Listen to me more! Intelligent Speech Online 2023 where I talk about the 4 W's of Butter Substitutes My Coupon code is: Food We apparently love a competition show - so how America got Louisiana is right in there - soap opera slap fights and all. But really - this is a lead up to what we need to know to learn about the beginnings of gumbo - next week - and why the rest of the country didn't flavor up their stews with gumbo goodness with the absorbtion of La Louisiane. Frankly - the idea of a spice blend in most American Cookery - way WAY too much flavor. So to get the dirt on why Napoleon was doomed as head of state - and what that has to do with our food journey jump in! Prizefighters, Circus Freaks & Gangsters! There's Fighting, Food, Fashion & Fraud (we swear... we laugh, w tease, it's fun) Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/ Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com Threads@THoAFood Instagram: @THoAFood