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The History of American Food

The History of American Food

138 19th Century Pigs - Greasng the Way to the Future

The History of American Food · Feb 5, 2025 · 26:29

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To Market to market to buy a fat pig
Home again home again jiggety jig...

But how did those pigs get to market in the first place?

On their own 4 feet!  That's right, there's more than one way to concentrate corn down for better transport and not all of it is Bourbon / Corn Whiskey.

Also learn about how early mechanical America only kept moving due to the presence of pigs.

Big contributions to the script from Mark Essig's _Lesser Beasts_ 

Be sure to look up the Canadian Super Pigs... and the problem they are.

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

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle

Substack: https://thoafood.substack.com/
Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
Threads: @THoAFood
Instagram: @THoAFood
Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
& some other socials... @THoAFood

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