The Secret History of Home Economics

Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio

Milk Street Radio

Food, Arts

4.4 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 16 September 2022

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Author Danielle Dreilinger tells us the surprising history of home economics. We hear about its origins as a scientific movement that wanted to change the world and find out how it brought us Betty Crocker, astronaut food and the Rice Krispies treat. Plus, listeners share their Home Ec memories, lessons and tales of disaster. Also on the show: Kim Severson of the New York Times explores the rise of hydroponic farming, we get a lesson in Palestinian home cooking from Nadia Gilbert, and we learn a Filipino recipe for chicken soup. (Originally aired September 16, 2021.)

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0:00.0	Hey, Chris Kimball here from Milk Street.
0:01.5	You know, a few months ago, I traveled to Istanbul,
0:04.0	then down to Intakia and southern Turkey
0:06.2	near the Syrian border.
0:07.9	I spent time with home cooks.
0:09.2	We made red lentil soup, egg scrambled with yogurt,
0:12.5	cheesy Turkish mashed potatoes, rice pudding,
0:14.6	and a pizza made with meat and no crust.
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0:56.2	For years, we've used a compass to navigate ships.
1:01.8	But how do today's entrepreneurs find their way
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