This week - it’s time to look at the connection between westward American Expansion and the apple. How is the apple all tangled up with our creation of the  19th century tall tales we started to tell on and about ourselves? So get ready for a visit from some of the features/specters of that myth making that inhabited a huge part of the 20th century. Links:<a href="https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xi99je" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Johnny Appleseed Cartoon (1948)</a> <a href="https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8pl1ji" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Paul Bunyan Cartoon (1958)  </a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y46f2C3epeU" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">John Henry Cartoon 1 (1973 – narrated by Roberta Flack)</a><a href="https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8hoatc" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">John Henry Cartoon 2 (2000 - Disney)</a><a href="https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8pj6rv" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Pecos Bill Cartoon (1948) </a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1mx93HG-OI" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Davy Crockett Disney TV show Theme Song (1954 – This is… OOoooF rough) </a><a href="https://irinageorgescu.substack.com/p/apricot-dumplings" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Iriana Geogescu's plum dumplings</a> you can use with apples.  Or apricots of course.   Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor TurtleShow Notes: <a href="https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/</a>Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot comThreads: @THoAFoodInstagram: @THoAFood& some other socials... @THoAFood

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