030 Turkey - the Bird: A Very Special Thanksgiving Episode

11/24/21 • 23 min

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Finally - the truth comes out. Why is this truly American bird called the name of a country it was never from? And is it true your Thanksgiving turkey came from... 16th century Mexico, and not New England... at all? And we’ll continue to follow the baffling saga of Colonists taking perfectly good domestic animals and letting them get feral.
All this and more on this week's episode of The History of American Food!
(*cue jaunty synth music from ‘80s evening magazine style show*)
Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
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029 Eggs and Scrawny Colonial Chickens

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Back then chicken probably tasted not like our chicken. If you could catch one of the scrawny little birds. But of much more import were the eggs. All four iterations - whole eggs, the rich yolks, the strong whites, and the practical hard cooked egg. The 17th Century colonies was the land before omelettes.
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Series Trailer - The History of American Food

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Do you want to listen? You want to listen, and learn about why American food is the way it is. Grab a red Solo cup and some Popcorn.
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Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
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