A revolution in eating : how the quest for food shaped America /
Sugar, pork, beer, corn, cider, scrapple, and hoppin' John all became staples in the diet of colonial America. The ways Americans cultivated and prepared food and the values they attributed to it played an important role in shaping the identity of the newborn nation. In A Revolution in Eating,...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Columbia University Press,
2005
New York : [2005], ©2005 New York : c2005 New York : ©2005 |
| Series: | Arts and traditions of the table
Arts and traditions of the table |
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| Summary: | Sugar, pork, beer, corn, cider, scrapple, and hoppin' John all became staples in the diet of colonial America. The ways Americans cultivated and prepared food and the values they attributed to it played an important role in shaping the identity of the newborn nation. In A Revolution in Eating, James E. McWilliams presents a colorful and spirited tour of culinary attitudes, tastes, and techniques throughout colonial America "Sugar, pork, beer, corn, cider, scrapple, and hoppin' John all became staples in the diet of colonial America. The ways Americans cultivated and prepared food and the values they attributed to it played an important role in shaping the identity of the newborn nation. In A Revolution in Eating, James E. McWilliams presents a colorful and spirited tour of culinary attitudes, tastes, and techniques throughout colonial America."--BOOK JACKET |
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| Item Description: | This WorldCat-derived record is shareable under Open Data Commons ODC-BY, with attribution to OCLC |
| Physical Description: | 386 p. : ill. ; 24 cm 386 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-377) and index Includes bibliographical references (p. 357-377) and index Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-377) and index Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0231129920 (cloth : alk. paper) 0231129920 0231129939 (rebound) 0231129939 9780231129923 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780231129923 9780231129930 (rebound) 9780231129930 |