Podcast Episodes

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.

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003 Iron - Chains

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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 i…

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002 Iron - Sharp Things and Blunderbusses

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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 Turtl…

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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 settleme…

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Introduction - Let's Start

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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 introductio…

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