During the Gold Rush, people flocked to the San Francisco Bay Area to make their fortunes. A few entrepreneurial folks realized seabird eggs could provide protein to the hungry miners. Matthew Tuckner heard there was even a war fought over eggs on the Farallon Islands and wanted to know more. Additional Reading:<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.kqed.org/news/11872730">The Gold Rush Delicacy That Started A War: Eggs</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.kitchensisters.org/present/">The Kitchen Sisters Present podcast</a></li>
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<a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/when-california-went-war-over-eggs-180971960/">When California Went to War Over Eggs</a> (Smithsonian Magazine)</li>
</ul> Originally reported by Nikki Silva and Davia Nelson for <a href="http://www.kitchensisters.org/present/">The Kitchen Sisters Present</a>. Bay Curious is made by Katrina Schwartz, Suzie Racho and Brendan Willard. Additional support from Erika Aguilar, Jessica Placzek, Kyana Moghadam, Paul Lancour, Carly Severn, Ethan Lindsey, Vinnee Tong and Don Clyde. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

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