Stay ConnectedStarting 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.
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There are lots of moments that have changed American Food - sugar imports, the discovery of sweet oranges, but nothing - to me is as defining as the mechanical manufacture of ice. It is at the base of the food system we live in today. For better or for worse, the popular dinner of pre-cooked rotisserie chicken on a salad of bagged greens is not possible without this step.
So come along and find out about the democritization of ice cream, and the furthering of the US as the beef eating captal of the world.
Also - here is your link to Fancy Ices by Agnes B Marshall
and another important book for this episode - The History of Cookbooks by Henry Notaker
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Last Science Episode for awhile. This one is all about fats.
What they are, what they do in our bodies, and some wild speculation about what effects our solid past had on our cooking and even our rush to refrigeration.
So come along and learn about fats and strang butter substitutes.
Also - The Dinosaur Neil Episode of The Tick - https://youtu.be/bY5pWlU3Mr8?si=Kx-Yh8DNAxQIxqRK
and visit me on Substack - this time I talk about why we are bad a fake fats.
Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
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Come listen while I answer the important questions:
What is a Carbohydrate? Tune in!
Can you actually eliminate all sugar from your diet? Yes! But No in 3 ways.
and
Can you truly live on meat alone?
Also - The Dinosaur Neil Episode of The Tick - https://youtu.be/bY5pWlU3Mr8?si=Kx-Yh8DNAxQIxqRK
and visit me on Substack!
Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
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Science - it is back!
America has long had a thing about thinking about food as components rather than ingredients.
So to help you navigate through what some of these parts are - I'll be doing some science at you. This week - Protein!
Links:
Velella Photo - https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.817196/full
The Dinosaur Neil Episode of The Tick - https://youtu.be/bY5pWlU3Mr8?si=Kx-Yh8DNAxQIxqRK
Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
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I'll just grab a glass of milk...
When did that become a thing? Becasue - it is a VERY American thing. RIght up there with cold cereal for breakfast.
Turns out - it became possible at the end of the 19th century. But all the moving parts that had to come together to make it happen are kindof increadible. So come with me on the journey to find out just how a glass of milk at home became possible
Bridgerton Clip with Anachronistic Milk Drinking:
https://youtu.be/AwdTS5uY1KA?si=h4Ywxe8B0thq1Ea-
Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
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This week we bust open the most United States of America food of all.
Cold Cereal
My research has lead me to this - Cold Cereal is the first thing that can be claimed as the first Original Food of the USA.
Pumpkin Pie... maybe?
Bacon Cheese Burger - I'll consider it.
Fried Chicken sandwich - my favorite contender.... but late.
Let's talk about how the conditions of colonial America lead to Tony the Tiger and Frosted Flakes.
But we aren't there yet. Instead it is bad... but fast cereal.
To know how bad - check out my new Substack!
The First Cold Cereal
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An important element essential to modern American food didn't happen until the end of the 19th century. But as with so many of the other elements that are underpinnings of American food - it is not a food at all. Instead it is paper made of trees rather than paper made of cloth that has reached the end of it's life.
And once wood pulp paper becomes part of the scene - how food is transported, labeled and sold will never be the same.
Think about a world before you put could wrap meat in Butcher's Paper, before crackers came in boxes - it looks almost unrecognizable. But come along for the debut of cheap-er paper in American food - and how this changes everything.
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Hang in there ... and I'll be back.
Hopefully - some interesting posts on the Socials Media
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This week we go back in time to learn about how we got paper.
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/
Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
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Wanna see bears? goto Explore.org
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
Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
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Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
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