular Ticket Price: $30 Purchase Tickets before June 1: $20 Extra...Come hear me reveal possibly dangerous information about Gumbo.
https://www.intelligentspeechconference.com/

Regular Ticket Price: $30
Purchase Tickets before June 1: $20
Extra 10% Off? Use the code: FOOD

I thought I was going to be talking about Labor and Charcoal and Iron... but instead - I am talking to you about the invention of Toast. New research and old things in my brains do interesting things sometimes.

The Toaster Project - Thomas Thwaites: https://www.thomasthwaites.com/the-toaster-project/

Douglas Adams - Mostly Harmless: https://hitchhikers.fandom.com/wiki/Mostly_Harmless

Michelle Obama - Becoming: https://becomingmichelleobama.com/

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood@gmail.com
Twitter: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>159818th,adam,american,bricks,century,food,history,iron,smith,toastfalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/043-iron-building-the-home-industry--49671634(Sorry about the late Ep - I thought it would be only 12 hrs late... but wood chippers)

Don't Forget - Intelligent Speech Con - 2022, June 25th
Come hear me reveal possibly dangerous information about Gumbo.
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Iron & Wood & Food are hopelessly entangled in the 18th C colonies
The short version is that there is more iron to cook more things - but the stuff you can import to Britain is limited. Which means the cash workers can earn is limited... so the trouble starts.

But more nails means more rooms in a house. 100% increase from 1 room to 2!

That and so much more, including the burning building for nails fight.

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood@gmail.com
Twitter: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49671634Thu, 05 May 2022 05:31:20 +0000Margaret HardinWelcome Back! (Sorry about the late Ep - I thought it would be only 12 hrs late... but wood chippers) Don't Forget - Intelligent Speech Con - 2022, June 25th Come hear me reveal possibly dangerous information about Gumbo....(Sorry about the late Ep - I thought it would be only 12 hrs late... but wood chippers)

Don't Forget - Intelligent Speech Con - 2022, June 25th
Come hear me reveal possibly dangerous information about Gumbo.
https://www.intelligentspeechconference.com/

Regular Ticket Price: $30
Purchase Tickets before June 1: $20
Extra 10% Off? Use the code: FOOD

Iron & Wood & Food are hopelessly entangled in the 18th C colonies
The short version is that there is more iron to cook more things - but the stuff you can import to Britain is limited. Which means the cash workers can earn is limited... so the trouble starts.

But more nails means more rooms in a house. 100% increase from 1 room to 2!

That and so much more, including the burning building for nails fight.

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood@gmail.com
Twitter: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>168618th,american,century,charcoal,food,history,iron,nails,oak,sugar,woodfalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/season-2-preview--49570034
Intelligent Speech 2022
Celebrating Independent Educational Podcasts

Year 4 - Theme: Crossings
https://www.intelligentspeechconference.com/

Tickets - $30, but Early Bird Tickets are $20 - Before June 1

For an extra 10% Discount
Use the Promo Code: FOOD

This time there will be an exploration of the unusual literacy of the population, and pineapples appear. I look forward to sharing with you the upcoming changes - as the population gets more sweets, gets drunker, and the bread oven moves indoors. I think I may have also found the roots of why America never really developed solid bakeries or its own street-food culture.

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood@gmail.com
Twitter: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49570034Wed, 27 Apr 2022 14:50:52 +0000Margaret HardinWelcome Back! Season 2 is just around the corner. With more kinds of food, a little less time spent in the prehistory of food and much more access to contemporary cookbooks. Intelligent Speech 2022 Celebrating Independent Educational Podcasts...
Intelligent Speech 2022
Celebrating Independent Educational Podcasts

Year 4 - Theme: Crossings
https://www.intelligentspeechconference.com/

Tickets - $30, but Early Bird Tickets are $20 - Before June 1

For an extra 10% Discount
Use the Promo Code: FOOD

This time there will be an exploration of the unusual literacy of the population, and pineapples appear. I look forward to sharing with you the upcoming changes - as the population gets more sweets, gets drunker, and the bread oven moves indoors. I think I may have also found the roots of why America never really developed solid bakeries or its own street-food culture.

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood@gmail.com
Twitter: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>104718th,american,century,food,historyfalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/042-5-bonus-history-of-distillation--49344418https://www.intelligentspeechconference.com/

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Extra 10% Off? Use the code: FOOD

I read a whole bunch of stuff about distilling in the way back of history. It was messy and when it came to immortality potions and alcohol - kinda dangerous. Come hear about it, and all the places distillation happened - and how distillation seems to have met itself again in South America over Pulque.

Source of the, "Don't eat in the Lab or you might turn into a Dinosaur!" References - The Tick v. Dinosaur Neil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1J8HxakmkWU

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood@gmail.com
Twitter: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49344418Wed, 06 Apr 2022 18:53:14 +0000Margaret HardinIntelligent Speech - June 25th - come hear me reveal possibly dangerous information about Gumbo. https://www.intelligentspeechconference.com/ Regular Ticket Price: $30 Purchase Tickets before May 15: $20 Extra 10% Off? Use the code: FOOD I...https://www.intelligentspeechconference.com/

Regular Ticket Price: $30
Purchase Tickets before May 15: $20
Extra 10% Off? Use the code: FOOD

I read a whole bunch of stuff about distilling in the way back of history. It was messy and when it came to immortality potions and alcohol - kinda dangerous. Come hear about it, and all the places distillation happened - and how distillation seems to have met itself again in South America over Pulque.

Source of the, "Don't eat in the Lab or you might turn into a Dinosaur!" References - The Tick v. Dinosaur Neil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1J8HxakmkWU

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood@gmail.com
Twitter: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>2341alchemy,alembic,american,araq,bain,china,distilling,food,history,marie,mezcal,rum,tequilafalse1bonushttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/end-of-season-1--48995402Don't worry I'll be back - I just need to get organized.

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood@gmail.com
Twitter: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48995402Wed, 09 Mar 2022 11:00:03 +0000Margaret HardinWe've come to the end of Season 1. I'll answer some questions, give a preview and let you know about the future of the show. But mainly I'm just here to let you know there's going to be a break while I sort out exactly how Season 2 is going to go....Don't worry I'll be back - I just need to get organized.

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood@gmail.com
Twitter: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>188817th,american,century,food,historyfalse1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/042-the-labor-situation-1661-1699--48915890
Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood@gmail.com
Twitter: @THoAFood
When I figure it out - Instagram: @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48915890Wed, 02 Mar 2022 11:05:00 +0000Margaret Hardin1660 - When England gets serious about money and stuff & makes some big changes to its laws. This is going to make some big changes to North America. But first - sugar is about to get cheap. Learn the one weird trick they used. Ok - it's not...
Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood@gmail.com
Twitter: @THoAFood
When I figure it out - Instagram: @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>97917th,barbados,caribbean,century,food,history,jamaica,servants,slavery,sugarfalse1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/041-housekeeping-domestic-labor-before-1660--48915887
Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood@gmail.com
Twitter: @THoAFood
When I figure it out - Instagram: @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48915887Wed, 02 Mar 2022 11:00:03 +0000Margaret HardinWhen this whole America project got started as a bunch of random colonies, it wasn't just the Colonists there, they brought their servants as well. While there was slavery right from the jump, nearly all the domestic help in the 17th century were...
Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood@gmail.com
Twitter: @THoAFood
When I figure it out - Instagram: @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>188017th,century,domestic,food,history,housekeeping,indenture,servantfalse1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/040-17th-century-fast-food--48836361
Apologies in advance for Nursery Rhymes.

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood@gmail.com
Twitter: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood

Find out what fast food was in the Old World - and why it was often a better bet than home cooked if you lived in the city. And what is was in the New World. They really miss that eel pie and an ale pine in New Plimouth.

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48836361Wed, 23 Feb 2022 11:00:03 +0000Margaret HardinWithout cars - there were no drive-thrus, so was every meal a sit down affair? Of course not. Too much to do - and as we'll soon see - nobody's got time for 3 hot meals a day. Besides, that was practically gluttony. Apologies in advance for...
Apologies in advance for Nursery Rhymes.

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood@gmail.com
Twitter: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood

Find out what fast food was in the Old World - and why it was often a better bet than home cooked if you lived in the city. And what is was in the New World. They really miss that eel pie and an ale pine in New Plimouth.

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood]]>148717th,american,beer,century,cheese,eel,fast,food,history,pie,pintfalse1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/039-varmints-eating-the-wild--48751010Listen up if you want a run down of the 17th century colonial Varmint scene.

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood@gmail.com
Twitter: @THoAFood
When I figure it out - Instagram: @THoAFood

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
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The show notes will have spice lists in what looks like made-up languages, and a link to a PDF ( https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8102 ) of the Forme of Cury.
Also - shoutout to @NYPL for having a bound version of this on display at 5th Ave - I got to see it!)

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The show notes will have spice lists in what looks like made-up languages, and a link to a PDF ( https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8102 ) of the Forme of Cury.
Also - shoutout to @NYPL for having a bound version of this on display at 5th Ave - I got to see it!)

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And from this waste stream of white sugar, the Demon rum was born.

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And from this waste stream of white sugar, the Demon rum was born.

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Books and other info I promised:
The Tick v. Dinosaur Neil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1J8HxakmkWU

Scientific Soap Making: https://www.soapguild.org/cart/books/78/scientific-soapmaking.php
Lab Muffin - Make Your Own Soap!: https://labmuffin.com/make-your-own-soap-part-1-the-chemistry-behind-soap-making/

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Books and other info I promised:
The Tick v. Dinosaur Neil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1J8HxakmkWU

Scientific Soap Making: https://www.soapguild.org/cart/books/78/scientific-soapmaking.php
Lab Muffin - Make Your Own Soap!: https://labmuffin.com/make-your-own-soap-part-1-the-chemistry-behind-soap-making/

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Venison will go largely into eclipse, but not the deer antler handle.

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Venison will go largely into eclipse, but not the deer antler handle.

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