About this episode

Sarah Marshall and guest Sarah Archer discuss the evolution of American food trends throughout the 20th century and their connection to societal changes.

What would you do for a desperation pie? Kitchen correspondent Sarah Archer is here to talk with Sarah about the American food trends that marked the 20th century and how they related to the political and cultural changes of a nation in need of constant culinary inventiveness. They discuss the specialties of the barren Depression Era, the food-related propaganda and rationing of the wartime years, the meteoric rise of post-war disposability, the premade mixes and “exotic” dishes of midcentury...

People in this episode

Host: Sarah Marshall

Guest: Sarah Archer

Topics covered

• American food trends
• political changes
• cultural changes
• Depression Era
• wartime propaganda
• post-war culture

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: American food trends

Products: premade mixes, exotic dishes

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