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162 The Army Says Eat Your Vegetables
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- The History of American Food
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- Mar 18, 2026
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Summary
Sure people complain about mashed potatoes made from potato flakes now - but dehydrated vegetables in their first iteration were far, far worse. In fact some of the first mass quantities of dried vegetables prepared using forced hot air drying - and hydraulic pressing for more compact storage were produced for the civil war. And boy were they nasty. All the same - they were still better than what happed to you if you didn't eat any vegetables at all. (And no - at this point there were no vitmin or fiber supplaments - you had to get it from the source) 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