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Welcome to Dispatches: The Podcast of the Journal of the American Revolution. Each week Dispatches features interviews highlighting the latest in scholarship, news, and opinions regarding the American Revolutionary Era. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com
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Saturday Nov 30, 2019
E43: John L. Smith, Jr.: The Origins of French Fries
Saturday Nov 30, 2019
Saturday Nov 30, 2019
This week our guest is US Army and US Air Force veteran John L. Smith, Jr. While French fries are considered to be a quintessential "American" food, many culinary historians trace their origins to Thomas Jefferson and his love of French cuisine. "Digging" up the history of this mysterious starch offers historians the chance to "peel" back the layers of a long forgotten past. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.
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