The History of American Food

What is this podcast? How in the world am I going to do the History of American Food without getting lost? For a quick... Read more

Sure, Iron's not a food - but it is an essential part of how America does food. We'll go back to the beginning and look... Read more

Tools and Weapons – this is what lots of the iron was used for. How were they connected to colonial food?Music Credit: ... Read more

When everything – including making food – is done by muscle power – how did Colonial America decide to get more for less... Read more

Where is sugar even from? When did it make it to Europe? How did it get to the West Indies? I have questions.Show Not... Read more

Here's where I didn't go in the Sugar History episode. This shows the bones of how medical thinking worked until germ t... Read more

Sugar changed the world in the 17th Century. It became a way to make lots of money - and changed the map of North Ameri... Read more

Corn has come a long way from that little grass, teosinte, near Oaxaca State, Mexico. Where did it go on its travels, a... Read more

Corn really is how 17th Century colonists either just didn't die - or made fortunes. There are 3 different versions dep... Read more

How important was 17th Century fish? And how did people keep and prepare fish when there was no refrigeration?Show Note... Read more