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Stories of the fun, bizarre and often ridiculous, history of food. Join me as we explore The Fantastic History of Food.Contact me on foodhistorypod@gmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-fantastic-history-of-food--3591729/support.
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The Titanic's Chief Baker Survived By Getting Drunk (opens the original)
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There are probably very few people listening to this podcast who don’t already know at least some of the story of the Titanic. But as with all famous stories like this one, there are always miniature sub plots playing out in the background that don’t become quite as famous, but once you hear them add life and color to the story as a whole. Today’s story is just one such tale and stars a man name Charles Joughin. He was the ship’s Chief Baker and on the fateful night of April 14, 1912, he found h
The Sublime Society of Beefsteaks (opens the original)
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In Georgian Era London, some of Britain’s most powerful men formed an exclusive dining club devoted almost entirely to eating enormous steaks, drinking heavily and celebrating the virtues of beef. They took their society so seriously that they even appointed their own bishop and when the Prince of Wales told them that he’d like to join their club, they simply told him they had a strict 24 seat policy, and all 24 seats were already full. This is the strange story of The Sublime Society of Beefste
The Great "Electric Sugar" Fraud (opens the original)
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In the 1880s, Henry Friend claimed he had invented a secret electrical process that could revolutionise the sugar industry. His demonstrations were convincing and at the time, investors were throwing money at him. But almost nobody was allowed to see how it worked. So what exactly was going on inside his locked refinery? Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-fantastic-history-of-food--3591729/support . Thank you to my all of my supporters! You can also support
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