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Bonus: The Potato War of 1937
In 1937, a cafeteria menu sparked one of the strangest food fights in American history.
Idaho and Maine both claimed to grow the best potatoes — and when the U.S. House dining room served one state’s spuds over the other, pride, politics, and produce all went head-to-head.
It’s petty. It’s proud. It’s perfectly Idaho.
Bonus Episode: The Great Potato War — streaming now on Mysterious Pacific Northwest.
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Sources:
https://history.house.gov/Blog/Detail/15032428950…
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