What the First Astronauts Ate - Food in Space

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  • @TastingHistory
    @TastingHistory  Před 20 dny +1374

    CORRECTION! John Glenn was the first American to orbit the Earth, Alan Shepard was the first American to get to space.
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    • @criminal7592
      @criminal7592 Před 12 dny +4

      W

    • @puzzlingread
      @puzzlingread Před 12 dny +25

      Tang! I used to drink it as a kid and pretend I was an astronaut 😄🍊

    • @THE-SIXTH-RANGER2009
      @THE-SIXTH-RANGER2009 Před 12 dny +7

      Your transport videos are some of my favourites on this rinky-dink channel,along with the JFK dinner

    • @AllTheWay-zz3zy
      @AllTheWay-zz3zy Před 12 dny +1

      Do you have a girlfriend or wife?Cause i'm so lonely and hungry baby

    • @RobertMarshall
      @RobertMarshall Před 12 dny +7

      LOL! I just posted this before seeing your correction. 😂

  • @Allronix
    @Allronix Před 12 dny +3203

    That reminds me of a sci fi convention where my sister was in charge of the hospitality (snacks and such). As we had no money for soda, we made a big industrial sized jug of Tang. Since it was the year Glenn went back to space, we covered our impoverished butts by calling it "The John Glenn Celebratory Tang Toast"

    • @SCCelticGoddes
      @SCCelticGoddes Před 12 dny +158

      I like that. That was brilliant!

    • @Allronix
      @Allronix Před 12 dny +339

      ​@@SCCelticGoddesYeah. Sci fi conventions in the 90s and 00s were a little unhinged. We also made grilled cheese sandwiches for 300 using a panini press we scrounged from Goodwill to go with the Tang. The interesting part about going with Tang instead of soda is that fewer people got the post-convention hangover known as "con crud. Seems the vitamin C and hydration of Tang actually did some good!

    • @theweirdo7571
      @theweirdo7571 Před 12 dny +106

      ​@@Allronixgrilled cheese and Tang does sound pretty filling.

    • @AnniCarlsson
      @AnniCarlsson Před 12 dny +58

      ​@@Allronix sound like better and tastier food option then todays often overpriced taste like skit food they have that they claim are whatever.

    • @obliviouscandybar
      @obliviouscandybar Před 12 dny +16

      Sounds tasty! Today's convention food leaves much to be desired.

  • @DoggoneNexus
    @DoggoneNexus Před 11 dny +990

    One dude invented Tang, Cool Whip, and Pop Rocks. William A. Mitchell you legend.

    • @RjBenjamin353
      @RjBenjamin353 Před 11 dny +18

      Mitch was a beast!!!!

    • @evlkenevl2721
      @evlkenevl2721 Před 11 dny +48

      Put 'em together and what've you got? Gibbledy gobbledy goo.

    • @jjjacer
      @jjjacer Před 11 dny +20

      @@evlkenevl2721 hmm, as someone that likes sour and sweet things, i might try this lol

    • @LadyBeyondTheWall
      @LadyBeyondTheWall Před 11 dny +8

      @@jjjacer Yeah.. it doesn't sound like a bad combo honestly, lol.

    • @samwilson2797
      @samwilson2797 Před 11 dny +3

      Mr Edison, please take a seat.

  • @JBSouls
    @JBSouls Před 11 dny +276

    My 3 favourite things in these videos:
    a) somehow fitting the hardtack **clack clack** into any video
    b) Max's face when he doesn't like the food during tasting
    c) the food history / anecdotes :3

    • @MossyMozart
      @MossyMozart Před 10 dny +8

      I think a little hard-tack clip goes a long way.

    • @LaurieSavage
      @LaurieSavage Před 8 dny +9

      He sure shouldn't play poker.

  • @margaretgodwyn1292
    @margaretgodwyn1292 Před 8 dny +59

    Hello, Max. I can add a little to your story. I studied food, nutrition and dietetics at UC Berkeley from 1970-1975, and this subject came up. Our professors helped determine what astronauts (and soldiers) needed and the specifications were turned over to the food scientists. Berkeley's recommendation was to send orange juice which was served at most American breakfast tables. However, it did not reconstitute in zero gravity. Tang was chosen because it was similar to orange juice and mixed easily in space. For years after, nutritionists had to counter the idea that Tang and orange juice were equally nutritious. Tang was astronaut food, for technical reasons, but, it does not have the same nutritional benefits of real juice.

  • @RaulRib
    @RaulRib Před 12 dny +1483

    I absolutely love the hoops that Max goes through to include the Hardtack joke in as many episodes as possible.
    Please never stop this.

    • @VideoMask93
      @VideoMask93 Před 11 dny +93

      Once he said it was as hard as masonite I knew it was coming. The buildup made it so much funnier.

    • @kingofthings7929
      @kingofthings7929 Před 11 dny +25

      When I saw the Temp and pressure, I knew where it was going. Makes sense I guess, hard tack was well within living memory. Someone would have the idea of sending it up there.

    • @plumbthumbs9584
      @plumbthumbs9584 Před 11 dny +46

      Absolutely live for the **clack-clack**!

    • @farenmareeramos
      @farenmareeramos Před 11 dny +17

      Me too.. I felt “clack clack” coming 😂😂😂

    • @shad0wdream
      @shad0wdream Před 11 dny +9

      It makes me so sad that it's one of the things that just wrankles my neurodivergent wife. She loooves the show, and we always watched it together like five minutes after a new episode dropped. But the hardtack joke just hits one of those things that bugs her now and she can't/won't watch it. She knows it's not a rational thing, but brain chemistry be like that sometimes. I miss watching it together.

  • @Anopano3000
    @Anopano3000 Před 12 dny +914

    13:03 like carcinization (all animals eventually evolve into crabs), all travel food evolves into hardtack

    • @biohazard724
      @biohazard724 Před 12 dny +112

      CLACK CLACK

    • @stevenschnepp576
      @stevenschnepp576 Před 12 dny +28

      Not _all_ animals, just water bugs.

    • @Serai3
      @Serai3 Před 12 dny +8

      @@biohazard724 Beat me to it! 😛

    • @PerogiXW
      @PerogiXW Před 12 dny +51

      ​@stevenschnepp576 For now, but in the future, when all humans have a carapace and powerful claws, you'll see.

    • @Intranetusa
      @Intranetusa Před 12 dny +1

      ​ @PerogiXW So we all become the Brine Kingdom? czcams.com/video/3H6a22JPm4w/video.html

  • @qawsedrf23
    @qawsedrf23 Před 10 dny +129

    Side note on Cool Whip. I learned about this while working as a contractor for NY factory. There are different kinds of Cool Whip. A sweeter version goes to Canada and a version with less air whipped in was made for transportation to the west coast- less air to prevent containers popping when they go over the Rockies

    • @Grayald
      @Grayald Před 7 dny +7

      Interesting. I'm intrigued by the one with less air whipped into it. As a southerner I guess we just get the plain old normal stuff, but the extra creamy one is amazing.

    • @hechetonchieres
      @hechetonchieres Před 7 dny +5

      I'm surprised to hear that the sweeter version comes to Canada. I have a friend who works at Quaker who marvels at the amount of sugar/molasses/what-have-you that goes into the already very sweet cereal mixes destined for the US.

    • @Mrshoujo
      @Mrshoujo Před 6 dny +1

      So making Cool Whip on the West Coast in a factory never occurred to them?

    • @danielleclark-zack864
      @danielleclark-zack864 Před 6 dny +1

      @@Mrshoujo I imagine it's just easier/cheaper to ship if your factory can already meet demand? You'd double your upkeep and likely triple the complexity of your operations dealing with two different states' taxes and labour laws. All over something that can be corrected with a little less whipping (for once).

    • @GravesRWFiA
      @GravesRWFiA Před 4 dny +1

      I like the flavor or cool whip but you can get that far easier by making sweetened whipped cream. add 1 table spoon of sugar for each cup of heavy cream and whip- the flavor is the same with less cost and much fewer chemicals.

  • @donaldwert7137
    @donaldwert7137 Před 10 dny +106

    Speaking of the flavor of Tang: when my brother served in Vietnam, he asked our mother to send Tang because the water didn't taste good and he needed something to mask it.

    • @jamesyoungquist6923
      @jamesyoungquist6923 Před 6 dny +2

      I haven't had Tang since 1996. One time was enough... But my uncle worked at NASA and I loved the dehydrated ice cream he'd bring us

  • @allenhilburn8686
    @allenhilburn8686 Před 12 dny +885

    When I was in high school, we had an astronaut come to the school and give a talk about the space program. After the address, he took questions, and someone asked if they really used Tang. I will never forget his reply. "Unfortunately." 🤣

    • @africanpenguin3282
      @africanpenguin3282 Před 12 dny +102

      Thats pretty much the same reaction when kids would ask if I ate MREs lol

    • @jacthing1
      @jacthing1 Před 11 dny +45

      ​​​​@@africanpenguin3282would you prefer them to hardtack?... *Clack, Clack*

    • @tchao1995
      @tchao1995 Před 11 dny +34

      ​@@africanpenguin3282
      During Quarantine, when we weren't eating MRE's, our packed lunch had tang with every meal.
      Waking up to tang everyday almost made me hurl.

    • @candacerain1
      @candacerain1 Před 11 dny +13

      @@tchao1995 During COVID in Korea, at the end of the mandatory 14 days Camp Humphreys made us do I was gagging on the powdered eggs for breakfast. UGH!

    • @nigelis2345
      @nigelis2345 Před 11 dny +17

      @@tchao1995 Tang is actually popular in India. Before the 1992 liberalization of the Indian economy, the only way to get tang way to get Tang was either through an import store (which was expensive) or have a relative who worked abroad in the middle east. Nowadays, you can get Tang from any local store. The reason for the popularity was that is was easy to store so you don't have to use fridge space for carbonated soft drinks and quick to make so you can serve it to guest faster than making tea or lemonade.

  • @seraphale
    @seraphale Před 12 dny +270

    There are only two options of Tang dilution in any given glass of water: 1. the shadow of an orange passed over this glass an hour ago, 2. holy ascorbic acid frag grenade!!

  • @TheFloatingSheep
    @TheFloatingSheep Před 11 dny +104

    Freeze drying is a fairly complete form of dehydration, the actual reason the texture is preserved is that the product is first frozen and then vacuumed dry, in the process the ice sublimates directly into vapor and doesn't boil, combined with the fact the cells are frozen stiff, it all results in no tears and ruptures of the cell structure within foods.

    • @lindamcneil711
      @lindamcneil711 Před 10 dny +1

      I mentioned it too.

    • @emilysha418
      @emilysha418 Před 10 dny +2

      don't the cells tear from the freezing alone?

    • @TheFloatingSheep
      @TheFloatingSheep Před 9 dny +11

      @@emilysha418 they would in a normal freezer where ice has time to crystalize, freeze dryers freeze things more quickly and to a lower temperature, so as to avoid large crystal formation

    • @lindamcneil711
      @lindamcneil711 Před 9 dny +6

      @@emilysha418 fruits and veggies do have cell wall rupturing during freezing for some parts, not all. It does still maintain some insoluble fiber structure. FDing, however, does keep more nutrients intact better than other preservation methods like canning and dehydration. FDing is the closest to nature preservation method to maintaining shelf stability.

    • @blackstone777
      @blackstone777 Před 6 dny

      Still tastes like sh!t

  • @sashagolden753
    @sashagolden753 Před 11 dny +109

    I'm actually a russian speaker and the bits about cosmonauts are great! Minor correction about the dried fish: it's vobla, not volba. Also, my granddad used to bite into raw onions, he was military guy from a small Siberian village and saw this as normal, very manly :)

    • @MuirlySims
      @MuirlySims Před 9 dny +9

      When I was like 3-5 years old, I would sneak into the kitchen, grab an onion, and take a big bite out of it like an apple. I absolutely loved them raw!

    • @Katya-rl3cc
      @Katya-rl3cc Před 8 dny +6

      Yes! Came here to say these things! Raw onions are eaten like apples by a lot of people in eastern european countries. Not me tho ;D

    • @LB-yg2br
      @LB-yg2br Před 7 dny +1

      Ok…and the lemon???

    • @sashagolden753
      @sashagolden753 Před 7 dny +8

      @@LB-yg2br there's also another option. My cousin has to take meds that reduce her senses of smell and taste. She eats lemons and onions like they are candy, because their strong tastes give her at least something. And Max mentioned the loss of smell

    • @LB-yg2br
      @LB-yg2br Před 7 dny +4

      @@sashagolden753 this sounds like the culinary equivalent of “I cut myself just so I can feel something” or “if I didn’t feel pain I wouldn’t feel anything at all” lol

  • @nferraro222
    @nferraro222 Před 12 dny +305

    Holy crap. This could lead to the weirdest collaboration video ever: Tasting History + the Hydraulic Press channel = potential banana Space-Cereal.

    • @Aging_Geek
      @Aging_Geek Před 12 dny +15

      with the new 300 ton unit, image the possiblities. good call.

    • @madmanminkler1382
      @madmanminkler1382 Před 11 dny +19

      I would LOVE a collaboration that weird!

    • @Amcsae
      @Amcsae Před 10 dny +1

      Yes!

    • @test74088
      @test74088 Před 8 dny +4

      @@Aging_Geek or maybe they could use the heated press Profi made for the Avans lab! @HydraulicPressChannel can you try making astronaut banana bread?

    • @jrobson100
      @jrobson100 Před 7 dny +5

      Funny, when he was talking about the tube food I was thinking about a collaboration with SteveMRE1989 because he's actually managed to get hold of the modern tube food they make for the long endurance spy plane pilots. Apparently they've gotten it down pat now and the food is really good.

  • @rogerbarton6004
    @rogerbarton6004 Před 12 dny +674

    I never had Tang pie, but my aunt used to make what she called "Chemical Pie" using bottled lime and lemon juice and sweetened condensed milk in a graham cracker crust. The acid in the citrus juice polymerized the milk proteins, and that's all there was to it.

    • @TastingHistory
      @TastingHistory  Před 12 dny +173

      😂

    • @rexcatston8412
      @rexcatston8412 Před 12 dny +131

      'i hate you'
      In pie form

    • @MariaMartinez-researcher
      @MariaMartinez-researcher Před 12 dny +100

      @@TastingHistory Actually, condensed milk and lemon juice (the actual stuff) make for a nice frosting. Super sweet, and not terribly sour.

    • @peterprime2140
      @peterprime2140 Před 12 dny +7

      That's basically what key lime pie is.

    • @Vincent_Beers
      @Vincent_Beers Před 12 dny +101

      That's in the direction of a key lime pie, not as crazy as it sounds.

  • @Neockoen
    @Neockoen Před 11 dny +12

    Love the continuation of Pokémon plushies matching the theme in the background. This time Palkia, the Pokémon that can distort space

  • @meghanjenks2963
    @meghanjenks2963 Před 9 dny +14

    When I was a kid, my grandmother would make us “Russian tea.” It was a mix of Tang, lemonade powder, ice tea powder, sugar, cinnamon, and whole cloves you would add hot water to. I believe it is a twisted take on the Russian custom to serve tea with lemon. It is something I enjoy even now when I want something hot but fruity in the winter!

  • @johnbeauvais3159
    @johnbeauvais3159 Před 12 dny +530

    8:55, back in like 2007 I got to go to a “Lunch with an astronaut” at Kennedy Space Center, and the two astronauts there were John Young and Charlie Duke. They get to the Q&A portion and this old guy gets the microphone and asks “How did you get that corned beef sandwich past me?” The gentleman was none other than Gunter Wendt, an engineer that would strap the astronauts into their seats. It was probably the most interesting interaction I’ve ever seen.
    Edit: Ok here’s how he did it, there was an accomplice, Wally Schirra, had picked up the sandwich and slipped it to Young after he had been suited up, it was tucked in a pocket in his pressure suit and since he had already been approved by the other technicians suiting him up Wendt was none the wiser.

    • @beckycaughel7557
      @beckycaughel7557 Před 12 dny +23

      Love it what a great story!

    • @nikkiewhite476
      @nikkiewhite476 Před 12 dny +58

      Oh but did he say how he got it past him?

    • @hfar_in_the_sky
      @hfar_in_the_sky Před 12 dny +23

      @@nikkiewhite476I second this inquiry!

    • @itsmeabbylee
      @itsmeabbylee Před 12 dny +92

      I work for JSC in Houston, we have a corned beef sandwich on the menu in the cafeteria inspired by that incident! It’s called “The Smuggler” 😆

    • @12345.......
      @12345....... Před 12 dny +20

      But not interesting enough the tell the answer?

  • @pbyguy7059
    @pbyguy7059 Před 11 dny +106

    Tang may be the astronaut's drink but we all know that prune juice is a warrior's drink

  • @KenMcKim
    @KenMcKim Před 10 dny +27

    The “Tang” face needs to be a stock clip going forward when Max encounters anything particularly sour/tangy 😂

    • @Rosa-kd2cl
      @Rosa-kd2cl Před 5 dny +1

      22:45

    • @GravesRWFiA
      @GravesRWFiA Před 4 dny +1

      I made the pie, using sweetened whipped cream instead of cool whip and we liked it. it is NOT very tangy at all just a little citrus bite with an orange cream feel.

  • @missbee431
    @missbee431 Před 11 dny +12

    I’m so sorry, Max, but the first bite you take of creations you don’t enjoy is wonderful. Makes me laugh every time. Oh, and “hard tack” never gets old. 😂😂😂❤

  • @Blondie42
    @Blondie42 Před 12 dny +816

    More of a drinking history thing: I know of a cocktail made for the moon landing in '69. A bartender at the Savoy American bar in London came up with a cocktail: the moonwalk that has grand marnier, grapefruit juice, and rose water. It was shared with NASA and reportedly was the first thing Buzz Alderan and Niel Armstrong drank after returning to Earth.

    • @jenelaina5665
      @jenelaina5665 Před 12 dny +46

      That sounds great actually. I'd want some fizz but other than that - OH what if you put Pop Rocks in it!
      I'll see myself out

    • @Blondie42
      @Blondie42 Před 12 dny +15

      @@jenelaina5665 You can add whatever you'd like.
      Even give it an egg white foam on top.

    • @Serai3
      @Serai3 Před 12 dny +7

      The Savoy. Famous hotel.

    • @Blondie42
      @Blondie42 Před 12 dny +3

      @@Serai3 A hotel with no bar? And 1969 was a good while ago.

    • @Serai3
      @Serai3 Před 12 dny +6

      @@Blondie42 I didn't say it had no bar. I said it was the SAVOY, not the "Savory". And so what? If you don't know any history, that's hardly my problem.

  • @b.elzebub9252
    @b.elzebub9252 Před 12 dny +161

    The soviet Cosmonaut playing a prank on his American counterpart during such a monumental historical moment has got to be one of the most wholesome things in history. That's fucking hilarious.

    • @clothar23
      @clothar23 Před 11 dny +10

      Bet he was disappointed it wasn't Vodka.

    • @spyczech
      @spyczech Před 11 dny +16

      @@clothar23 Oh man I am in so much trouble but at least I get to try this vodk- the borcsht hits

    • @Zerbey
      @Zerbey Před 11 dny +31

      Leonov and Stafford ended up becoming lifelong friends, Stafford gave the eulogy at his funeral.

    • @jillianc949
      @jillianc949 Před 11 dny +13

      I always wondered why Deke Slayon looked like he was trying not to laugh in that picture - now I know why!

  • @gfhit7520
    @gfhit7520 Před 9 dny +6

    I love that the pie is basically a triumph of American artificial food, very 50-60s!
    About Gemini, it might be that NASA went for the latin pronunciation (after all it's a latin word), which would indeed be 'nee' and not 'ni' at the end -although in latin the g would be a hard one (as in 'go')

  • @jenniferstrover1276
    @jenniferstrover1276 Před 11 dny +5

    The photos of Skylab look incredible! It looks like it was definitely an inspiration for the interiors of the Nostromo in Alien.

  • @figmo397
    @figmo397 Před 11 dny +193

    As someone who was around during the 60s, I can certify that Tang Pie was not popular. Tang itself, however, was popular. Supposedly every mission has been sent up with Tang since the 1970s at the request of the astronauts, especially those who grew up in the space age.

    • @lachouette_et_le_phoque
      @lachouette_et_le_phoque Před 10 dny +9

      I could imagine it working well since it's presumably a strong flavor, so if everything is more dull it's probably more enjoyable than more muted natural food flavors

  • @maruzze
    @maruzze Před 11 dny +131

    I was only a kid when the Cool Whip pies were popular, but I can tell you this: They need to go into the freezer to set up properly. Then either slice with a knife heated under very hot water, or thaw slightly in the fridge, before cutting and serving. Great episode as always, thank you!

    • @Fyr365
      @Fyr365 Před 11 dny

      I would guess the cold dial down the tang?

    • @dreyhawk
      @dreyhawk Před 11 dny +9

      ​@@Fyr365 It's more about how soft it is. The freezer made it firmer and easier to slice and eat. In just the refrigerator it ends up more of a thick pudding consistency.

    • @Fyr365
      @Fyr365 Před 11 dny +1

      @@dreyhawk Ah, alright that makes sense. Thanks!

    • @maruzze
      @maruzze Před 11 dny +1

      @@dreyhawk Yes, exactly!

  • @Hailstormand
    @Hailstormand Před 11 dny +5

    To whomever that wrapped the teaspoon(15:45), and labelled it as WRAPPED TEASPOON: thank you. We would be lost without it.

  • @wompa70
    @wompa70 Před 7 dny +2

    The pause at, “I haven’t had them in 30 years.” I felt that. In my soul.

  • @zbenefield76
    @zbenefield76 Před 12 dny +30

    I was an army transporter in Iraq. Some of the camps we went to had frozen meat and little charcoal grills. Unfortunately, spices were harder to find. Tang makes an excellent steak in a pinch.

    • @kyrab7914
      @kyrab7914 Před 11 dny +1

      I mean I'll put pineapple on steak, makes sense to me

  • @abigaillancaster382
    @abigaillancaster382 Před 12 dny +133

    My cousin studied astrobiology, which focuses on growing food crops in space, and this involved a study on growing chili peppers in a simulation of the space station to make sure that the peppers were still spicy because the effects of being in space on astronauts’ taste buds means that they go through a lot of hot sauce and other spicy foods. Their fiancé recently got a post-doc position studying growing potatoes in space.

    • @arrowguy173
      @arrowguy173 Před 11 dny +3

      Just like we saw on the EPCOT Center attraction Horizons ❤

    • @ixchelkali
      @ixchelkali Před 11 dny +14

      My late husband studied the effects of weightlessness on growing plants, back in the 1960s. He was a plant biochemist. He grew wheat plants in satellites. At first they didn't even know whether it would be possible to grow plants in space. But the idea was that one day there might be something like the space station which would be entirely self sustaining, rather like Biosphere 2.

    • @RadenWA
      @RadenWA Před 11 dny +2

      This makes me wonder, does spicy food only affect the tongue? What about the bowels? If our tastes are dulled that we can eat the hottest chili in the world, would we still get explosive diarrhea the next day? 🌶️

    • @AnonymousAnarchist2
      @AnonymousAnarchist2 Před 11 dny

      ​@@RadenWAthats asking how the sausage get made.
      You dont want the answer.

    • @ixchelkali
      @ixchelkali Před 10 dny

      @@RadenWA , the burn from chilies isn't actually a taste. The capsaicin in the peppers activates a protein in our cells called TRVP1, which is responsible for sensing burns and activating a pain response. Usually TRVP1 signals real heat, like a hot stove, but capsaicin fools it. That's why you can feel the burn outside of your mouth.
      The taste of chilies uses different receptors, in our taste buds.

  • @jorenbosmans8065
    @jorenbosmans8065 Před 6 dny +3

    Somehow I'd love to have Max interview surviving people who were at historical events and try food with them from those events. Like an Apollo mission astronaut eating the food. Bonus points if we can get Buzz Aldrin (I think he is the only one still alive) to try a replica of the fruit cake

  • @TeaRex12
    @TeaRex12 Před 10 dny +4

    Omg Chunks from Starfield has real life inspiration. Never knew NASA actually made food cubes!

  • @wanderingspark
    @wanderingspark Před 11 dny +195

    For anyone who would like a pie recipe that is similar but not Tang flavored, I offer my mother's recipe for Evaporating Pie:
    one 3-oz pkg. strawberry jello
    2/3 c. boiling water
    8 standard-size ice cubes
    8 oz. Cool Whip, thawed (Do not use whipped cream.)
    3/4 cup strawberries, chopped small
    2/3 cup blueberries, chopped
    8” or 9” graham cracker pie shell
    Directions:
    1. Dissolve jello in boiling water and stir until no granules are left. Add in ice & stir until jello begins to thicken. Remove any ice remaining.
    2. Whisk jello together with Cool Whip. Add fruit. You may leave some swirls of Cool whip.
    3. Pour into pie shell and refrigerate until firm.

    • @obsidiancrow450
      @obsidiancrow450 Před 10 dny +10

      This pie really brought back memories of every cool whip pie ive ever eaten in the midwest LOL

    • @seanodonnell9826
      @seanodonnell9826 Před 9 dny +1

      Anything that involves Jello is immediately great! I'm gonna try this!

    • @ffwast
      @ffwast Před 9 dny +6

      "cool whip,do not use whipped cream" well into the trash it goes.

    • @childofcascadia
      @childofcascadia Před 9 dny +4

      @ffwast
      I hadnt eaten cool whip until I was im my 20s. Its...odd. I cant say my brain registers it as food.

    • @denimadept
      @denimadept Před 9 dny +3

      The Jello makes it sound like something Dylan Hollis would do to himself. 😀

  • @Johnrich395
    @Johnrich395 Před 12 dny +144

    FYI, on making water: Yes, it was the Hydrogen-oxygen fuel cell that was used to produce electricity for the craft, with a byproduct of water. This was used on the shuttle as well as the capsule craft. The ISS and other Space stations on the other hand use recycled wastewater (yesterday's piss is today's coffee), which was highly filtered to be purer than tap water in the US.

    • @mwater_moon2865
      @mwater_moon2865 Před 12 dny +27

      If you go to the Houston Space Center, they will give you a small bottle of water with a label that says "recycled urine". They also made the good point that with the water cycle working how it does, all tap water was likely urine at some point...

    • @pz4971
      @pz4971 Před 12 dny

      I wondered about that.

    • @Trendyflute
      @Trendyflute Před 11 dny +11

      Dunno how it works on a smaller scale but I toured a wastewater treatment plant that was required to output very clean water to a local creek for spawning fish, and that water was SPARKLING with a secchi depth in excess of 50 feet. It didn't go through the last couple steps of drinking water treatment (e.g. chlorine and flourification) but was absolutely cleaner than most drinking water sources otherwise.

    • @BlackTigr
      @BlackTigr Před 11 dny +8

      Iirc this process was also shown in the movie "The Martian" with Matt Damon.

    • @MarthaDwyer
      @MarthaDwyer Před 11 dny +3

      ​@BlackTigr One of the best recent sci fi movies based on lots of science fact backing it.

  • @MrByaeger
    @MrByaeger Před 10 dny +1

    I'm 57 and we drank MASSIVE amounts of Tang as kids . Along with various powdered chocolate, strawberry and malted milk . Or soda. I honestly dont think I drank any water except the occasional 5 gulps from a hot garden hose during the summer .

  • @LunaSkye64
    @LunaSkye64 Před 9 dny +4

    I will again acknowledge how Matt uses his Pokémon plushies each episode. It’s like a game of where’s Waldo but with Pokémon!

  • @cygnata
    @cygnata Před 12 dny +63

    Some folks do eat raw onions like apples. I'm told my great-grandparents, Ukrainian immigrants who came to the US in 1912, enjoyed doing so. And some folks around the world still do so today.

    • @mwater_moon2865
      @mwater_moon2865 Před 12 dny +10

      My grandpa ate onions like apples, my other grandpa would talk about people who did like they were crazy, but from what I gather, it was far more common in the early 20th century. I often wonder if factory farming changed onions, kinda like how they genetically engineered brussel sprouts in the 2000s to get rid of the bitter taste so all the old jokes about kids hating them don't play the same way these days...

    • @gregmunro1137
      @gregmunro1137 Před 12 dny +4

      I love raw onion - give me a cheese and onion sandwich any time .

    • @55mmartin
      @55mmartin Před 12 dny +7

      i used to eat an onion with some hard cheese and bread, just like an apple. Can't do that now at my age, LOL!

    • @iboofer
      @iboofer Před 11 dny

      The titular figure of the book "Onion John" gained his moniker from this habit.

    • @jjudy5869
      @jjudy5869 Před 11 dny +3

      I love eating onion like an apple. White onions or vidalia are the best.

  • @THEGRUMPTRUCK
    @THEGRUMPTRUCK Před 12 dny +67

    Taking a recording of his wife's voice saying she was bringing them a home cooked meal. 😂😂😂 Someone at NASA must have had an aneurysm that day.

    • @Aging_Geek
      @Aging_Geek Před 12 dny +1

      probably pissed off the nasa kitchen staff.

  • @Rod-Wheeler
    @Rod-Wheeler Před 11 dny +4

    "Anybody want some Tang?" That 70's show.

  • @TuberculosisRose
    @TuberculosisRose Před 4 dny

    Discovered your videos a week ago and have been watching several every day. I don't think a single one has gone by without the mention of "hard tack" and that dedication is keeping me around for the long haul. I also love that you don't lie about your taste preferences.

  • @matthbva
    @matthbva Před 12 dny +255

    Viktor Patsayev and his crew died just days later, when their capsule depressurized just prior to reentry. RIP.

    • @MegaZeta
      @MegaZeta Před 11 dny +54

      If sharp tastes were best to overcome the way cosmonaut/astronaut life dulled that sense, I suppose raw onion and lemon slices would have been a treat. Some other comments suggest they hint at a celebratory nip, but, in any case, I'm glad he got a birthday party. RIP.

    • @DocNob0dy
      @DocNob0dy Před 11 dny +4

      I wonder if the cause of incident was related to that onion 🤔

    • @sizer99
      @sizer99 Před 11 dny +56

      Yeah, I saw 'for his birthday party in 1971!' and then 'Viktor Patsayev (1933-1971)' and went 'uh oh.' At least he got his birthday party. RIP.

    • @haroldhenderson2824
      @haroldhenderson2824 Před 11 dny +25

      ​@@DocNob0dyA vent valve opened much too early during decent. The cabin depressurized.

    • @LordMizumaru
      @LordMizumaru Před 11 dny +15

      @@MegaZeta Yeah... Having a birthday party in space at least is something almost no other person could ever claim. He's part of history

  • @zennvirus7980
    @zennvirus7980 Před 11 dny +79

    It is always a sign that Max is skeptical about the Tasting part of a Tasting History episode when he has a ready made meal provider be the sponsor.
    It's like "just in case this piece of history is not... palatable, better have a good meal ready".
    And DAMN, that story about the banana cereal block is really the confirmation of the proverb:
    "All travel rations come from Hardtack, and to Hardtack they return".
    Somehow, I think humanity has yet to outlive (pun intended) the psychological endurance of Hardtack.

  • @pollya2404
    @pollya2404 Před 9 dny +1

    Great job, Max! So informative! Shows that you did a lot of research and I appreciated hearing that history. Thank you so very much. You are one of a kind and your channel is superb.

  • @Jefada
    @Jefada Před 11 dny +1

    Two things surprised me.1. You don't like key lime pie. and 2. They gave cosmonauts prunes in space. That's like people trapped in an elevator and prunes are sent down to them for food until they are rescued.

  • @kida4star
    @kida4star Před 11 dny +103

    “Tang!” Loved Max’s reaction to his first bite. We drank Tang as part of a spiced tea mix as kids anytime we felt bad. It has a special place in my heart

    • @kramermariav
      @kramermariav Před 11 dny +3

      I think I had that mix too! It was great for kid me as I recall

    • @ixchelkali
      @ixchelkali Před 11 dny +22

      We called that Russian tea. People would make a dry mix with Tang, Lipton's instant iced tea crystals, and spices. It was a popular homemade Christmas gift for neighbors, teachers, people you just wanted to give a little something to. All those warm spices make it smell like the holidays.
      I occasionally make some when I'm feeling nostalgic.

    • @absalomdraconis
      @absalomdraconis Před 11 dny +5

      ​@@ixchelkali: Sounds like a powdered chai.

    • @melmoomlem7321
      @melmoomlem7321 Před 11 dny +7

      ​@absalomdraconis more like just orange spice tea

    • @2degucitas
      @2degucitas Před 10 dny +4

      Making jars of this to gift was a popular thing for awhile. Just mix Tang with spice.

  • @Kosake86
    @Kosake86 Před 12 dny +97

    That onion (and likely the lemon as well) was highly likely used as "zakuska" to go with some smuggled in alcohol. I guess they would not want to have the later part on the official report, but it explains a) why onion and b) why he enjoyed it more.

    • @Nixx0912
      @Nixx0912 Před 12 dny +3

      That makes sense.

    • @Levacque
      @Levacque Před 12 dny +8

      I always learn something in the tasting history comments

    • @asmith8692
      @asmith8692 Před 12 dny +15

      Weren't raw onions also munched like apples at some point? Though they were probably a sweet variety.

    • @psychodboy1511
      @psychodboy1511 Před 12 dny +5

      I figured it was because it cut through the stuffed up nose, but the alcohol seems more likely.

    • @peterlem1
      @peterlem1 Před 12 dny +16

      @@asmith8692 Some people still eat onions like that. I know in Iran people like to have a plate of herbs and spring onions to eat raw with a lot of meals, it's nice, I tried it. I'd also take sweet onion with a meaty sandwich any time.

  • @erraticonteuse
    @erraticonteuse Před 3 dny +1

    4:36 Protip to anyone making this: 3/4 of a cup of Tang powder is the "makes 2 quarts" line in the lid.

  • @Waywren
    @Waywren Před 8 dny

    I always learn so much from you!

  • @Mrx2848
    @Mrx2848 Před 12 dny +155

    There was one episode of "Chopped" where 'Astronaut Ice Cream' was a secret ingredient, and Ted Allen noted that it was only ever sent into space once, because the astronauts ended up disliking it so much.

    • @Levacque
      @Levacque Před 12 dny +45

      Also, just thinking about its texture, it seems like it could very easily pulverize into tiny, instrument-clogging bits. It has never seemed spaceworthy to me, ever since I watched that Simpsons episode as a kid.

    • @BlackTigr
      @BlackTigr Před 11 dny +11

      ​@@LevacqueSpeaking as someone that got to try it multiple times, yeah. It turns into crumbs and bits STUPIDLY easily. Most of the time when you buy it now, it's rare to find it all in one piece cuz it breaks so easily. It's usually in at least a few pieces with a bunch of bits in various sizes and a bunch of, what's essentially, crumbs turned into fine powder.

    • @haroldhenderson2824
      @haroldhenderson2824 Před 11 dny +12

      Not just because astronaut dislike it. It breaks into tiny, sharp particles which get inhaled! Breath in some powdered sugar, it is an intense, non-stop coughing fit.

    • @its_clean
      @its_clean Před 11 dny +10

      Actually, historical consensus is that it was never sent to space even once. It was listed on the menu for one of the Apollo missions but none of the astronauts recalled ever seeing or eating it on orbit, and at that time menus were known to change between planning and launch.

    • @MossyMozart
      @MossyMozart Před 10 dny +1

      @Mrx2848 - As a child, I thought that it did taste just like ice cream, but the texture was lacking that creaminess and most importantly, NO SATISFYING COLD slithering down your throat. I loved it nonetheless.

  • @HeartLockHex
    @HeartLockHex Před 12 dny +443

    I had no idea Tang was used to create things aside the drink that made my mouth burn during childhood.

    • @ULTRAOutdoorsman
      @ULTRAOutdoorsman Před 12 dny +51

      "We dehydrated your juice so it was cheaper for us to transport to you, doesn't that excite you?"

    • @antoniomromo
      @antoniomromo Před 12 dny +7

      Oh my lord!!! The same thing happened when I drank it!!!

    • @MrSheckstr
      @MrSheckstr Před 12 dny +12

      We make milkshakes, cookies , even homemade dream sickles

    • @eugeniaamariei8626
      @eugeniaamariei8626 Před 12 dny +9

      I am from the UK, so I have never heard of Tang before but I guess if you were an astronaut back then, eating it would make your mouth feel like it's on fire.

    • @Grom-rl8bm
      @Grom-rl8bm Před 12 dny +11

      Sunny D does the same thing for me

  • @VigilanteAgumon
    @VigilanteAgumon Před 3 dny

    Two additional notes:
    1. John Young (the same guy with the corned beef sandwich) later went on a rant about how the orange drink (implied to be Tang) was giving him gas, not realizing that his microphone was on.
    2. Pureed food in tubes is still used today by U-2 pilots.

  • @vjudnich
    @vjudnich Před 10 dny +1

    I love that you smiled through the whole "I don't like it". Best part of being an adult, you don't have to sit there and suffer through a bad meal.

  • @TheodoricFriede
    @TheodoricFriede Před 11 dny +24

    That explains why all the food on Star Trek TOS looked like weird multicolored cubes.
    They probably just looked at actual astronaut food and went "Right. Food in space is square. Got it."

    • @LC-solara
      @LC-solara Před 5 dny +1

      I always imagined it was rehydrated powder left to gel and turn into ‘food’. That way, the water is recycled throughout the ship, and all your food you bring aboard is powder, light and compact.

  • @LAHFaust
    @LAHFaust Před 11 dny +48

    Fun fact: Owen Garriott, the guy who brought the recording of his wife up into space is the father of Richard Garriott, the creator of Ultima and Ultima Online, some of the first RPG and MMOs in history. Richard would also be one of the first private citizens to go to space.

    • @slwrabbits
      @slwrabbits Před 10 dny +2

      My first RPG was Ultima VI in four color!

    • @LAHFaust
      @LAHFaust Před 10 dny +2

      @@slwrabbits I still remember when Lord British was assassinated in Ultima Online.

    • @jamesyoungquist6923
      @jamesyoungquist6923 Před 6 dny

      That's so cool! Ultima 7 had the easter eggs of a crashed spaceship, and the roof cache of op weapons. And Ultima 8 had that weird space maze sequence. Kind of makes sense now.

  • @keinlieb3818
    @keinlieb3818 Před 10 dny +1

    Reminds me of when I was in boy scouts back in the 80s and 90s. Every camping trip we went on we always had tang and link breakfast sausages for breakfast and I can't stand tang and breakfast sausages so I eventually started bringing my own breakfast foods whenever I went on a scout camp trip.

  • @catherineoneal1030
    @catherineoneal1030 Před 7 dny +1

    I grew up with Tang. When we couldn't get real orange juice my Mom gave us Tang instead and told us "If it's good enough for the astronauts, it's good enough for us." I loved it, haven't had it in awhile, but this is a super easy "no bake" dessert that would be perfect for the summer. I'm going to buy some next time I go shopping and make it. Thanks Max for this awesome recipe.

  • @sharonsloan9676
    @sharonsloan9676 Před 12 dny +41

    Grew up in the 1960s drinking Tang, didn't realize it still existed until a few years ago, and now my old self, who has to take a fiber supplement now and then, mixes it with Tang. It's like a bedtime treat.
    Now and then mom would make a lemon meringue pie. Not having money to blow she'd put all the egg yolks into a Tang jar to use later. Once one of my brothers (probably 6 or 7 at the time) saw the jar in the fridge, thought it was Tang, and took a big swig; could hear him yelling all the way out to the street. 🤣

  • @Player-1313
    @Player-1313 Před 12 dny +237

    U2 Spy Plane pilots actually still eat food through toothpaste-like tubes. They basically wear astronaut suits and they stick the tube into their helmets to their mouths. I hear people say the tube food is actually pretty good. The food is also specially formulated to help prevent the need to go to the bathroom since there's no going number 2 on the plane.

    • @craggleshenanigans
      @craggleshenanigans Před 12 dny +74

      Steve1989 actually has a review of one

    • @darthguilder1923
      @darthguilder1923 Před 12 dny +12

      Stevemre has a video trying them

    • @DKF_oli
      @DKF_oli Před 12 dny +1

      Tube food.

    • @patron8597
      @patron8597 Před 12 dny +16

      Yeah, I don't doubt that. Say what you want about the unhealthiness about today's food but we sure came a long way regarding artificial flavours.

    • @garysouza95
      @garysouza95 Před 12 dny +10

      The "low residue" meals.

  • @sandywellborn
    @sandywellborn Před 6 dny

    My great aunt made this for me when I was a kid and I loved it. I was wanting to make this again for my daughter and myself :). Thank you for posting this video.

  • @garyedwardgray7549
    @garyedwardgray7549 Před 7 dny

    This has become literally my favorite channel. Fabulous content Max. And I was thrilled to hear when you said that your book ships internationally (I’m an expat in Thailand). I don’t know when I’ll order it… I’m po’, lol… but I definitely will at some point. Looking forward to getting my hands on it.

  • @RobertMarshall
    @RobertMarshall Před 12 dny +44

    Quick factoid.
    John Glenn was the first American to orbit the Earth. But, the first American to make it INTO space was Alan Shepard.
    His Mercury basically went up and then came back down in one quick ellipse. In fact, Gus Grissom preceded Glenn into space too; with another up and down flight.

    • @TastingHistory
      @TastingHistory  Před 12 dny +25

      Yeah, I put the correction in the pinned comment. I wish I could actually correct it in the vid. What’s worse, I knew about Alan Shepard!

    • @kevnotrite
      @kevnotrite Před 12 dny +3

      Gus's flight was a stationary orbit flight, higher in altitude than Alan Shepard's ellipse flight. On of my favorite movies was "The Right Stuff. " They got it wrong with the hatch incident. The force needed to blow the hatch from inside the capsule left a bruise on the foreman, Gus never had the bruise. Plus he flew other Gemini missions after so if he would've screwed up, he would've been grounded.

  • @RalphReagan
    @RalphReagan Před 11 dny +60

    Thanks for showing Joe Kerwin. I flew with him on the KC-135. He had to use a rehydrating machine to rehydrate a bowl of corn flakes with dried milk. It was covered with plastic film with a slit in it. He ate it during the zero gee part of the parabola. He did not recommend it for spaceflight.

    • @jillianc949
      @jillianc949 Před 11 dny +5

      That sounds like it would have been messy, lol

    • @MossyMozart
      @MossyMozart Před 10 dny

      The space food in "2001: A Space Odyssey" looked like it was a lot better.

    • @RalphReagan
      @RalphReagan Před 9 dny

      @@jillianc949 the film on top had slit that overlapped the hard part was getting food out

  • @alishaparr577
    @alishaparr577 Před 7 dny +2

    I like that Max didn't just say this is gross, he said more like "I don't like this, but if you like key lime pie You might like it." Tang is tangy. . .

  • @CAMacKenzie
    @CAMacKenzie Před 11 dny +1

    When I think about Tang, I remember that one time, when I was driving a long distance and had to stay awake, I stopped and took a heaping tablespoon of dry instant coffee and washed it down with a cup of double-strength Tang. With all that caffeine and sugar, it DID keep me awake

  • @denisesorensen5591
    @denisesorensen5591 Před 12 dny +93

    The hard tack clip never gets old! Every time it’s in one of the videos, I go back and watch it a couple times before moving on with the rest of the episode. It always gives me a giggle!

  • @teambanzai9491
    @teambanzai9491 Před 11 dny +48

    It’s worth mentioning that Alexei Leonov was the first human to spacewalk/conduct an EVA (Extravehicular Activity) in 1965 from Voskhod 2. His spacesuit ballooned from internal pressure against the vacuum of space that he was in danger of being stranded outside the spacecraft. The problems he encountered during his EVA would remain secret until the end of the Cold War. Had the Soviet N1 program been successful, Leonov had been selected to be the first human to land on the Moon. Instead, his second flight into space was as the commander of Soyuz 19, the Soviet half of the historic Apollo-Soyuz mission in 1975. Leonov was not only a space pioneer but also the first artist in space. In 1975, he did portraits of the Apollo crew during the Apollo-Soyuz mission. Author Arthur C. Clarke named the Soviet spacecraft in his novel, 2010: Odyssey Two, after the legendary cosmonaut.

    • @Timeisirrelevant
      @Timeisirrelevant Před 11 dny

      We beat Russia to the moon.

    • @teambanzai9491
      @teambanzai9491 Před 11 dny +5

      Obviously, Leonov didn’t go to the Moon, the N1 program was axed and the crew of Apollo 11 took the prize. But unlike the Apollo 11 mission, the Soviet one involved only two crew, an EVA to the lander, and just one of the two cosmonauts to ride it down to the lunar surface. It was also a lot riskier. So all things considered, I’m glad Leonov wasn’t first. But you know, check out the TV series, For All Mankind.

  • @lh2293
    @lh2293 Před 11 dny

    It is very nice to see someone say that that dish is not something for them / is something for them - being this authentic!!! I love it!

  • @alperry02
    @alperry02 Před 9 dny

    I enjoyed this video so much! Very fun and entertaining! The entire transportation series is great.
    And i actually really love key lime pie (and sour foods in general) so i might give this recipe a try!😊

  • @Tunnelfish2
    @Tunnelfish2 Před 12 dny +168

    Pillsbury came out with a product called "Space Food Sticks" which were quite the rage between myself and other kids at the time when the Apollo missions fascinated us. They came in chocolate, peanut butter and I think perhaps vanilla flavors from what I can remember. Many of the kids that I went to school with at the time were also involved in model rocketry as well.

    • @strangebear6992
      @strangebear6992 Před 12 dny +10

      Peanut butter was my favorite

    • @ohppig1
      @ohppig1 Před 12 dny +7

      I begged my mom for those

    • @nattyfatty6.0
      @nattyfatty6.0 Před 12 dny +5

      I remember as a kid being fascinated by the "astronaut ice cream" they showed us in school. The other day I was eating freeze dried fruit and the texture instantly reminded me of of that stuff

    • @thebec8853
      @thebec8853 Před 12 dny +5

      OMG...those! The Chocolate ones...ate way too many.

    • @Corie-Amore
      @Corie-Amore Před 12 dny +8

      I was surprised Max didn't mention Space Food Sticks ~ they were pretty popular. i remember the consistency was kind of like modelling clay.

  • @puffapuffarice
    @puffapuffarice Před 11 dny +35

    If you’re looking for a meal for car rides may I suggest a version of Boiled Supper my grandparents used to make on long car trips from the maritimes to Montreal. Imagine a big o’l Chev with large engine compartment with loads of space to fix a big aluminum pot next to the engine block. Into the pot went a cut up pot roast, carrots, potatoes, turnips & onion together with some water, salt, pepper, & I believe both garlic & celery powder. The pot was encased in 2 or 3 layers of tin foil then tucked into a space next to the engine & some wire to hold it in place. After a long few hours on the road, my grandparents would find a picnic spot get the steaming pot out from under the hood & serve up a hot & hearty boiled supper.

    • @2degucitas
      @2degucitas Před 10 dny +2

      My husband did this once or twice on car trips with the kids. It wasn't very popular and things got interesting when he forgot to remove it after the trip. 😱🥵

    • @chargermopar
      @chargermopar Před 9 dny

      I often cook on the engine, have made videos of it on my channel.

    • @lainecolley1414
      @lainecolley1414 Před 9 dny +1

      My parents tried that once but put the potatoes on the wrong side.

    • @edwardkantowicz4707
      @edwardkantowicz4707 Před 9 dny +1

      I was thinking about engine block cooking as well when Max said he hadn't featured anything with the automobile... In the 70s & 80s there were multiple twists on this idea, with many recipes calling for aluminium foil hobo wraps: Essentially any dish one could prepare en papillote would work... Mileage and temp may vary!

  • @davidmack2423
    @davidmack2423 Před 7 dny

    We made this pie, and we LOVE it! Hooray for Tang, and thank you for sharing this recipe.

  • @SussyAsianMenacePlays
    @SussyAsianMenacePlays Před 9 dny +2

    nasa being mad about a corned beef sandwhich made my day

  • @davidsmith8997
    @davidsmith8997 Před 12 dny +72

    TANG! 22:45 You look like a kid who ate their first black licorice! 🤣🤣 Good job keeping it down!

  • @jacqueschouette7474
    @jacqueschouette7474 Před 10 dny

    I remember that Tang was so invested in the space program that towards the end of the Apollo program, you could buy bottles of Tang that had miniature lunar rovers attached to it. You would wind it up and it would go across the floor. We made glasses of Tang, but what I really used to use Tang for was Tang toast. We would toast (with or without butter) and pour enough Tang on top to make a decent layer and eat it like that. Yum!
    U-2 pilots still eat their meals when flying (a typical mission can last up to 11 to 12 hours) by eating things out of big tubes, like the first astronauts.

  • @alexanderholloway7110
    @alexanderholloway7110 Před 7 dny +1

    Am I wrong in thinking this is basically just an orange chiffon pie? It looks lovely, and so simple! All the wet and dry ingredients are premixed, wonderful for that busy housewife preparing for that next Tupperware party!

  • @nicholruaya8120
    @nicholruaya8120 Před 12 dny +41

    It took me a moment to realize the background plushie for this episode is Palkia, Sinnoh diety of space. Clever

  • @christinescreativitycabine280

    I was born in 1960, and back then we were told that The Year 2000 was The Future. They told us we would have flying cars and jet packs and eat Tang Pie. They didn't tell us that half of the everyday tasks we did on all different kinds of technology would all be done on our phones, that going through airport security would take hours, or that everything would be made in China.

    • @jlastre
      @jlastre Před 11 dny +2

      I was born in 64. Had a picture book with all that stuff. But even then I just didn’t see it.

    • @johnnyxmusic
      @johnnyxmusic Před 11 dny +2

      Back then, everything was made in Japan, and it was kind of a joke

    • @absalomdraconis
      @absalomdraconis Před 11 dny +1

      ​@@johnnyxmusic: No, "Made in Japan" came a little later, they were mostly still building up in the 60s.

    • @johnnyxmusic
      @johnnyxmusic Před 11 dny +1

      @@absalomdraconis Okay…I was born in 64…

    • @theotherohlourdespadua1131
      @theotherohlourdespadua1131 Před 10 dny

      ​@@absalomdraconis"Made in Japan" was the "Made in China" since the 1930's and was subsequently used as a mocking callout in many WW2 propaganda works...

  • @arthurg7894
    @arthurg7894 Před 9 dny

    I always love and appreciate the props in the background that fit the theme of the video

  • @allanphillips3749
    @allanphillips3749 Před 10 dny

    you are very informative and that is also why this is such an enjoyable channel. G'day from Australia Maxi

  • @sarahleonard7309
    @sarahleonard7309 Před 12 dny +46

    Fun fact about Pop Rocks: They are used in the introductory chemistry lab at my university in a procedure that allows the students to capture and quantify the carbon dioxide in the bubbles. The hardest part is always keeping the students from trying to eat their candy packet before the experiment could start!

  • @AndyFriedl
    @AndyFriedl Před 12 dny +48

    The hard tack clip gets me every time. It is so great.

  • @icalexander
    @icalexander Před 6 dny

    Such an awesome episode. Thanks for taking a dive into space foods. That tang pie looks interesting and I do like key lime pie maybe I'll give it a go and see.

  • @ricksmith7631
    @ricksmith7631 Před 5 dny

    oh that look on yur face when you tried the pie, priceless in so many ways, you know it was good, your taste buds had something to say about it anyhow. still priceless, ive made tang pie and your reaction was the same but i still finished it off once i got accustomed to it. now imagine you are 200,000 miles away and this is desert, im sure you develop a taste for it. i still love the tase of tang, maybe it was just all the citric acid they used but it was still a good drink. thanks max, this was a really enjoyable video.

  • @ixchelkali
    @ixchelkali Před 11 dny +32

    In about 1963, I attended a Girl Scout jamboree where one of the activities was to sample foods developed for astronauts to eat in space. I don't remember exactly what we had, but several of them were goo in a tube. It was a good lesson in how important texture can be in our enjoyment of food. No matter how much it tastes like roast beef, the purée is...odd. Not pleasant. Temperature, too, is a factor, because one item we sampled was freeze-dried strawberry ice cream, which tasted just like ice cream, but it was weird having it be room temperature. And yes, we got to try Tang. That was the first time I tried it, and I liked it. More than 60 years later, I still like it.
    That workshop is the thing I remember best from that jamboree. The NASA representative answered any questions we had, even the one about how the astronauts went to the bathroom. That was pretty bold in those days.

    • @teslashark
      @teslashark Před 6 dny

      Fun! Chinese spacecraft actually carried the kind of ice cream advertised in America

  • @welcometothejungle3222
    @welcometothejungle3222 Před 12 dny +96

    I love how honest you are with the flavor and if you like it or not. A lot of chefs on CZcams act like everything they cook is the most amazing thing ever, even though their faces say different.

    • @Levacque
      @Levacque Před 12 dny +11

      Another good one for being honest about his bad dishes is Adam Ragusea. He'll actually explain why things don't work and why a mistake makes something taste worse.

    • @welcometothejungle3222
      @welcometothejungle3222 Před 12 dny +1

      @@Levacque I'll check him out. Thank you!

    • @tgriffin8179
      @tgriffin8179 Před 12 dny +2

      Love the smile as Max pans the dish.

    • @lindabrashear57
      @lindabrashear57 Před 11 dny +3

      B Dylan Hollis makes no secret of recipes he makes that taste bad, and he usually does so in a hilarious manner--I particularly remember when he called one dish a "demon quiche" after tasting it. 😂

    • @welcometothejungle3222
      @welcometothejungle3222 Před 11 dny

      @lindabrashear57 I'll check him out, too. Thank you! I love these suggestions!

  • @lesliewisdom5437
    @lesliewisdom5437 Před 8 dny

    Food & history fusion par excellece. Thanks for the ongoing delightful content!

  • @GEONEgaming
    @GEONEgaming Před 6 dny +1

    I think this is the first time Max has outright said he didn't like a food on Tasting History. He normally focuses on the aspects he does like, but with this he just says he outright doesn't like it at all. That made me burst out laughing, I wasn't expecting it

  • @beckycaughel7557
    @beckycaughel7557 Před 12 dny +65

    My mom used to make a hot drink that we called “Russian tea” that was made with tang and a bunch of spices. I wish I still had that recipe.

    • @SilvaDreams
      @SilvaDreams Před 12 dny +8

      My grandmother (and great grandmother) use to make something of the same name only they used actual orange juice and it was clover and cinnamon. We mostly drank it in the fall and winter to warm you up after being outside and for our health.

    • @MR2spyder100
      @MR2spyder100 Před 12 dny +41

      Russian Tea:
      2 cups Tang
      1 1/2 cups sugar
      1 tsp cinnamon
      1/2 tsp ground cloves
      1 cup lemon flavored instant (dry) tea
      Combine all ingredients; To serve, mix 2 tsp mixture per cup of hot or ice water. Per: Favorite Recipes from Lutheran Brotherhood, submitted by Mrs Dale Moen of Fargo ND. A similar recipe was submitted by Mrs Odean Holter of Devils Lake ND; she uses plain instant tea and adds a package of lemon-flavored drink mix.

    • @beckycaughel7557
      @beckycaughel7557 Před 12 dny +3

      @@MR2spyder100 thank you very much for your quick response

    • @sayhello5377
      @sayhello5377 Před 12 dny +8

      This reminded me of a funny story. When I was in college, I was at a party at my friends house, and of course, there were some people there who I had never met. It was snowing and freezing cold outside, and a bunch of people had brought things with them to share with everyone. And this one girl brought a crockpot of tang tea. As she was trying to seem all sophisticated and interesting, she was telling everyone about how her great grandmother used to make this special family recipe tea from her home country of Russia. My husband tasted it, and exclaimed, “that’s Tang tea! My dad used to make it. Everyone makes this. It’s not from your grandmother‘s home country.” 🤣

    • @amyroos
      @amyroos Před 12 dny +7

      To share the recipe I grew up with, which uses the lemonade mix:
      - 2 cups orange Tang
      - 2/3 cup instant tea
      - 1 cup sugar
      - Wyler’s lemonade mix (sugared) for 2 quarts
      - 1/2 tsp cinnamon (optional)
      - 1/2 tsp cloves (optional)
      Mix well. 3 heaping tsp to 1 cup hot water

  • @InABroadwayStateOfMind
    @InABroadwayStateOfMind Před 12 dny +68

    Can I just say that I wholly appreciate how you often choose music befitting the culture/time period of whatever food/drink each video focuses on? Maybe most people don’t notice and is such a niche thing to point out but it delights me, and I’m not a music buff in any manner.

  • @bigmuddy1
    @bigmuddy1 Před 9 dny

    I used to go backpacking and I liked to drink. I took grain alcohol and Tang because that was the lightest things I could bring. Not doing any measuring, you could get a rough idea of how strong your drink was by how much it fizzed when you mixed it. Really kind of tasty and did the job.

  • @SaltyGirlTrading
    @SaltyGirlTrading Před 6 dny

    I adore the fact that the hardtack tap tap is never ever going away... your face while tapping them together!

  • @4.0.4
    @4.0.4 Před 12 dny +102

    I love how some things, being a novelty or less widespread, were seen as respectable cooking, and how that changed. Like those fancy jell-o dishes, tang pie, fanta cake, etc.

    • @nikkiewhite476
      @nikkiewhite476 Před 12 dny +12

      Oh don't think people don't make similar things now. My sis-in-law favorite cake is cherry Dr Pepper cake.
      One can of Dr pepper, one can of cherry pie filling and a box of Devil's food cake mix. Mix all together, turn out into a 8-9 inch pie tin and bake as directed on the box.

    • @ashkitt7719
      @ashkitt7719 Před 12 dny +5

      Pilk anyone?

    • @fanusobscurus4309
      @fanusobscurus4309 Před 12 dny +8

      Look, I will die on the hill of chocolate Coca Cola cake. That stuffs amazing.

    • @marsy6359
      @marsy6359 Před 11 dny +1

      @@nikkiewhite476how does it taste??

    • @deeznutz629
      @deeznutz629 Před 11 dny +1

      tumblr gatorade bread

  • @jacksons1010
    @jacksons1010 Před 11 dny +92

    There was one other reason early astronauts ate less solid food: no toilet. It was particularly difficult for the Mercury and Gemini astronauts, as they were trapped in their spacesuits. The Apollo astronauts fared better out of the suits, but other than the CM Pilot who stayed alone in orbit during the moon landings, there was no privacy to take care of business.

    • @HowieHoward-ti3dx
      @HowieHoward-ti3dx Před 11 dny +5

      Can imagine how horrible their behind gases must've smelled for not doing #2 for several days.

    • @benr2862
      @benr2862 Před 11 dny +27

      My father worked for NASA in the late 60s and one famous astronaut had problems with his urine pump. It wasn't pumping it put but rather letting it pool in the suit and splashing up around his neck. His exclamation of curse words were taped. And my dad said that NASA replayed it for days around the base.

    • @FrikInCasualMode
      @FrikInCasualMode Před 11 dny

      @@HowieHoward-ti3dx Hah, imagine having to thoroughly *massage* your own poop in plastic bag. Astronauts had to do this to thorougly spread chemicals added to poop to prevent it from outgassing too much because they had to bring them back to Earth for disposal. Later missions just chucked the bags outside of the capsule - which lead to another issue: There are several bags of dried poop still orbiting the Earth. So be careful whan you make a wish upon a shooting star. It might actually be a plastic bag of space poop returning to Earth! 🤣

    • @trevorashman2258
      @trevorashman2258 Před 11 dny +14

      there is a recording of one of the lunar missions of the astronauts exclaiming there was a turd floating around. lol

    • @Tricksterbelle
      @Tricksterbelle Před 10 dny +1

      There was a entire class when I went to Space Camp on the bathroom woes of Astronauts. The earliest cosmonauts didn't even have a diaper. At one point, an entire 'peecicle' formed on the side of the Space shuttle that they had to chip off with the Canada arm. I have never wanted to be an Astronaut less.

  • @2WOLFS
    @2WOLFS Před 7 dny

    Tang pie was a wonderful treat during the hot summer days. It was a great treat with a gramcreaker crust and the cool whip dressed up with tang mixed in. Cool and tangy treat my grandmother made for us while we were hanging out from the summer. Till it was time to go home after our parent's came home from work. Are just a treat every so often when my city cousins stayed with us during the summer.

  • @sophtheghost
    @sophtheghost Před 10 dny

    i have had such a long day. i needed this video on space food you have no idea.

  • @itsmeabbylee
    @itsmeabbylee Před 12 dny +84

    I'm a presenter and historian for NASA-JSC in Houston and was wishfully hoping you'd eventually do an episode on early spaceflight foods!! You've made my day, Max :D

  • @splendidcolors
    @splendidcolors Před 11 dny +41

    I grew up during the moon landing era, and Tang was our breakfast drink. We didn't make anything like "Tang Pie," but couple of tablespoons or so made a pleasant orange flavor for sponge cake (and a delicate orange color). I still have my mother's 1960s McCall's cookbook with the Hot Milk Sponge Cake recipe. My mom actually bought me the astronaut food bars, which I ate for snacks like we have energy bars these days. Pop Rocks were THE hot trend when I was in 3rd grade near the Bicentennial...

  • @jamindamsma7915
    @jamindamsma7915 Před 10 dny +1

    Thank you so much for not only being such an amazing and dedicated chef. But for bringing the I from History into Cooking. If you had a full production TV show or CZcams Special, even a Subscription Service slot on Amazon or something like Gordan Ramsey, Jamie Oliver and Akis Pertretzikis have, I reckon you would be #1. Because your food is great, it explains, shows and deep dives into the historical relevance and proper (or common) pronunciations of food. Aswell as the places it comes from, the earliest written records of the food and an unbiased but honest review on said cooked food.
    I want your channel to grow to the point where I can see it on Amazon Prime next to James May's Oh Cook or Our Man In Japan. And you get to travel the world, meet people and cook traditional dishes in historical places. I really want that for you and I'd love to see it. You and your channel deserves it. Thank you for teaching me the history of cooking aswell as how to cook. All the best from a fan in Australia. Cheers mate, all the best and I hope you get that Amazon deal 😁👍

  • @Orieni
    @Orieni Před 11 dny

    I used to be a NASA affiliated museum curator, and space food was a normal topic for me to speak about. I found the most interest was in how you season food in space. Though why some of the hotter condiments were forbidden was also popular.