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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.
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| Series: | Arts and traditions of the table
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| Online Access: | ebrary Table of contents Available to Stanford-affiliated users at: |
| 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. |
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386 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-377) and index. |
| ISBN: |
0231129920 9780231129923 9780231129930 0231129939 |