1. How the Potato Changed the World →

    POTATOES

    Many researchers believe that the potato’s arrival in northern Europe spelled an end to famine there. (Corn, another American crop, played a similar but smaller role in southern Europe.) More than that, as the historian William H. McNeill has argued, the potato led to empire: “By feeding rapidly growing populations, [it] permitted a handful of European nations to assert dominion over most of the world between 1750 and 1950.” The potato, in other words, fueled the rise of the West.  

    Potato = Empire. Woh.

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  2. Death in the Pot  →

    Apple Sauce. Borax. Soup. Borax. Turkey. Borax. Borax. Canned Stringed Beans. Sweet Potatoes. White Potatoes. Turnips. Borax. Chipped Beef. Cream Gravy. Cranberry Sauce. Celery. Pickles. Rice Pudding. Milk. Bread and Butter. Tea. Coffee. A Little Borax

    I am so looking forward to this Christmas dinner!

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  3. Watch the first episode of The Perennial Plate. This was filmed over Thanksgiving and brings you very close to your turkey. Not for the squeamish, but a must watch if you eat meat.. and even if you don’t! This is the first episode of this weekly show, all about sustainable, adventurous and Minnesotan eating.

    The perfect video to watch this Thanksgiving week. I will always remember the first time I saw this!

    (Source: theperennialplate.com)