093 Iron - Supplying the Battle Front & the Home Front 1776-1815

Three iron innovations that made a difference during this age - two on the battle front, and one in people's homes.<br /><br />With furnaces and forges both up and running - and expanding to meet the insatiable appitite for iron, iron workers had to eat as well.<br />Food, wood and water - all plentiful in this new country - they made American iron cheaper than it had ever been.<br /><br />Also for fun - some facts about Valley Forge. Mainly why it was called that, and why it was a good place for winter quarters for the Continental Army.<br /><br /><br />Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle<br />Show Notes: <a href="https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/</a><br />Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com <br />Threads@THoAFood<br />Twitter: @THoAFood<br />Instagram: @THoAFood<br />BlueSky: THoAFood.bsky.social