Podcast

The History of American Food

Author: Margaret Hardin
Feed episode count: 217
Official site: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
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Summary

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: [email protected] Internets: @THoAFood

Episodes

Jul 1, 2026 · not_requested

175 New American Sugar

Duration seconds: 1751
Source: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/175-new-american-sugar--72763661

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Jun 24, 2026 · not_requested

174 Foreign Salt, Local Salt, Industrial Salt

Duration seconds: 1902
Source: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/174-foreign-salt-local-salt-industrial-salt--72658292

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Jun 17, 2026 · not_requested

173.5 BONUS Interview - The Pickled City

Duration seconds: 2940
Source: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/173-5-bonus-interview-the-pickled-city--72570275

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Jun 10, 2026 · not_requested

173 Potatoes for Frontier & Factory

Duration seconds: 1925
Source: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/173-potatoes-for-frontier-factory--72448193

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Jun 3, 2026 · not_requested

172 The Potato - A History

Duration seconds: 2097
Source: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/172-the-potato-a-history--72312427

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May 27, 2026 · not_requested

171 Iron Has New Jobs in Food

Duration seconds: 1750
Source: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/171-iron-has-new-jobs-in-food--72177523

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May 20, 2026 · not_requested

Season 6 Preview - I Wanna Go Fast

Duration seconds: 1108
Source: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/season-6-preview-i-wanna-go-fast--72078424

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May 13, 2026 · not_requested

170 Prisoner of War Food for - Wait How Many Guys? The Long Tail of War

Duration seconds: 1629
Source: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/170-prisoner-of-war-food-for-wait-how-many-guys-the-long-tail-of-war--71984630

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May 6, 2026 · not_requested

169 Not Enough Railroads Will Make You Salty in the Bad Way

Duration seconds: 1824
Source: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/169-not-enough-railroads-will-make-you-salty-in-the-bad-way--71882615

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Apr 29, 2026 · not_requested

168 If Music Be the Food of Love, Are Drugs the Food of War?

Duration seconds: 1485
Source: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/168-if-music-be-the-food-of-love-are-drugs-the-food-of-war--71722412

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Apr 24, 2026 · not_requested

167 The American Civil War, Thanksgiving & Eating Our Feelings

Duration seconds: 2334
Source: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/167-the-american-civil-war-thanksgiving-eating-our-feelings--71603462

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Apr 15, 2026 · not_requested

166 Feeding the Sick and Injured in The Civil War: Apparently You Can't Run a War Without Women

Duration seconds: 2140
Source: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/166-feeding-the-sick-and-injured-in-the-civil-war-apparently-you-can-t-run-a-war-without-women--71353789

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Apr 8, 2026 · not_requested

165 Is This Enough Food to Feed an Army? & What Were They Thinking?

Duration seconds: 1828
Source: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/165-is-this-enough-food-to-feed-an-army-what-were-they-thinking--71174688

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Apr 1, 2026 · not_requested

164 Feeding an Army: A History with a Lot of Holes - On Purpose

Duration seconds: 1420
Source: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/164-feeding-an-army-a-history-with-a-lot-of-holes-on-purpose--71032459

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Mar 25, 2026 · not_requested

163 The First Canned Food War

Duration seconds: 1412
Source: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/163-the-first-canned-food-war--70860588

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Mar 18, 2026 · not_requested

162 The Army Says Eat Your Vegetables

Duration seconds: 1307
Source: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/162-the-army-says-eat-your-vegetables--70700568

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Mar 11, 2026 · not_requested

161 Hardtack, Softbread & Meal - Daily Bread in the War of Rebellion

Duration seconds: 1753
Source: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/161-hardtack-softbread-meal-daily-bread-in-the-war-of-rebellion--70584830

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Mar 4, 2026 · not_requested

160 Season 5 Preview: War Changes Everything Except it Never Does

Duration seconds: 1221
Source: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/160-season-5-preview-war-changes-everything-except-it-never-does--70424343

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Feb 25, 2026 · not_requested

Season 5 Promo - War Food... but with Trains

Duration seconds: 158
Source: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/season-5-promo-war-food-but-with-trains--70181917

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Nov 27, 2025 · not_requested

159.5 The Turkey History Episode... Just for Fun

Duration seconds: 1444
Source: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/159-5-the-turkey-history-episode-just-for-fun--68748633

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Nov 26, 2025 · not_requested

159 The Roots of Grocery Store Culture Lie in a Big Country

Duration seconds: 1455
Source: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/159-the-roots-of-grocery-store-culture-lie-in-a-big-country--68748588

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Nov 12, 2025 · not_requested

158 Are You Rich Enough or Poor Enough to Hunt in the Early 19th Century?

Duration seconds: 1513
Source: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/158-are-you-rich-enough-or-poor-enough-to-hunt-in-the-early-19th-century--68532879

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Oct 29, 2025 · not_requested

157 More Plates You Say? Let's Make Dining More Complicated

Duration seconds: 1154
Source: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/157-more-plates-you-say-let-s-make-dining-more-complicated--68323661

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Oct 15, 2025 · not_requested

156 The History of Plates

Duration seconds: 1577
Source: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/156-the-history-of-plates--68143488

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Oct 1, 2025 · not_requested

155 Whales - They Start to Bring the Kitchen Indoors and Change Dinner Time

Duration seconds: 1387
Source: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/155-whales-they-start-to-bring-the-kitchen-indoors-and-change-dinner-time--67932242

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Sep 17, 2025 · not_requested

154 Fashionable Vegetables from Europe & Stealth Ones from America

Duration seconds: 1994
Source: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/154-fashionable-vegetables-from-europe-stealth-ones-from-america--67788254

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Sep 3, 2025 · not_requested

153 Coffee Finds a New Home

Duration seconds: 2051
Source: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/153-coffee-finds-a-new-home--67607717

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Aug 20, 2025 · not_requested

152 Early 19th Century Tea - Still Extremely Fashionable

Duration seconds: 1845
Source: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/152-early-19th-century-tea-still-extremely-fashionable--67448406

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Aug 6, 2025 · not_requested

151 The First Chinese Food in America

Duration seconds: 2314
Source: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/151-the-first-chinese-food-in-america--67263927

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Jul 23, 2025 · not_requested

150 Lobster - From Poor Man's Chicken to Fancy Canned Good

Duration seconds: 1411
Source: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/150-lobster-from-poor-man-s-chicken-to-fancy-canned-good--67081812

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Jul 9, 2025 · not_requested

149 Trains & Buying Stuff in the Early 19th Century - The Birth of American Consumer Culture

Duration seconds: 1620
Source: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/149-trains-buying-stuff-in-the-early-19th-century-the-birth-of-american-consumer-culture--66905943

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Jun 25, 2025 · not_requested

148 Making Beef for Dinner - Increases in Early 19th Century Cattle

Duration seconds: 1965
Source: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/148-making-beef-for-dinner-increases-in-early-19th-century-cattle--66734347

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