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Family Tree Food Stories Aug 6, 2026

Dog Days of Summer and the Fake Greek Salad: Ways to Stay and Eat Cool

The "dog days of summer" have nothing to do with dogs, and the Greek salad you think you know could be faking you…

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Family Tree Food Stories Jul 30, 2026

School Lunch: Square Pizza, Mystery Meat, Meal Debt & AI Bento Boxes.

Why School Lunch Was a Matter of National SecuritySummary: What did school lunch really taste like, and why was the…

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Family Tree Food Stories Jul 23, 2026

Revolutionary War Recipes You Can Cook at Home: Part #4 of our American Revolution Food Series

We're cooking 8 shockingly simple colonial recipes today. From George Washington's hoecakes and Jefferson's famous mac…

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Family Tree Food Stories Jul 16, 2026

The Founding Fathers’ Dinner Table Was a Lie: Food of The American Revolution

George Washington, Rented Pineapples, America’s First Food Flex. What the rich really ate, and who actually made it.What…

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Family Tree Food Stories Jul 9, 2026

America Was Built on Beer, Bread, and Stolen Coffee: Food of the American Revolution (Part #2)

How did ordinary families feed a revolution when tea was suspicious, water was risky, and coffee was worth stealing?From…

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Family Tree Food Stories Jul 2, 2026

What did Revolutionary War soldiers eat? Colonals, Loyalists, and Allies on Both Sides?

What did Revolutionary War soldiers eat? Broken supply chains, buggy fire cake, boiled shoe leather, and the allies…

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Family Tree Food Stories Jun 25, 2026

A Goat Stomach, a Nobel Prize Winner, and How the Grateful Dead Saved a Yogurt.

Yogurt Secrets: 7,000 Years of Live Cultures, Instant Pot Homemade Yogurt, and the Grateful Dead’s Benefit That Saved…

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Family Tree Food Stories Jun 18, 2026

Father's Day Gifts for the Dad Who Says He Wants Nothing.

Father's Day gifts feel impossible because Dad says he wants nothing, and that's the lie your brain falls for every…

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