• 144 Early 19th Century Apples - the Fruit of Progress & Propaganda

  • Apr 30 2025
  • Duración: 33 m
  • Podcast

144 Early 19th Century Apples - the Fruit of Progress & Propaganda

  • Resumen

  • This week - it’s time to look at the connection between westward American Expansion and the apple. How is the apple all tangled up with our creation of the 19th century tall tales we started to tell on and about ourselves?
    So get ready for a visit from some of the features/specters of that myth making that inhabited a huge part of the 20th century.

    Links:
    Johnny Appleseed Cartoon (1948)
    Paul Bunyan Cartoon (1958)
    John Henry Cartoon 1 (1973 – narrated by Roberta Flack)
    John Henry Cartoon 2 (2000 - Disney)
    Pecos Bill Cartoon (1948)
    Davy Crockett Disney TV show Theme Song (1954 – This is… OOoooF rough)

    Iriana Geogescu's plum dumplings you can use with apples. Or apricots of course.


    Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
    Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/
    Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com
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