As American as Apple Pie? Although Pie came to America with the first English settlers, American pie focused on the sweet dessert varieties, and apple certainly earned its place at the top. But don't forget pumpkin, pecan, cherry, custard... Petra Paredez of Petee's Pie talks about the history of the many types and flavors from the popular to the forgotten from her book, Pie for Everyone.
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Episode 226: How Big is Your Plate? Redesigning How We Eat
Episode 225: Evolution of Military Rations & Their Influence on Our Diet
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Episode 223: Chicago: A Food Biography
Episode 222: Sugarplums and Gingerbread: A History of Christmas Sweets
Episode 221: Mastering the Art of Italian Cuisine
Episode 220: Savoring Gotham
Episode 219: Libyan Jewish Cuisine in Rome
Episode 218: New Orleans Food History
Episode 217: Nordic Cuisine
Episode 216: Frederick Douglass Opie on Zora Neale Hurston
Episode 215: What America Ate Project – Food of the Great Depression
Episode 214: 100 Years of Pyrex: How it Changed the Way America Cooks
Episode 213: What’s in a Name: Chinese Dishes
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Episode 211: Early American Heirloom Vegetables with William Woys Weaver
Episode 210: Manuscript Cookbooks
Episode 209: Scottish Cuisine: “Beyond Haggis” with Rachel McCormack
Episode 208: Sugar and Sweets Around the World
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