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  • 186 Business Beer at the End of the 19th Century

    186 Business Beer at the End of the 19th Century
    2026/10/14
    Normally my episodes are not timely - but it is fun to be releasing an episode on the start of the Modern American Beer Style when two of the great beer cities in the US are both in the MLB playoffs.

    After all the Brewers are 1 of 2 MLB teams that have never won a world series. I know this becasue I live in Seattle. The Brewers have one up on us. They have been TO the World Series.

    Anyway - join me to find out why "Cold" is so often used as a superlative in American Beer

    Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle

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    28 分
  • 185 New Ice in a New Age

    185 New Ice in a New Age
    2026/10/07
    There are lots of moments that have changed American Food - sugar imports, the discovery of sweet oranges, but nothing - to me is as defining as the mechanical manufacture of ice. It is at the base of the food system we live in today. For better or for worse, the popular dinner of pre-cooked rotisserie chicken on a salad of bagged greens is not possible without this step.

    So come along and find out about the democritization of ice cream, and the furthering of the US as the beef eating captal of the world.

    Also - here is your link to Fancy Ices by Agnes B Marshall

    and another important book for this episode - The History of Cookbooks by Henry Notaker

    Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle

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    27 分
  • 184 Fats - Slippery

    184 Fats - Slippery
    2026/09/30
    Last Science Episode for awhile. This one is all about fats.

    What they are, what they do in our bodies, and some wild speculation about what effects our solid past had on our cooking and even our rush to refrigeration.

    So come along and learn about fats and strang butter substitutes.

    Also - The Dinosaur Neil Episode of The Tick - https://youtu.be/bY5pWlU3Mr8?si=Kx-Yh8DNAxQIxqRK

    and visit me on Substack - this time I talk about why we are bad a fake fats.

    Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle

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    Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
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    28 分
  • 183 Carbohydrates - Sticky

    183 Carbohydrates - Sticky
    2026/09/17
    Come listen while I answer the important questions:

    What is a Carbohydrate? Tune in!

    Can you actually eliminate all sugar from your diet? Yes! But No in 3 ways.

    and

    Can you truly live on meat alone?

    Also - The Dinosaur Neil Episode of The Tick - https://youtu.be/bY5pWlU3Mr8?si=Kx-Yh8DNAxQIxqRK

    and visit me on Substack!

    Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle

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    Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
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    31 分
  • 182 Proteins: Stringy - Updated

    182 Proteins: Stringy - Updated
    2026/09/09
    Science - it is back!

    America has long had a thing about thinking about food as components rather than ingredients.

    So to help you navigate through what some of these parts are - I'll be doing some science at you. This week - Protein!

    Links:

    Velella Photo - https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.817196/full

    The Dinosaur Neil Episode of The Tick - https://youtu.be/bY5pWlU3Mr8?si=Kx-Yh8DNAxQIxqRK

    Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle

    Substack: https://thoafood.substack.com/
    Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
    Threads: @THoAFood
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    27 分
  • 181 Milk Pail, Milk Bottle, Milk at Home

    181 Milk Pail, Milk Bottle, Milk at Home
    2026/09/02
    I'll just grab a glass of milk...

    When did that become a thing? Becasue - it is a VERY American thing. RIght up there with cold cereal for breakfast.

    Turns out - it became possible at the end of the 19th century. But all the moving parts that had to come together to make it happen are kindof increadible. So come with me on the journey to find out just how a glass of milk at home became possible

    Bridgerton Clip with Anachronistic Milk Drinking:
    https://youtu.be/AwdTS5uY1KA?si=h4Ywxe8B0thq1Ea-

    Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle

    Substack: https://thoafood.substack.com/
    Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
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    28 分
  • 180 America Goes on a Diet - Part 2 : It's Time to Learn About Cold Cereal & How You Don't Chew Your Food Enough

    180 America Goes on a Diet - Part 2 : It's Time to Learn About Cold Cereal & How You Don't Chew Your Food Enough
    2026/08/26
    This week we bust open the most United States of America food of all.
    Cold Cereal
    My research has lead me to this - Cold Cereal is the first thing that can be claimed as the first Original Food of the USA.
    Pumpkin Pie... maybe?
    Bacon Cheese Burger - I'll consider it.
    Fried Chicken sandwich - my favorite contender.... but late.

    Let's talk about how the conditions of colonial America lead to Tony the Tiger and Frosted Flakes.

    But we aren't there yet. Instead it is bad... but fast cereal.

    To know how bad - check out my new Substack!
    The First Cold Cereal



    Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle

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    31 分
  • 179 Food in Paper, Food in Boxes

    179 Food in Paper, Food in Boxes
    2026/08/19
    An important element essential to modern American food didn't happen until the end of the 19th century. But as with so many of the other elements that are underpinnings of American food - it is not a food at all. Instead it is paper made of trees rather than paper made of cloth that has reached the end of it's life.

    And once wood pulp paper becomes part of the scene - how food is transported, labeled and sold will never be the same.

    Think about a world before you put could wrap meat in Butcher's Paper, before crackers came in boxes - it looks almost unrecognizable. But come along for the debut of cheap-er paper in American food - and how this changes everything.

    Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle

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    26 分