Culinary ephemera : an illustrated history

"This collection, a trove of designs, appealing colors, and forgotten motifs that stir the imagination, features an unprecedented assortment of ephemera, or paper collectibles, related to food. It includes images of postcards, match covers, menus, labels, posters, brochures, valentines, packagi...

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Main Author: Weaver, William Woys, 1947-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, c2010.
Series:California studies in food and culture ; 30.
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300 |a xiii, 299 p. :  |b ill. (chiefly col.) ;  |c 22 cm. 
490 1 |a California studies in food and culture ;  |v v. 30 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-289) and index. 
505 0 |a Preface: Seduced by yum-yum -- Introduction: Why culinary ephemera? -- Almanacs and calendars -- Americans abroad -- Beer, wine, and other drinking ephemera -- Broadsides, handbills, and posters -- Brochures and advertising literature -- Business cards -- Diet and health -- Labels -- Match covers -- Menus -- Postcards -- Recipe books and product pamphlets -- Sheet music -- Stoves, canning, and cooking classes -- Trade cards -- Valentines and mottos -- Wrappers and packaging -- Wild cards -- Epilogue: The legacy of yum-yum. 
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