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The 1872 Food Thread

In their ongoing series chronicling the way New Yorkers ate over a century ago, Diner's Journal finds a 19th century version of a modern day food thread. It starts with reader praising the wonders of scrapple, leads to fellow readers (with usernames of sorts) tweaking recipes, and eventually devolves to insults and political debate. [Diner's Journal]