The History of American Food Margaret Hardin

Corn is so hot right now. No other crop even comes close in the 19th century. 

This week corn grows up and shows up everywhere but on the fanciest of tables.  It's mush, it's booze, it's pork & beef and butter... and fancy pleated collars.  

But wait, there's more! It was important in the Napoleonic Wars, and the power shifts in Ireland.  And ithelped drive America's first major economic depression. Pretty powerful for a little grain. 

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Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
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I have an ENOURMOUS back catalog. Get in there.  

But for the future, I have plans for about 10 seasons. To make sure I don't absolutely turn myself into a quivering lump of jelly, structures of reasonable dimensions have been put in place to keep this baby rolling along. 


Every other week baby!

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood

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Head over to Prizefighters, Circusfreaks & Gangsters - we're up to Ep 7!
 BUt in the meantime... you can just sit back and listen to us take apart and give context to 17th Century Japan.

As always - you can reach us on the internets.
Jamie Lewis (plagueofstrength.com & IG @plagueofstrength)
&
Greta Hardin (The History of American Food podcast & @THoAFood all over)

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It's officially the appearance of the Mason. Jar in American Food.

You get to learn about how lack. of child labor protections made it possible, and how inventing stuff in the food preservation doesn't seem to make you rich.

Learnn about how water power made inventing metal stuff possible, and how important the screw is to the development of American food.
And learn how they way humans fight wars and travel the earth has never been the same since the introduction of canned and jarred food

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
& some other socials... @THoAFood

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Silly me, I thought I could encompass the whole can and glass jar thing in one episode.  I was wrong.

Instead this episode talks about early bottling, the introduction of canning and how it was used in the early 19th century.  And there's lots of talk about botulinum toxin and botulism... a fear of my childhood, but a cosmetic procedure today.  Who knew?

So to learn about the steps that lead to canned food coming in glass jars - tune in!

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood

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As always - you can reach us on the internets.
Jamie Lewis (plagueofstrength.com & IG @plagueofstrength)
&
Greta Hardin (The History of American Food podcast & @THoAFood all over)

Look for us weekly and on Instagram & Threads: @pcgpodcast