Boston Baked Beans | Traditional New England Fare (TSB130)
If you follow @StoryBehindPod on Instagram, you may have seen that I went to Boston last weekend for the Sound Education conference at Harvard University to be on a panel with other history podcasters that included Liz Covart from Ben Franklin’s World, Patrick Wyman from Tides of History, and David Stenhouse from BackStory. I respect these podcasters greatly and it was such an honor to be in the same room as them. Because my travel schedule is pretty hectic this month, I only stayed in Boston for one day so I didn’t get to experience anything outside of Harvard and the train station, but if you’ve ever been to Boston, you know that it seems there’s history on every street. I got to hang out with Chris Nesi from The House of #EdTech podcast while I was there and he suggested I do an episode relating to Boston. Since any history regarding Boston would be a huge undertaking, I wanted to pick something a little more obscure, but still very much Boston-related. And food is always one of my favorite topics to research. I’m your host, Emily Prokop, and this is The Story Behind Boston Baked Beans. Find out more about The Story Behind Book! Are you a member of The Podcast Brunch Club? I’m coordinating with them for a book giveaway with them, as well! Check out Emily’s other podcast, Hate to Weight! Join The Story Behind Discussion Group on Facebook! Follow The Story Behind: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | Website This episode was brought to you by The Story Behind Executive Producers who support the show through the Patreon Page at patreon.com/thestorybehind: Jeffrey Seguritan, Podcasts We Listen to, Dan Gallagher, Jonathan Bloom, Ryan P. Jackson, Barry G, Bandrew Scott, Jarrod Dunham, Linguist Sam, Ryle Davis Jr., Dave Jackson, Sunshine a PowerCuts, Everyone Has a Podcast, Adam Higgins, The Beardcaster, Elikqitie, Jim Collison, North Omaha History Podcast, Dan Brenic, Two Peas on a Podcast, Jason Bryant, History Goes Bump, The One Word Go Show, and Stargate Pioneer. Click here to support this podcast on Patreon. Media: Music for Makers Sources: The Great Molasses Flood - Boston Discovery Guide Boston Baked Beans: Recipes and Lore - Trip Savvy Without Warning, Molasses in January Surged Over Boston - Smithsonian What Was the Triangle Trade? - ThoughtCo.com History shows Boston curse full of beans - Chicago Tribune Was Boston once literally flooded with molasses? - The Straight Dope The Great Molasses Flood of 1919 - History.com Remembering Boston's Great Molasses Flood of 1919 - Mental Floss Solving a Mystery Behind the Deadly ‘Tsunami of Molasses’ of 1919 - The New York Times Boston Baked Beans - Old Time Candy A Selective History of Beans - Republic of Beans Boston Baked Beans, and Other Foods Named After Different Foods - Serious Eats Bean Town Origin - Celebrate Boston Confectioners' and Bakers' Gazette, Volume 21 - Google Books Other References in the Show Sound Education Ben Franklin’s World Tides of History Backstory House of #EdTech
