One With the Prairie

In this third installment of #OWTP, we talk about all the good, hoppy stuff: the history of beer (was it socially acceptable to drink beer in #prairietimes?), the history of saloons (anyone know about McSorley's?), and what you've all been waiting for...how to make beer at home! We answer listener questions and laugh a-lager at nothing. Hope you enjoy!

This time, we answer listeners' questions and then we dive into our prairie project: making our own shirts! After much complaining about that ~lengthy process~, we discuss the clothing and fashion of 1873 (did anyone say hoop skirts?). We turn a quick 180 to discuss the prairie headline and the disappearance of malls during COVID-19—and the history of malls in general. We end the episode with a few prairie pointers about what to read and what to read about if you're a #prairieenthusiast like us.

In this first ever episode of #OWTP, we discuss the maple-syrup-making process and how to make your very own maple syrup candy at home (straight from the Little House books!). We discuss Quaker's alteration of the Aunt Jemima name in the midst of Black Lives Matter demonstrations, and later delve into a common affliction in 1873: prairie madness (a little like today's quarantine cabin fever). #bringthebonnetback #podcasttillthecowscomehome