Remembering Civil War Doctor and Salisbury Diet Founder James Henry Salisbury

James Henry Salisbury

“With his anti-vegetable views, James is probably rolling over in his grave to see more people than ever trying their hand at gardening.” January 12, 1823 Today is the birthday of the 19th-century American physician and the inventor of the Salisbury steak, James Henry Salisbury. James began thinking critically about diet after serving as a…

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