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Oct 2020
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S3 Ep282: Mashed Potato Musings & The Hi...

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Is it magic? Is it physics? Bethany is looking at the first written instance of kids playing the classic sleepover game, “Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board.” (Play it with your colleagues as a team-building exercise!) Then, Kathleen’s Thanksgiving dinner plans are driving straight into Potato Bar Town, population: all potatoes. She looks at the history of our subterranean spud friend and plans out an array of potato options that would make any starch-lover weep with joy. Plus, NASA has come up with a list of rules so everyone plays nicely… on the moon?

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Scary Story Beginning/End:
1:18:18 - 1:21:08

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Pigeon Pie Recipe Video, “The Victorian Way": (WATCH TO THE END; it looks disgusting!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xq8tj1uy1Gk

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BETHANY’S SOURCES:

https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis-accords/index.html
https://www.newser.com/article/26e5b41f83e4eca65040911788770d66/nasas-new-moonshot-rules-no-fighting-or-littering-please.html
https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/light-as-a-feather-stiff-as-a-board-story
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7-8q1QN4Vk&feature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBTN4LA7pTs
https://www.ranker.com/list/light-as-a-feather-stiff-as-a-board-history/melissa-brinks
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Craft_(film)
https://lithub.com/the-secret-history-of-light-as-a-feather-stiff-as-a-board/

KATHLEEN’S SOURCES
-https://kingsriverlife.com/10/09/history-of-the-potatoe-masher/
-https://blogs.ancestry.com/cm/whats-for-dinner-what-your-ancestors-ate-back-in-the-day/
-https://delishably.com/vegetable-dishes/The-Most-Delicious-Mashed-Potato-Mix-ins
-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potato
-https://idahopotatomuseum.com/why-idaho-the-correct-combination-of-the-elements/#:~:text=Idaho's%20unique%20environment%20provides%20nearly%20perfect%20growing%20conditions%20for%20potatoes.&text=Idaho's%20rich%20volcanic%20soil%20is,necessary%20for%20successful%20potato%20production
-https://www.fluther.com/143612/someone-please-enlighten-me-the-difference-between-mashed-potatoes-whipped-potatoes/
-http://www.foodtimeline.org/foodfaq1.html#mashedpotatoes
-https://www.insider.com/fast-food-mashed-potatoes-taste-test-2018-9#:~:text=Boston%20Market%20mashed%20potatoes%20are%20the%20best.&text=Boston%20Market's%20mashed%20potatoes%20tasted,better%20than%20this%20restaurant%20chain.
-https://www.bonappetit.com/story/best-potatoes-for-mashing
-https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchen/the-best-mashed-potatoes-7265019

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