The Gold Rush Delicacy That Started A War: Eggs

<p>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.</p><p><br></p><p>Additional Reading:</p> The Gold Rush Delicacy That Started A War: Eggs The Kitchen Sisters Present podcast When California Went to War Over Eggs (Smithsonian Magazine) <p><br></p><p>Originally reported by Nikki Silva and Davia Nelson for The Kitchen Sisters Present. Bay...