Episode · Stuff You Should Know · 2022-12-22

Books mentioned on 2022 Holiday Spectacular!

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Another year comes to a close here at SYSK, which means our annual Holiday Spectacular is at hand. So light a fire, pour up a comforting beverage and gather the family for some good cheer!

Josh Clark discussed The American Plate by Libby O’Connell, The ^AOxford Companion to Sugar and Sweets, and Elvis Day by Day by Peter Guralnick and others.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. The American Plate

    Libby O’Connell · at 6:00

    Discussed
    “this is a Libby O'Connell who's a food historian wrote a book called The American Plate colon culinary history in 100 bytes but Libby describes them as sort of like a soft potato and Bland and not like this crunchy thing”
    Where to get it
  2. The ^AOxford Companion to Sugar and Sweets

    Unknown · at 30:05

    Discussed
    “certainly in the book The Oxford companion to sugar and sweets there was a German Coral Master uh in Cologne Germany in the sort of latest 17th century”
    Where to get it
  3. Elvis Day by Day

    Peter Guralnick; Ernst Jorgensen · at 36:24

    Discussed
    “and we know this because of the book Elvis colon day by day by Ernst Jorgensen and Peter girl Nick garelnick I think you got it the second time I think so”
    Where to get it