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Dog Days of Summer and the Fake Greek Salad: Ways to Stay and Eat Cool

The "dog days of summer" have nothing to do with dogs, and the Greek salad you think you know could be faking you out!

This week in Family Tree Food Stories, Nancy May and Sylvia France chase one ancient instinct on a hot summer day... how to eat and stay cool.

From Persian ice pits in the desert to a Florida sponge dock to that coffee cup you're holding in your hand. You'll find out why the same star made the Greeks brace for disaster while the Egyptians threw a party. Want to know how a favorite Tarpon Springs "Greek" salad has been hiding a scoop of potato salad underneath the lettuce for…

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