We hope you enjoy this preview of an episode from our back catalog available to our premium subscribers. Tonight, we'll read excerpts from "Candy-Making Revolutionized: Confectionery from Vegetables" by Mary Elizabeth Hall, printed in 1912. Hall wrote that her hope was that through this book “the more vegetable candy is made, the less unhealthful confectionery there will be consumed." To unlock full episodes, ad-free listening, and more, please go to snoozecast.com/plus.

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