[Janalyn Voigt] Most Popular Cookie of the 1900s | Tasting History, part 3

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The United States acquired the Panama Canal. The Wright brothers made the first sustained flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. The San Francisco earthquake destroyed about four square miles and left 500 people dead. America declared war on Germany, entering World War I. This was the face of the world in the 1900s. With soldiers…

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[Janalyn Voigt] The Most Popular Cookie of the 1890s | Tasting History Part 2

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What do the following events have in common? Henry Ford invented the first viable motor car. The Yukon Territory drew 100,000 prospective miners in the Klondike Goldrush. John Muir persuaded Congress to designate Yosemite a national park. The United States annexed Hawaii. The suffragette movement began. So, what do these events have in common?  All occurred…

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[Janalyn Voigt] Tasting History

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Ever taste history? What if I said that you probably have, and often? Most people don’t recognize when they bite into a sandwich that they are eating an ancient form of food popularized in 1762 by the Earl of Sandwich. A heavy gambler, he asked his cook to bring him a meal to eat without…

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