Festive Foods and Menus
Folklife Today Podcast
English - November 19, 2018 14:00 - 19 minutes - 26.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsBooks Arts library of congress loc folklife today american folklife center folklife cultural traditions oral history music songs storytelling Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Today we explore festive food traditions, including Thanksgiving and other holiday meals. Stephen Winick reveals what the Pilgrims REALLY ate at the 1621 event many Americans call "The First Thanksgiving." Megan Harris of the Veterans History Project shares interviews with wartime veterans about festive holiday meals in the military. Mackenzie Kwok brings interviews about ramps, a stinky wild onion that's at the center of its own festivals in some Appalachian communities.