Welcome to the very first episode of Pop Culture Pantry!

Join us as we take little deep dives across the decades to uncover the connections between food, history, and pop culture—one cookbook at a time.

This week, Megan and Karen head to the Little House to explore the food, history, and stories behind Laura Ingalls Wilder. Using The Laura Ingalls Wilder Country Cookbook and Barbara Walker’s The Little House Cookbook, we look at the real foodways behind the beloved books—from pioneer cooking and butter making to maple sugaring and the treats that made their way into Laura’s stories.

Along the way, we talk about Laura’s life beyond the familiar television series, the history preserved in the Little House books, and what these cookbooks can tell us about everyday American food and domestic life in the nineteenth century.

We dig into maple candy, snow candy, and why maple sugar once carried cultural and political significance far beyond the breakfast table.

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• Laura Ingalls Wilder Country: https://www.amazon.com/dp/006024917X?
• The Little House Cookbook: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1684117119?

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