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Tangents annual descent into horror returns with Trick or Treat Month! And this time, we brought some fiendish friends along! Join us for a whole month of spooky themes and special guest stars!
And to kick off Trick or Treat Month, we've summoned Simpsons writer, author and food reviewer extraordinaire Bill Oakley to talk about preserved food! How is preserved food spooky? I guess you'll just have to listen to find out!
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[Are You Gonna Eat That?]
Old Twinkie
Source:
https://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/twinkie-maine-40-years/story?id=40076223
https://www.thespruceeats.com/the-twinkie-myth-1328772
Old Ham
https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-28299440
Old Fruit Cake
Old Pickle
Old WIne
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/worlds-oldest-wine-speyer-bottle
[Ask the Science Couch]
Chip bag slack fill & nitrogen gas as a preservative
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/51993/why-are-potato-chip-bags-always-half-empty
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/pts.2770070205
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