
25 Foods Irish Immigrants ACTUALLY Ate in Boston in the Mid 1800s
#History #Food
Boston, 1847: coffin ships, crowded tenements, empty pockets—full hearts. This video uncovers 25 real #foods Irish families cooked in mid-1800s Boston during and after the #greatfamine —meals of potatoes, cabbage, salt pork, barley, oats, salt cod, beans, and brown bread that kept hope alive and ultimately shaped Boston’s food culture. From dockside chowders to one-pot stews, you’ll see how famine-era thrift became Southie comfort—and why so many dishes still show up on Boston tables today.
By https://www.youtube.com/@theamericaweremember
