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005 $ugar - Let's Make Some Money. Oh, And a Little Dessert
Season 1
Sugar changed the world in the 17th Century. It became a way to make lots of money - and changed the map of North America. The changes to food will take a little while, but the seeds are planted in…
Published on 4 years, 7 months ago
004.5 Bonus - Humorism & Solidism
Season 1
Here's where I didn't go in the Sugar History episode. This shows the bones of how medical thinking worked until germ theory got off the ground in the 19th Century. These ideas will return in each …
Published on 4 years, 7 months ago
004 Sugar - A History
Season 1
Where is sugar even from? When did it make it to Europe? How did it get to the West Indies? I have questions.
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFo…
Published on 4 years, 7 months ago
003 Iron - Chains
Season 1
When everything – including making food – is done by muscle power – how did Colonial America decide to get more for less? In many cases – by using iron to make chains to enslave Native Americans and…
Published on 4 years, 7 months ago
002 Iron - Sharp Things and Blunderbusses
Season 1
Tools and Weapons – this is what lots of the iron was used for. How were they connected to colonial food?
Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blog…
Published on 4 years, 7 months ago
001 Iron - Out of the Ground and Onto the Table
Season 1
Sure, Iron's not a food - but it is an essential part of how America does food. We'll go back to the beginning and look at how the very 1st settlements' dependance on iron shaped how they saw food.
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Published on 4 years, 8 months ago
Introduction - Let's Start
Season 1
What is this podcast? How in the world am I going to do the History of American Food without getting lost? For a quick preview try this introduction.
Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
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Published on 4 years, 8 months ago