The cookies that Girl Scouts sell as a fundraiser each year have gained a mythic quality and epic following. Anney and Lauren dig into the sweet history (and psychology) behind Girl Scout Cookies.

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The cookies that Girl Scouts sell as a fundraiser each year have gained a mythic quality and epic following. Anney and Lauren dig into the sweet history (and psychology) behind Girl Scout Cookies. Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>

Savor digs into how people live and how they eat – and why. Hosts Anney Reese and Lauren Vogelbaum interview the culinary creators and consumers of the world, exploring the science, history, and culture of food and drink, all with a key question in mind: Why do we like what we like, and how can we find more of those things?

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The cookies that Girl Scouts sell as a fundraiser each year have gained a mythic quality and epic following. Anney and Lauren dig into the sweet history (and psychology) behind Girl Scout Cookies.

Unboxing Girl Scout Cookies

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These cookies can be light or dense, made with shredded coconut or ground almonds, fancy or plain -- and their history is closely tied to pasta. Anney and Lauren dig into the history and many iterations of macaroons.

These cookies can be light or dense, made with shredded coconut or ground almonds, fancy or plain -- and their history is closely tied to pasta. Anney and Lauren dig into the history and many iterations of macaroons.

Mooning Over Macaroons

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Pickled cucumbers were Cleopatra's favorite beauty food and the main business of the guy who named the Americas. In this classic episode, Anney and Lauren explore the long history and bacteria-laden science of pickles.

Pickled cucumbers were Cleopatra's favorite beauty food and the main business of the guy who named the Americas. In this classic episode, Anney and Lauren explore the long history and bacteria-laden science of pickles.

Savor Classic: Pickles

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Don’t call it a comeback quite yet, but this seafloor-dwelling fish is doing well in some places across the North Atlantic. Anney and Lauren dip into the biology and history of the Atlantic halibut.

Don’t call it a comeback quite yet, but this seafloor-dwelling fish is doing well in some places across the North Atlantic. Anney and Lauren dip into the biology and history of the Atlantic halibut.

Atlantic Halibut: Bombastic Side Eye

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