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The resident food stylist at America's Test Kitchen on the history of boxes of chocolate ... and where she might find Lupin.
Food Gifts: 150 Irresistible Recipes for Crafting Personalized Presents
Elle IG
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Chocolate
Eggnog
Fika, Sweden's Obsession
Christmas Candy
Breadlines & Famines
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Music: Place Vendôme - Mathieu Lamboley
Sources:
Food52
Russell Stover
Baker’s Coconut on Gutenberg.org
Pensacola News Journal
The Montgomery Advertiser
The Bangor Daily News
Press and Sun-Bulletin
The Crowley Post-Signal

A dish I had absolutely never heard of before.
Related Episode: Diversity in Native American Food with Loretta Barrett Oden
Corn Dance: Inspired First American Cuisine
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Music: Une Noix - Charles Trenet
Sources:
Cherokee Cooklore
Serious Eats
Slow Food USA
USDA
MPR News
BBC
USDA Agricultural Research Service

Do I drink it? Yes. Am I a sovereign citizen? Depends on my mood.
(Written version here.)
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Music: Freedom! '90 - George Michael
Sources (I over-researched this one. I may or may not have used info from every source here, but I figured I'd include them all to be safe.):
https://www.nytimes.com/1985/04/17/garden/salmonella-outbreak-is-traced.html
https://gidmk.substack.com/p/raw-milk-literally-kills-people?utm_source=arnoldspumpclub.schwarzenegger.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=how-to-elevate-your-mind
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5443421/
https://www.fda.gov/media/140394/download
https://www.nourishwithkristin.com/blog/raw-milk-history
https://foodpolicyforthought.com/2014/05/06/the-history-of-raw-milk-and-pasteurization/
https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/history-science-science-everywhere-you-asked/who-first-suggested-milk-be-pasteurized-make-it-safer-consumption
https://www.extension.purdue.edu/extmedia/as/as-612-w.pdf
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/10/25/onions-salmonella-recall/
https://www.tiktok.com/@paulsaladinomd2/video/7151475682936245550?q=raw%20milk&t=1697747104293
https://www.tiktok.com/@healthanie/video/7271751825215343914?q=raw%20milk&t=1697747104293
https://www.tiktok.com/@sammyllacey/video/7239126493102738734?q=raw%20milk&t=1697747104293 lies
https://www.capitalpress.com/state/oregon/oregon-scraps-cafo-waiver-for-personal-raw-milk-production/article_3dd027a6-2c08-11ee-87c3-cfdb4af4b5a4.html
https://scholarlycommons.law.case.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1026&context=healthmatrix
http://extension.msstate.edu/publications/differences-between-organic-and-conventional-cow%E2%80%99s-milk#:~:text=Dairy%20farms%20that%20sell%20milk,not%20treated%20with%20supplemental%20hormones.
https://www.latimes.com/business/la-xpm-2011-aug-04-la-fi-milk-raid-20110804-story.html
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2012/04/30/raw-deal
https://la.eater.com/2022/11/29/23483129/secret-mexican-ranch-parties-pajaretes-raw-milk-cocktails-los-angeles-california-feature
https://www.cheeseprofessor.com/blog/buffalo-milk-and-cheese-in-america
https://www.mariasbulacansweets.com/product-page/carabao-s-milk-limited-availability
https://morseyscreamery.com/
https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/02/20/387558373/why-some-states-want-to-legalize-raw-milk-sales
https://www.givesendgo.com/G3NZH
https://www.thelancasterpatriot.com/amos-miller-seeks-compromise-on-farm-case-as-tucker-carlson-takes-up-his-struggle/
https://getrawmilk.com/content/amos-miller-food-club-charges
https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/embattled-amish-farmers-saga-with-usda-becomes-grist-for-conservative-media/article_ad97b98e-2630-11ed-bf68-172014e8a0c1.html
https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/lancaster-county-farmer-amos-miller-makes-30-000-payment-under-agreement-with-feds/article_50afdfe2-8ba9-11ed-9017-83da128dccdc.html
https://www.thefp.com/p/raw-milk/comments#comment-11807602
https://www.rawmilkinstitute.org/updates/letter-to-medical-professionals-about-raw-milk#:~:text=Raw%20milk%20has%20superior%20nutrition,immune%20system%20and%20gastrointestinal%20tract 
https://www.fda.gov/media/140394/download
https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/history-science-science-everywhere-you-asked/who-first-suggested-milk-be-pasteurized-make-it-safer-consumption
https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2023/Q4/dry-surface-foodborne-pathogens-under-scrutiny-at-purdue.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/16/dining/food-marketing-ozempic-era.html

Soul rolls and other culinary smash ups; should legacy publications stay in their lane; activists who are not empaths.
Related episode: Meat raffles and Snickers salads with Ben Mandelker
IG: Black Food Fridays
TikTok: Black Food Fridays
Citizen Better
Can Food Be Political?
Who Made the Potato Salad
YakaMein
Ramen by Ra
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Music: Can You Help Me - Jesse Johnson
Sources:
Charleston Magazine
Washington Post, 2
James Beard Foundation
Trademark Office
Refrigerated Frozen Food
Salon
Soul Food Scholar, 2
Chicago Reader
Roanoke Times
Medill News Service
Waterloo Region Record

Kitsch versus camp and the politics of quiche.
The Man Who Ate Too Much 
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Mai tais with Allan Katz 
Coconut shrimp with Julia Loken 
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Music: Quiche Lorraine - The B-52s 
Sources: 
John Birdsall 1,2 
Gastronomica 
Slate 
Eater 
Atlas Obscura 

Crows. You gotta hand it to them.
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Creature Feature 
Secretly Incredibly Fascinating Podcast 
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Music: I Love My Dog - Cat Stevens 
Sources:
San Diego Zoo, 2 
Mental Floss 
ToughLittleBirds.com 
Scientific American 
The Condor 
Science.com 
Australian Broadcast Corporation 
Nutrients 
Carni Sostenibili 
Science Direct