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Double Cheeseburgers, Quiche, and Vegetarian Burritos: American Cooking from the 1920s through Today
64 pp.
| Millbrook |
February, 2007 |
LibraryISBN 978-0-8225-5969-6$25.26
(3)
4-6Cooking 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.