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Let Them Eat Snack Cake

The Food That Built America by

Jun 29, 202222:41Society & Culture

Nowadays, grocery stores and gas stations are filled with Little Debbie products. In the 1950s, though, snack cakes were just gaining popularity, when a Chattanooga couple took a risk, scrapping big pies in favor of debu...

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Let Them Eat Snack Cake is an episode from The Food That Built America by . Nowadays, grocery stores and gas stations are filled with Little Debbie products. In the 1950s, though, snack cakes were just gaining popularity, when a Chattanoog...

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