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The Food That Built America

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The fascinating stories of the families behind the food that built America, those who used brains, muscle, blood, sweat and tears to get to America's heart through its stomach, those who invented new technologies and helped win wars.

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The Food That Built America Let Them Bake Cake

During the mid-20th century, two unlikely characters find themselves in competition to simplify the lives of homemakers across the country by creating a tasty but easy boxed cake-mix; America's sweetheart and the original foodie go head-to-head.

6:00 PM on History Canada East

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The Food That Built America Let Them Bake Cake

During the mid-20th century, two unlikely characters find themselves in competition to simplify the lives of homemakers across the country by creating a tasty but easy boxed cake-mix; America's sweetheart and the original foodie go head-to-head.

4:00 AM on History Canada East

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The Food That Built America Penny Candy Craze New

In the early 1900s, an underestimated confectioner creates the first wrapped penny candy--the Tootsie Roll; an unemployed salesman transforms medicinal hard candy into a fruit flavored, multipack designed purely for fun with Tropical Charms.

9:00 PM on History Canada East

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The Food That Built America Penny Candy Craze

In the early 1900s, an underestimated confectioner creates the first wrapped penny candy--the Tootsie Roll; an unemployed salesman transforms medicinal hard candy into a fruit flavored, multipack designed purely for fun with Tropical Charms.

12:00 AM on History Canada East

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The Food That Built America Soda Rising: Birth of Pop

In the late 1800s, two pharmacists 1500 miles apart race to create healthy, non-alcoholic beverage options, kickstarting the entire soda industry with their breakout hits: Hires Root Beer and Dr. Pepper.

2:00 PM on History Canada East

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The Food That Built America When Food Freezes Over

Four intrepid food entrepreneurs race to harness emerging technologies, like the home freezer and microwave, to bring revolutionary frozen snack icons to a waiting world, and forever change everything about eating.

3:00 PM on History Canada East

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The Food That Built America Penny Candy Craze

In the early 1900s, an underestimated confectioner creates the first wrapped penny candy--the Tootsie Roll; an unemployed salesman transforms medicinal hard candy into a fruit flavored, multipack designed purely for fun with Tropical Charms.

8:00 PM on History Canada East

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The Food That Built America Soda Rising: Birth of Pop

In the late 1800s, two pharmacists 1500 miles apart race to create healthy, non-alcoholic beverage options, kickstarting the entire soda industry with their breakout hits: Hires Root Beer and Dr. Pepper.

2:00 AM on History Canada East

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The Food That Built America When Food Freezes Over

Four intrepid food entrepreneurs race to harness emerging technologies, like the home freezer and microwave, to bring revolutionary frozen snack icons to a waiting world, and forever change everything about eating.

3:00 AM on History Canada East

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The Food That Built America Penny Candy Craze

In the early 1900s, an underestimated confectioner creates the first wrapped penny candy--the Tootsie Roll; an unemployed salesman transforms medicinal hard candy into a fruit flavored, multipack designed purely for fun with Tropical Charms.

6:00 PM on History Canada East

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