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The Fully Reconstituted Condensed Milk Episode Dec 22, 2021

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This canned, concentrated milk product features in lots of sweet holiday recipes today, but it was invented for survival and safety. Anney and Lauren spread it on thick with the history and science of sweetened condensed milk (plus its unsweet cousin, evaporated milk).

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Listener Mail IX: The Rise of Inbox Dec 17, 2021

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The listeners speak! From delicious crêpes and breakfast poutine to divisive durian and baby corn, Anney and Lauren share your stories, recipes, memories, and reckonings.

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Case Cloves Dec 15, 2021

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This warm and strongly aromatic spice, made from the flower buds of a tropical tree, has long been a prized part of food and medicine everywhere that people could get it. Anney and Lauren dig into the history and science of cloves.

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Savor Classics: Artificial Flavors Dec 10, 2021

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Added flavors feature in as much as 90% of our groceries, so the science of creating them is a serious business. We unpack the difference between natural and artificial flavors and explore how some of the most famous (blue raspberry! MSG!) came to be.

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The Fully Baked Betty Crocker Story Dec 08, 2021

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This brand of recipes and food products that help out home cooks is based around a woman who never existed. Anney and Lauren explore the fictional history and very real science behind Betty Crocker.

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Crêpes: Rolling in Dough Dec 03, 2021

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These flat, delicate pancakes can be sweet or savory, simple or a spectacle. Anney and Lauren dig into the science and history of crêpes.

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Baby Corn: The Real Children of the Corn Dec 01, 2021

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These diminutive ears of corn, eaten whole as a vegetable, actually are young corn cobs. Anney and Lauren hope you’ll be all ears for the history and science of baby corn.

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Fictional Foods: Adventure Time Nov 26, 2021

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This fantastical cartoon series frequently features characters (many of whom are anthropomorphic foods) eating -- or avoiding being eaten. Anney and Lauren explore the distant lands, foods, and drinks of Adventure Time.

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A Granular Look at Wild Rice Nov 25, 2021

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This North American grain is technically neither rice nor truly wild, but has been cared for and harvested by indigenous peoples for thousands of years. Anney and Lauren dip into the history and science behind wild rice.

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A Whole New Beaujolais Nouveau Nov 19, 2021

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This fruit-forward wine is released just two months after the grapes’ harvest (thanks to some specific fermentation and dissemination practices). Anney and Lauren get fresh with the history and science of Beaujolais Nouveau.

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