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Podcast: Fascinating Nouns
Episode: Ep. 220: The History of Holiday Deserts
Description: Dessert is a funny thing: It is typically the last course of a meal, is usually a delicious sweet treat, usually made of sugar, and always completely devoid of nutrients. It is also a very modern invention, having been invented in the past few hundred years or so. Today food historian Michael Krondl is going to walk us through a brief timeline of dessert, and then tell us about treats that are specific to the holidays. You may have noticed how Christmas and Hanukkah have very specific and unique dishes that you only see at the end of the year...