After rubbing shoulders all the time in prisons, in towns, or on land owned by a Lord or The Church - getting out there in the great wide open skies was startling for people.

But even more startling were just how many birds there were. Sometimes too many birds! How can there be such a thing?

To find out what was up with birds, and what was making it to the early American table - when we mostly weren't keeping chickens for meat - for really good reasons, listen along.

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Do Americans eat rabbit? Or did they? And if so, where are all th rabbit recipes?

Well they do and they did, but no - they didn't seem to write it down. What gives?
And why don't retrospective and history looking cookery books tend to mention rabbit?

And just for fun, I go over what's the difference between a rabbit and a hare. And in the process explain how hjackass is a word.

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What's the difference between a Smuggler, a Pirate & a Privateer? How do Slavers fit into this lot? And what exactly do they have to do with American Food of the past - or advertisements for Truffle Burgers now?
As always I'm here to pose and answer purposterous questions. Grab your hot cocoa and candied orange peel and listen up.

Cool Books -
_The Black Joke_ by A.E. Rooks

_The Nutmeg's Curse_ by Amitav Ghosh

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This week I look into the question of what was Gumbo and what was Jambalaya at the time America bought themselves a new port city... that was actually pretty old.

What did Gumbo look like, and what were it's roots? And was it always served with rice.
And what's the story on Jambalaya? Where did it come from - especially if... wait isn't rice real fancy?

I answer these questions and more.

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Prizefighters, Circus Freaks & Gangsters! There's Fighting, Food, Fashion & Fraud (we swear... we laugh, w tease, it's fun)

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
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We apparently love a competition show - so how America got Louisiana is right in there - soap opera slap fights and all.
But really - this is a lead up to what we need to know to learn about the beginnings of gumbo - next week - and why the rest of the country didn't flavor up their stews with gumbo goodness with the absorbtion of La Louisiane.

Frankly - the idea of a spice blend in most American Cookery - way WAY too much flavor.

So to get the dirt on why Napoleon was doomed as head of state - and what that has to do with our food journey jump in!

Prizefighters, Circus Freaks & Gangsters! There's Fighting, Food, Fashion & Fraud (we swear... we laugh, w tease, it's fun)

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
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Holy Moly! Episode 100! I'm here!
What does that mean? Not sure except I'm not so bad at this and will keep going. So keep up.

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This week - Oysters! And some how, why spoons will out your social class. Or at least once they did.
Anyway - can you be an late18th century or early 19th century soldier on the move and still get an oyster stew? Often yes. Especially when the march is The Worst through the swamps.

But if you're inland - no oysters with your adventure.

Prizefighters, Circus Freaks & Gangsters! There's Fighting, Food, Fashion & Fraud (we swear... we laugh, w tease, it's fun)

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
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Rice is a Fine & Fancy Food at this time.
So rice as food of War & Adventure... not so much.

But the limiting of the usual overseas markets due to overseas chaos meant that rice was entering the American pantry all the same. It's just that... well, how do you use rice?

To find out how they did it, come along.

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
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Salt.
I don't feel like I'm talking too far out of turn to say I'm feeling salty about the way modern treatment of the natural world is going.

Butt if you are curious about how salt lived in the18th century - and on the road for war and adventure -
Well - Listen UP!
I will talk to you about that.

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
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Come along as I talk about what we did in early America as we were doing war and conquest that set us up for far fewer fish.

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Wheat goes on the road

More Americans than ever can get wheat in this period. It's also an old school demonstration of the supply and demand ideas when stuff was made for people actually consume.

The most fun - learn why wheat beer and wheat whiskey was a New Idea to Americans in the 20th century.
The least fun - learn why sailors ate their hard bread in the dark.

Have some apple brandy, and hear about all the ways you could consume wheat flour that wasn't bread in this period - especially if you were on the road.

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
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