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PODCAST

The History of American Food

Margaret Hardin

Starting with the first English settlements in the 17th Century, this podcasts traces how we went from barrels of salted meat & peas to Korean bbq tacos and the largest grocery store selections ever seen anywhere in the world. We"ll go everywhere - and it is full of surprises.Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood@gmail.comInternets: @THoAFood

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All Episodes

29:16

117 The History of Glass - Mostly Translucent

The History of American Food ·

2024/05/01

(Want more Shogun? - jump over here to Prizefighters, Circus Freaks & Gangsters - shortcut: 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!)

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26:05

116 Sugar - More Kinds & Less Expensive than Ever

The History of American Food ·

2024/04/26

Does 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 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=KuZNSGdg2msI'll be sending

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87:44

Crossover... Part 2: 041 Oh Sure Just Die and Leave...

The History of American Food ·

2024/04/19

OK - Episode 1 of Shogun... A bunch of you tuned in.I have SACRAFICED my CLEAN rating on Apple Podcasts for this.So here's Ep 2Come on over to Prizefighters, Circus Freaks & Gangsters to hear Episode 3 of Shogun... Today!Apple PodcastsSpotifyYou Tube MusicSpreakerThis only get's messier. And after this episode (Ep 3 available now) the sound gets fixed.

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23:18

115 Iron - Lets Get Cooking

The History of American Food ·

2024/04/17

It'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 important, find out how Iron and American food continue to be absolutely inextricable.Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor TurtleShow Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com Threads:

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22:00

114 - America at Last - What Does it Look Like Now?

The History of American Food ·

2024/04/10

For those of you looking for the Shōgun review - the unhinged 19th Century - and our take on it at 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

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83:37

Special Ep Crossover: 040 This Time in Japan - Shogun...

The History of American Food ·

2024/04/03

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

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4:53

Season 4 Promo - Now we get moving!

The History of American Food ·

2024/03/27

The 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 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

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22:34

End of Season 3 - But the Adventure is Only Starting

The History of American Food ·

2024/02/28

End of Season 3Hot 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

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24:35

113 Drugs in the Age of War & Adventure - More than...

The History of American Food ·

2024/02/21

Well 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 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

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23:17

112 Thirsty on the Trail - Who's Drinking What Where

The History of American Food ·

2024/02/14

How 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 time.How come you ask? Well, this whole episode is here to answer your questions.Drink Up!oh - and read up on the Fresnel LensMusic Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor TurtleShow Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/Email:

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24:48

111 Wild Game for War & Adventure

The History of American Food ·

2024/02/07

Who 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!The Old Fort at Fort Wayne, IndianaA Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry:ForagingOn The MoveMaximum Effort, Minimum RewardSingle Donkey PhysicsUndaunted Courage by Stephan AmbroseThe Corps of Discovery Journal - onlineThat NPS Interactive Map of the Lewis & Clark TrailMusic Credit:

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37:48

110 The Pemmican Wars - One Era Ends and Something...

The History of American Food ·

2024/01/31

Come try 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

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25:26

109 Farmyard Meat and Packaged Fish for War & Adventure

The History of American Food ·

2024/01/23

In 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.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

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28:52

108 Wood - Essential for Food, War & Adventure

The History of American Food ·

2023/12/20

No wood - no fuel - no foodIn 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 ClarkWood 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

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30:03

107 Squash 'n Taters - Corner Fillers

The History of American Food ·

2023/12/07

Sorry '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 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

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28:05

106 The Waning of Vegetables and Variety as America...

The History of American Food ·

2023/11/15

This 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, 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

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23:56

105 Birds Are Like Berries - For the Pluckin'

The History of American Food ·

2023/11/08

After 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 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,

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24:39

104 Are Rabbits American Food?

The History of American Food ·

2023/11/01

Listen to me more!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 4thMy 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

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31:43

103 Pirates, Privateers, Smugglers & Slavers

The History of American Food ·

2023/10/25

Listen to me more!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 4thMy Discount Code is: Food 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

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29:20

102 Gumbo & Jambalaya - 3-Flags Day Versions

The History of American Food ·

2023/10/18

Listen to me more!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 4thMy Coupon code is: Food 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

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