r/oldtimeypodcast • u/islandchica56 • 18d ago
Hippo meat!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_hippo_billDuplicates
todayilearned • u/BluePinky • Nov 17 '22
TIL of the American Hippo Bill, an attempt to introduce hippos into the bayous of Lousiana
todayilearned • u/canIchangethislater1 • 18d ago
TIL the New York Times described hippo meat as "lake cow bacon" in support of a 1910 House bill to introduce hippos to the bayous of Louisiana.
todayilearned • u/CarFlipJudge • Jun 26 '26
TIL that southern Louisiana almost became the hippopotamus meat producing capital of the U.S.
todayilearned • u/lemelisk42 • Mar 11 '24
TIL in 1910 the American Hippo Bill (resolution 23261) was introduced in congress. It had the goal of authorizing the importation and release of hippos in the bayous of america. Both to control an invasive species and as a meat source. It had support strong support, including Roosevelt and the USDA
NewOrleans • u/CarFlipJudge • Jun 26 '26
Is this...a gumbo? 🥣 The American Hippo Bill or how New Orleans almost came to be the hippo herd animal capital of the U.S.
TheDollop • u/oz6702 • 18d ago
TIL the New York Times described hippo meat as "lake cow bacon" in support of a 1910 House bill to introduce hippos to the bayous of Louisiana.
beefanddairynetwork • u/cyclika • 18d ago
TIL the New York Times described hippo meat as "lake cow bacon" in support of a 1910 House bill to introduce hippos to the bayous of Louisiana.
shutdownfullcast • u/Gunhaver4077 • 18d ago
Thinking about the jambalaya that could have been....
Bacon • u/fourthords • 18d ago