# Ep. 8 - Everything's A Pickle

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Podcast: [D.U.M. - The Department of Unsolved Mysteries](https://stenobird.com/podcast/d-u-m-the-department-of-unsolved-mysteries-7573913)
Published: 2025-12-24T08:00:09+00:00
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Duration seconds: 9379

## Resource

According to the New York Food Museum, archaeologists believe ancient Mesopotamians pickled food as far back as 2400 B.C. while, centuries later, Dutch farmers in Brooklyn started the U.S. pickle industry with street vendors in the 1650s. D.U.M. MERCH > merch.tablestory.tv/dum Want more D.U.M.? Hop into our Discord to chat with other fans and the cast. Want more Tablestory ? We've got you covered with our multi genre library ! Love what we do? You can support the show by grabbing some merch or backing us directly to keep the dice rolling. And as always, thanks for listening. ♥

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