Mormon Dietary Traditions

Mormon farmer carrying cane to crusher in Irvins, Washington County, Utah. Photo by Lee, Russell, 1903-1986. Public domain.

We explore the historical background of the dietary traditions and rules of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, AKA Mormons. Learn about fry sauce, root beer, and dirty soda, along with some general background on the history and development of a quintessentially American religion, and its well-known food and beverage practices.

TOPIC MENTIONED

• Loma Linda University

• Seventh Day Adventist diets

• Fry Sauce

• Root beer made at home

• Doctrine and Covenants and the Word of Wisdom section

• The Dixie Wine Mission and wine in southern Utah

• Polygamy and the government’s control of marriage laws

• Swig and Sodalicious

• Ting

• The Book of Mormon Musical

• South Park’s Mormon Episode

• FLDS

• Polygamous Mormons of Mexico

• Massacre of Mexican Mormons by Cartel

• Howard Hughes employing Mormons

• Mormons and medical cannabis

• History of the root beer float

• Postum

This dude above ^^^ is someone we ran into in Portland who is an ex-Mormon who goes by Jesus Herbert Christ officially and performs weddings if you’re in the market for that.