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Ep. 6: Scurvy Eh?

Hello, all you Vitamin-C-rich folks out there!

This month we’re taking inspiration from a long-cured disease--scurvy! We’re talking age of sail, sauerkraut, and all things antiscorbutic. All this is inspired by stories of European Arctic exploration, and so we’re also looking at cold-weather survival gear.



Food-wise, we’re bravely trying out some homemade sauerkraut (with, spoiler alert, pleasantly surprising results) and talking about its long history. We’re also testing our knowledge of things high in vitamin C. And if you think you know what it takes to avoid the curse of the scurv’ yourself, check out our Facebook page before you listen to try to beat our guesses.

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Torey is obsessed with: A book! Frozen in Time: The Fate of the Lost Franklin Expedition by Owen Beattie and John Geiger

Steph is obsessed with: A documentary series! The BBC's Hidden Killers of the ____ Home can be found on YouTube.

Check our facts:

SNOW GOGGLES

“Gateway to Aboriginal Heritage” Canadian Museum of History http://www.historymuseum.ca/cmc/exhibitions/tresors/ethno/etb0110e.shtml

“Travel Technology” Northern People, Northern Knowledge: the Story of the Canadian Arctic Expedition 1913-1918. Canadian Museum of History. http://www.historymuseum.ca/cmc/exhibitions/hist/cae/tec83e.shtml

“Threads of Survival” April 25, 2011. Canadian Museum of History http://www.historymuseum.ca/blog/threads-of-survival/

“Snow Blindness: How to Prevent Sunburned Eyes” by Gary Heiting. http://www.allaboutvision.com/conditions/snowblind.htm

SCURVY AND SAUERKRAUT

How Sauerkraut Helped Save the Age of Sail: http://modernfarmer.com/2014/04/magical-sour-cabbage-sauerkraut-helped-save-age-sail/

The Mariners’ Museum: Life at Sea During the Age of Captain Cook: http://ageofex.marinersmuseum.org/?type=webpage&id=55

Sources of Vitamin C: The Dieticians of Canada: http://www.dietitians.ca/Downloads/Factsheets/Food-Sources-of-Vitamin-C.aspx

How to Make Homemade Sauerkraut in a Jar: http://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-homemade-sauerkraut-in-a-mason-jar-193124

The History of Sauerkraut: http://www.kitchenproject.com/history/sauerkraut.htm

Jason Allen Mayberry, Harvard Law School: Scurvy and Vitamin C: https://dash.harvard.edu/bitstream/handle/1/8852139/Mayberry.html?sequence=2

Discover Magazine: The Inuit Paradox: http://discovermagazine.com/2004/oct/inuit-paradox

Jonathan Lamb: The Disease of Discovery (Princeton University Press, 2016): http://press.princeton.edu/chapters/s10836.pdf

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