EPISODE · Apr 22, 2026 · 31 MIN
Why Put Pine Tar Boots on 300 Geese?
from Bygone Worlds: The Fascinating History of How We Used to Live · host Bygone Productions
If you came across a man walking down the road with 300 geese, all of whomever wearing boots made of tar, would you find it strange? You wouldn't if you lived in the 1700's. At that time, how else could you get a few hundred animals to market? Without refrigeration, they had to be alive at the market or they'd be more than rotten by the time the buyer wanted to cook them. That meant walking them about 100 miles over ten days. This is that story....
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If you came across a man walking down the road with 300 geese, all of whomever wearing boots made of tar, would you find it strange? You wouldn't if you lived in the 1700's. At that time, how else could you get a few hundred animals to market? Without refrigeration, they had to be alive at the market or they'd be more than rotten by the time the buyer wanted to cook them. That meant walking them about 100 miles over ten days. This is that story....
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