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Ichord, Loretta Frances

Double Cheeseburgers, Quiche, and Vegetarian Burritos: American Cooking from the 1920s through Today

64 pp. | Millbrook | February, 2007 | Library ISBN 978-0-8225-5969-6 $25.26
(3) 4-6 Cooking through Time series. Illustrated by Jan Davey Ellis. This surprisingly comprehensive yet thoroughly accessible overview of twentieth-century American eating habits covers such phenomena as Depression- and WWII-era scarcities, the development of convenience foods and fad diets, and the increasing popularity of ethnic cooking, vegetarianism, celebrity chefs, and organic products. Illustrated with cartoonish spot art, this fact-filled book also includes eight recipes, with instructions suggesting adaptations for classroom use. Bib., ind.
Reviewer: Norah Piehl

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