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Episode 15 - Keeping Trim for Uncle Sam
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1940s Americans were no strangers to the social (and governmental) pressure to be trim and in peak health. In this episode, Sarah uncovers miracle pills, magic weight loss food, and liquid diets along with healthier approaches to losing weight in wartime. Sarah enters a showdown with a chowder recipe and we hear echoes of New Year's Eve past in a California woman's personal diary from 1945.
Check out the corresponding blog post at victorykitchenpodcast.blog
Don't forget to share this podcast with your friends and leave a review!
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/victorykitchenpodcast/support37 episodes
Manage episode 281322066 series 2637833
1940s Americans were no strangers to the social (and governmental) pressure to be trim and in peak health. In this episode, Sarah uncovers miracle pills, magic weight loss food, and liquid diets along with healthier approaches to losing weight in wartime. Sarah enters a showdown with a chowder recipe and we hear echoes of New Year's Eve past in a California woman's personal diary from 1945.
Check out the corresponding blog post at victorykitchenpodcast.blog
Don't forget to share this podcast with your friends and leave a review!
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/victorykitchenpodcast/support37 episodes
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