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031 Donut Disappoint Me - New Amsterdam and the Dutch Part 1
Season 1
What portion of what we think of American food has its feet in Dutch clogs? I'm not entirely sure, but the research tells me it is more than I thoug…
4 years, 3 months ago
Series Trailer - The History of American Food
Season 1
Do you want to listen? You want to listen, and learn about why American food is the way it is. Grab a red Solo cup and some Popcorn.
Music Credit: F…
4 years, 4 months ago
030 Turkey - the Bird: A Very Special Thanksgiving Episode
Season 1
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 tur…
4 years, 4 months ago
029 Eggs and Scrawny Colonial Chickens
Season 1
Back then chicken probably tasted not like our chicken. If you could catch one of the scrawny little birds. But of much more import were the eggs. …
4 years, 4 months ago
028 Apple Cider, Other Fruit Wines & Vinegar - Are We Drunk or Just Pickled?
Season 1
After dealing with the good, solid, respectable apples, this week we deal with liquid apples. There's the fermented juice - cider & the fermented fe…
4 years, 5 months ago
027 Apples - How a Global Fruit Made its Mark on the New World
Season 1
This week is History of Apples, and Solid Apples, Liquid Apples is next week. I hold myself open to a possible future Gaseous Apples, but draw the l…
4 years, 5 months ago
026 Pigs - The Terrifying Swine of the 17th Century
Season 1
Piggies piggies piggies. It's all bacon, salt and smoked hams in the 17th century. The images of Babe and Wilbur from Charlotte's Web are all off t…
4 years, 5 months ago
025 Pickle - We Really Are in One Now
Season 1
Yes I've already mentioned Pickles once, but this time I'll be looking into the whole range of what was pickled (boy oh boy, it was more than cucumbe…
4 years, 5 months ago
024 Wood and Wood Accessories - Can't Have American Food Without Them
Season 1
Once again - not a food, but wood is absolutely essential in the quest for edibles in the 17th century. Wood was necessary to grow food, harvest foo…
4 years, 5 months ago
023 Deer and Venison - What a Difference a Flint Makes
Season 1
Deer are 17th Century Colonial Food. But because they are seen as free, and not well managed, they quickly fall off the regular American Menu. Lear…
4 years, 6 months ago