The History of American Food

Margaret Hardin
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The History of American Food

Starting with the first English settlements in the 17th Century, this podcasts traces how we went from barrels of salted meat & peas to Korean bbq tacos and the largest grocery store selections ever seen anywhere in the world. We'll go everywhere - and it is full of surprises. Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/ Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood@gmail.com Internets: @THoAFood

  1. 4 DÉC.

    134 Lessons from Early 19th Century American Stew

    This episode wwas one for the books.  So many many books.   And the reading and researching of all those recipes showed me that - once again - some of the assumptions I went in with were way off! Chicken and dumplins... dumplin - are not typical early 19th century fare.  But plenty of other stew type things are.  And there are lessons in the recipes for all us modern cooks - regardless of how we cook our stew. The biggest big deal - brown your meat!  The other thing - freshen up your seasoning right before serving.  Do it! But what if it's a vegetable... a meatless stew?  Well, I fear to tell you, due to the spice fearing vegetarian crusaders of the 19th century (the Grahamites and their ilk) this was a terrible time to go hunting for good American vegetable stew.  It was there, but not in any printed cookbook.  America's date with generally good vegetable cookery got badly shoved into the corner. Sigh. But get on board with why our stew got so bad - and how you can make yours great! 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

    39 min

  2. 29 NOV. · BONUS

    133.5 BONUS - Unnecessary Romanian Adventure

    This episode is a not a love letter, more of a crush note about Romania.     I’m at the point of fascination. I don’t know a lot about Romania, really, and they definitely know nothing about me, but what I got to see in a short amount of time has me wanting to know more.      If Romania strikes you the same way – here are all the links I mentioned to look up cool and tasty stuff. Along with the Russian History (None of this is beng done on a promotional basis - I get nothing out of this.  I just wanted to share!)    Perestroika  Glasnost Boris Yeltsin    Step by Step Bucharest Exodus Romania    Irina Georgescu – Cookbooks Carpathia  Danube  Tava  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

    40 min

  3. 20 NOV.

    133 Stew – A History Including Etymology, Techniques, & What it Was Called Before

    Did you know there was no "stew" before the 18th Century? OK - there was stew, it's just that it went by all sorts of other names.  While the concept of stew is old, the word "stew" itself is only about 300 years old.  I know I was shocked as well. To find out about stew, gravy, soup, braise and all sorts of other words - and more importantly how YOU can make your stews better, come along and listen for a bit. And then next week I'll tell you about all the regional styles of stew that are going to influence our national cuisine on into the future. (Chicken & dumplins anyone?) 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

    27 min

  4. 13 NOV. · BONUS

    132.5 Bonus - Danderfunk, Salt Junk, & Scurvy- Cuisine Aboard Ships

    This week’s bonus episode is an interview I did with Rich Napolitano of the delightfully dark and decidedly educational podcast highlighting the Age of Sail - Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs - Tales of Mishaps, Misfortune, and Misadventures Bring along all the Cabin Girls & Boys - this one is for everyone. Rich does me the favor of quoting vivid primary sources to back up all these things I’ve been saying about food at sea. In a word: Terrible.  Check out Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs (https://shipwrecksandseadogs.com/blog/) to discover many more engaging episodes about tales of mishaps, misfortune, and misadventures. For images and sources, please visit https://shipwrecksandseadogs.com/blog/2024/11/12/danderfunk-salt-junk-and-scurvy-cuisine-aboard-ships/ For ad-free listening to Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs and many other fantastic history podcasts, subscribe to Into History at IntoHistory.com/shipwreckspod.

    58 min

  5. 6 NOV.

    132 Baked Beans - Boston and the Other Kinds

    Can I just be a black cat now? Anyway - what are Baked Beans really, how did they come about, and why, in my opinion are they America's first influential fusion food?  Also, why did America pass up the chance to become a pottery power house - and give it all up in favor of steel and glass (is it becasue we think art is secretly decadant and a waste of time?) Come along for the journey, give pork a chance and don't give up on mustard.  We all need it. 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

    29 min

  6. 2 NOV. · BONUS

    Crossover… Part 14: It’s Definitely a Telenovela - Now With Twins - Zorro S1E4 on Amazon Prime

    Look - I should really plan better when I take an unexpected trip to Romania. But I did not.  Enjoy all the same. #NSFW Things just get more. More more.  Oh you were confused last week?  Well it doesn't get any better this week.  If anything it gets worse... more soupy, more sloppy, more salacious. Greta badly speaks more Spanish - but mainly in the service of the 2! DOS! Zorros issue. Jamie is baffled by the twins issue - not twin Zorros, just regular Telenovella twins. Excitement as we are in New York.  Consternation as a transit across the Panama Isthmus is proposed. And as always we have fun dashing about the (not actually) old Los Angeles countryside as the Mexican sway over Las Californias is in the process of being lost.  But not before we are teased with more bears.   When will we solve the mystery of the dang bears!? As always - you can reach us on the internets. Jamie Lewis (plagueofstrength.com & IG @plagueofstrength) and his NEW YouTube Apprearances on Carved Outta Stone Wednesday AM or Friday PM Schedule Details: instagram.com/carvedouttastone & Greta Hardin (The History of American Food podcast & @THoAFood all over)

    1 h 17 min

  7. 23 OCT.

    131 The Fruits and Nuts of America - The Natives, Not the Imports

    Have you ever thought about how there are so few North American foods that are globally available - or even regular foods for people living in North America? Well wonder no more.  Or at least slightly less - and explore some of the major items that are native to Norht America, and yet almost made it to "famous because they are yummy" but not quite.  Also - what are the possible global superstars in waiting. 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

    36 min
  8. Crossover... Part 13: What The Hell Is Going On, 1st Installment - Zorro S1E3 on Amazon Prime

    18 OCT. · BONUS

    Crossover... Part 13: What The Hell Is Going On, 1st Installment - Zorro S1E3 on Amazon Prime

    As long as you remember... this is the NSFW Bonus part, come on along. We are back in Alta California when the wine was Spanish, and the churches were all adobe.  Americans were eyeing the other side of the continent... but only in a desultory manner. Snd the richest people of the land - were giant jerks with no thought of the little people actaully doing all the labor, or the local tribes who had been there for a minute.  Like a real long time. Anyway - if you'd like to Telanovela up your history, let's Zorro! What the Hell is going on?  That's the entire sentiment of this episode. And well, as viewers always trying to figure things out we may have brought it on ourselves. One approach of course is to take one story line and then make it endlessly twisty - each twist more diabolical than the last and it's some of the these post Game of Thrones shows where eventually people just can't care anymore.  The characters are so contradictory - nothing matters anymore. The other, more fun approach is to just keep throwing in new characters (who's Guadalupe Montero?), sting out plot points (what is up with the bear pins?) and moving the story around to new locations (how are we in New York - err Nueva York?) And that is what Zorro has chosen to do, because it is a fun show!  So buckle those swashes and let's go! (That will get old, I know.  But not yet) 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)

    1 h 9 min
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Starting with the first English settlements in the 17th Century, this podcasts traces how we went from barrels of salted meat & peas to Korean bbq tacos and the largest grocery store selections ever seen anywhere in the world. We'll go everywhere - and it is full of surprises. Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/ Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood@gmail.com Internets: @THoAFood

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    Margaret Hardin
  • Années d’activité
    2021 - 2024
  • Épisodes
    170
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