If you want to recreate the Gold Rush experience without all the terrible conditions, you can pan for gold or even descend into mines. In a few places, you can even eat the most prized meal of the Gold Rush. For the series California Foodways, Lisa Morehouse went in search of the Hangtown Fry.
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