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  • 162 The Army Says Eat Your Vegetables

    162 The Army Says Eat Your Vegetables
    2026/03/18
    Sure people complain about mashed potatoes made from potato flakes now - but dehydrated vegetables in their first iteration were far, far worse.

    In fact some of the first mass quantities of dried vegetables prepared using forced hot air drying - and hydraulic pressing for more compact storage were produced for the civil war. And boy were they nasty. All the same - they were still better than what happed to you if you didn't eat any vegetables at all.
    (And no - at this point there were no vitmin or fiber supplaments - you had to get it from the source)

    Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
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    22 分
  • 161 Hardtack, Softbread & Meal - Daily Bread in the War of Rebellion

    161 Hardtack, Softbread & Meal - Daily Bread in the War of Rebellion
    2026/03/11
    I'm Back and it's bread.

    The American Civil War (the War of Rebellion is where suddenly we start really naming American Bread.

    Sure yeah, hard bread is nothing new, but the Fast Bread of fast moving America starts to become a thing. So in order to talk about the bread of the American Army... we have to do a roll call of American Bread.

    So come find out how Civil War Bread is the most American Bread so far.

    Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
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    29 分
  • 160 Season 5 Preview: War Changes Everything Except it Never Does

    160 Season 5 Preview: War Changes Everything Except it Never Does
    2026/03/04
    Welcome back to American Food!

    Sorry about the big break, and even more sorry to be talking about war food ... during war. Blech

    But it is interesting, and my ever growing fascination with American Food and how it keeps embracing emerging technology is not let down.

    So here we go.

    Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
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    20 分
  • Season 5 Promo - War Food... but with Trains

    Season 5 Promo - War Food... but with Trains
    2026/02/25
    I'm back and it's been so long.

    Find out why!

    Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
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    3 分
  • 159.5 The Turkey History Episode... Just for Fun

    159.5 The Turkey History Episode... Just for Fun
    2025/11/27
    It's been a little while since I put up this Tukey History Episode!

    Since Thanksgiving Week is also Episode Week - why not throw this one in for fun?

    Learn about the wild history of an American bird with a huge travel resume and names that all think it came from somewhere else.
    Enjoy the name Chaos!


    Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
    Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
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    24 分
  • 159 The Roots of Grocery Store Culture Lie in a Big Country

    159 The Roots of Grocery Store Culture Lie in a Big Country
    2025/11/26
    It's the last Episode of Season 4!

    And I think I've finally answered one of my opening questions - why did America make our grocery stores the way we did?
    As soon as Americans could, we ignored the food on the ground (unless it was familiar like deer or duck or pigeon) and instead brought our own provisions.

    But when you do that, and don't develop local talent - the selection end up terribly limited.
    So now in modern America - we seem to be attempting to make up for lost time... by making our grocery store selection even larger.

    Check out this last episode before I go study the terrible food of war.

    Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
    Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
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    24 分
  • 158 Are You Rich Enough or Poor Enough to Hunt in the Early 19th Century?

    158 Are You Rich Enough or Poor Enough to Hunt in the Early 19th Century?
    2025/11/12
    So far America is pretty hostile to everyday hunting - but for some reason we keep adding categories.

    And lets face it, for a country that keeps talking about how we don't need roaylty, we do seem to keep mimicking aritocrats.

    the early 19th century loves some fox hunting - so much so that we imported foxes (even though there are plenty already here). Hunting keeps happening everyday - but we like to say it's not cool.

    Unless you are doing it for leisure... or to earn money.

    Yes - the early 19th century brings the birth of the Market Hunter - which needed the railroad to create itself.
    The Buffalo may cease to roam - and the Passenger Pigeon darken the skies by the end of the century - but the seeds of their destruction are planted here... at the start of the 19th cenutry.

    But worry not, it's not all bad news - you can still get a giant game pie.

    Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
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    25 分
  • 157 More Plates You Say? Let's Make Dining More Complicated

    157 More Plates You Say? Let's Make Dining More Complicated
    2025/10/29
    After years of no plates, not enough plates and just enough plates - you suddenly have access to many plates and pretty plates. What's a hostess of fashion to do?

    Obviously - upend the way food is served. Obviously if you have access to more artificial light - you can make meals longer. Especially on dark, chilly, wet nights when no one wants to be outside anyway.

    Luckily - cookbooks are up to the challenge. With all sorts of ideas of how to roll out this new style of multi-course dining.

    So come check out the complications.

    And if you are interested in seeing what American pottery looked like - pre-China and pre-imported porcelain - look at the Workshop of the Poor Potter in Historic Yorktown!

    Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
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    19 分