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012 Herbs, Flowers & Berries - Not Worth a Thing
Season 1
We love our perishables now, but they were both welcome and considered worthless in the 17th Century. Is that dandelion food or medicine? What abou…
4 years, 10 months ago
011 Mercantilism - Do You Want Pirates?
Season 1
There are other things that cause pirates, but restrictive shipping rules, navigation acts and tariffs - enforced from over 8 weeks away definitely c…
4 years, 10 months ago
010.5 Bonus - Extra Salt
Season 1
A chemistry tangent on salt - 17th Century Style
Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com…
4 years, 10 months ago
010 Salt - Saving Food for Later
Season 1
How salty was 17th Century American food? Very, very salty. The fridge of the age. I'll talk about how the salt was made and used and why salt went i…
4 years, 10 months ago
009 Salt - A Solid Foundation
Season 1
Can't live without it... wouldn't want to live without it. So the development of industry, tax, and cuisine are all tied up here with salt. Listen …
4 years, 11 months ago
008 Fish - Cod and Some Other Things
Season 1
How important was 17th Century fish? And how did people keep and prepare fish when there was no refrigeration?
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofameric…
4 years, 11 months ago
007 Corn - Is Life
Season 1
Corn really is how 17th Century colonists either just didn't die - or made fortunes. There are 3 different versions depending on if you were in New …
4 years, 11 months ago
006 Corn - The Journey of Maize
Season 1
Corn has come a long way from that little grass, teosinte, near Oaxaca State, Mexico. Where did it go on its travels, and how the heck did it get, n…
4 years, 11 months ago
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…
4 years, 11 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 t…
5 years ago