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Episode 308: Oreos and the Giant Cookie Factory, Nabisco

Episode 308: Oreos and the Giant Cookie Factory, Nabisco

FromA Taste of the Past


Episode 308: Oreos and the Giant Cookie Factory, Nabisco

FromA Taste of the Past

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Length:
39 minutes
Released:
Sep 27, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

America has long had a love affair with cookies which led big business to get in the game and the choices of commercially made sweets seem endless. Several years ago Oreos, the iconic, #1 American cookie, celebrated their 100th birthday. Food writer and culinary historian Michael Krondl talks with Linda about their history and Nabisco - world's largest cookie factory that transformed cookie and cracker manufacturing.
Released:
Sep 27, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Linda Pelaccio, a culinary historian, takes a weekly journey through the history of food on A Taste of the Past. Tune in for interviews with authors, scholars and culinary chroniclers who discuss food culture from ancient Mesopotamia and Rome to the grazing tables and deli counters of today. Each week Linda explores the lively link between food cultures of the present and past.