Cooking - History

With my cookbook, The Aroma of Czech Cuisine, I am proud to showcase the national Czech food, or as we call it, "Staročeská kuchyně" (recipes of our grandmothers). Throughout the book, notes and mini stories accompany the recipes, unfolding a myriad of facts about...

Discover the origins, traditions, and use of the everyday foods served up on our plates, from salt to sushi and rice to ravioli. A true celebration of food in all its forms, The Food Book follows the human quest for sustenance through the stories...

"Embark on a culinary journey through time and taste with 'The Ice Cider Epic.' In this groundbreaking book, we explore the uncharted realms of gastronomy by ingeniously infusing ice cider into recipes spanning various eras and global cuisines. A pioneer in the culinary world,...

Author: Amy StewartISBN-10: 1665159421ISBN-13: 9781665159425Publisher: HighBridge AudioLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/19/2013Format: MP3 CDWeight: 0.15lbsSize: 6.69h x 5.28w x 0.55d

The title of this work is inspired from a United States Food Administration poster that used "In her wheatless kitchen" as the caption. The recipes here have been reproduced exactly as they appeared in the 1918 book. Illustrations from cookbooks and advertisements from the...

A Delicious Pacific Northwest Legacy. Fisher Scones, a Pacific Northwest tradition, were introduced at the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco. This sweet treat, slathered with butter and raspberry jam, has outlived the very brand it served to promote. Founded in Seattle, Washington during...

Combining an historian's rigor with a food enthusiast's palate, Paul Freedman's seminal and highly entertaining Ten Restaurants That Changed America reveals how the history of our restaurants reflects nothing less than the history of America itself. Whether charting the rise of our love affair...

Throughout American history, women have helped propel what we know as classic cocktails--the Martini, the Manhattan, the Old-Fashioned, and more--into popular culture. But, often excluded from private clubs, women exercised this influence from the home, in their cocktail parlors. In The Cocktail Parlor, Dr....

Author: Deirdre A. Scaggs, Evalina Kremer SettleISBN-10: 1985900041ISBN-13: 9781985900042Publisher: University Press of KentuckyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/07/2024Pages: 240Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.65lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.40w x 0.80d

Did you know that ancient Egyptians mummified beef ribs for their dearly departed to enjoy in the afterlife? That Roman gladiators were relegated to a vegan diet of grains and beans? That the fast-food hamburger was a result of a postwar, high-efficiency work ethic?This...

Experience the Culinary Highlights of the Burdensome 1930s! The 1930s was one of the most defining decades ever. The collapse of the international finance system, the beginning of the Second World War, and the Dust Bowl are some of the dramatic things that occurred....

Diet books contribute to a $60-billion industry as they speak to the 45 million Americans who diet every year. Yet these books don't just tell readers what to eat: they offer complete philosophies about who Americans are and how we should live. Diet and...

Since 1492, the distinct cultures, peoples, and languages of four continents have met in the Caribbean and intermingled in wave after wave of post-Columbian encounters, with foods and their styles of preparation being among the most consumable of the converging cultural elements. This book...

What is Jewish cooking in France? That is the question that has haunted Joan Nathan over the years and driven her to unearth the secrets of this hidden cuisine. Now she gives us the fruits of her quest in this extraordinary book, a treasure...

Akron and Summit County's classic hot spots have satisfied palates since the early twentieth century. Akron alone could sit up to thirty thousand people at once during the golden age of the '50s and '60s. Marcel's made a name for itself with its scampi,...

As Children, we begin to learn about the culinary arts by watching our mothers and grandmothers in the kitchen. And, by using their treasured family recipes that have been passed down from generation to generation. We hope you enjoy these volumes, for their individual...

Shortlisted for Debut Food Book of the Year at the Fortnum and Mason Food and Drink Awards 2024'A lyrical, amiable and educational celebration of what may be our greatest achievement: the chippy.' Stuart Maconie Step inside and unwrap this deliciously entertaining look at Britain's...

For the sake of salt, Rome created a system of remuneration (from which we get the word salary), nomads domesticated the camel, the Low Countries revolted against their Spanish oppressors, and Gandhi marched against the British. Through the ages, salt has conferred status, preserved...

Travel back in time with Claire and Jamie, drinking--and eating--your way through their adventures from the Scottish Highlands to the New World in this gorgeous book featuring 90 recipes for cocktails, nonalcoholic offerings, and plenty of bar bites. Grab your cocktail shaker and dive...

Though there has been somewhat of a renaissance for cooking with edible flowers, they have largely been relegated to adorning cakes and sweets; Buds and Blossoms shows that their culinary potential is so much greater than that. Liz Knight seeks to reinvigorate our love...

In The French 75, John Maxwell Hamilton tracks down the many lives of this protean cocktail. The drink, named by French propagandists during World War I, was said to pack a punch as powerful as that nation's celebrated 75 mm cannon. At the end...

The family dinner, the client luncheon, the holiday spread--the idea of people coming together for a meal seems the most natural thing in the world. But that is certainly not the case for most other members of the animal kingdom. In Feast, archeologist Martin...

Finally, there's a book that's almost as much fun as having a couple of drinks. Alcoholica Esoterica presents the history and culture of booze as told by a writer with a knack for distilling all the boring bits into the most interesting facts and...

This Volume 2, like all the other volumes in this series of Volumes 1 to 8, and future ones, are the compilation of good food recipes collected from mothers, grandmothers, and daughters over the centuries past who lived both in the Volga Region of...

Original reprint of "Sunkist Recipes Oranges-Lemons", originally published in 1916 by the California Fruit Growers Exchange. The recipes in this book were prepared for women who like oranges and lemons and who have learned that there is a wide difference between ordinary oranges and...

"The Looming Curry 'Authenticity' Crisis!In the UK today, the nation's favorite dish faces a looming threat of extinction! However, curry boasts an ancient heritage, deeply rooted in Tamil culture for over three thousand years. This book delves into its origins, the journeys it undertook...

The New American Home Cookbook, written by Mrs. R. E. Wakefield and published in 1881, is a comprehensive collection of household recipes from around the world. The book contains a wide range of recipes, including those for soups, meats, vegetables, desserts, and beverages. The...

All tequilas are mezcals; all mezcals are made from agaves; and every bottle of mezcal is the remarkable result of collaborations among agave entrepreneurs, botanists, distillers, beverage distributors, bartenders, and more. How these groups come together in this "spirits world" is the subject of...

Stotty 'n' Spice Cake bringstogether regional recipes, dialect, social history and kitchen technology togive us an insight into how kitchen skills, tools and diets havedeveloped. Bill Griffiths takes us on a journey through cooking history -from the griddle on an open fire and the...

Tea rooms are hidden gems located in old Victorian homes or perhaps a Bed and Breakfast or Premier Hotel. These quaint tea rooms are decorated with charm using fine white linen tablecloths, lace napkins and porcelain tea pots. Fresh flowers adorn each table and...

Americans learned how to make wine successfully about two hundred years ago, after failing for more than two hundred years. Thomas Pinney takes an engaging approach to the history of American wine by telling its story through the lives of 13 people who played...

A collection of over 300 vintage recipes and household hints from the Australian Colonial period between 1850 and 1900.Author: E. L. SmytheISBN-10: 0646955748ISBN-13: 9780646955742Publisher: Gunn & PennLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/31/2016Pages: 134Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.54lbsSize: 9.25h x 7.50w x 0.29d

In nineteenth-century Europe and North America, an organized vegetarian movement began warning of the health risks and ethical problems of meat eating. Presenting a vegetarian diet as a cure for the social ills brought on by industrialization and urbanization, this movement idealized South Asia...

Cooking & Baking During the Time of the War for American Independence is chock full of delightfully different and delicious cooking ideas favored by many famous, and some forgotten, yet historically important individuals and families of yesteryear. It contains the favorite dishes of numerous...

This charming cookbook offers readers a wide range of delicious and inventive recipes that make use of leftover ingredients. With more than 400 recipes, the book is a must-have for anyone looking to save money, reduce food waste, and create tasty, imaginative meals.This work...

'Medieval Gardens and Culinary Adventures Stemming from Same' is an informal and personal guide to planning, planting, caring for and harvesting from a Medieval-themed Home garden. Included are descriptions of salient features for said themed gardens, historically-accurate plant lists for a contemporary garden, historic...

Discover tantalizing recipes, spine-tingling stories, and historic photos from the most notoriously haunted locations across America in this fun and fascinating cookbook. Paranormal investigator and Kindred Spirits co-host Amy Bruni leads you through eerie hotels, haunted homes, hellish hospitals, and spooky ghost towns, giving...

In this fascinating book, Wiley presents the results of his studies on the effects of borax, a common preservative, on human health. Wiley's experiments showed that borax had harmful effects on the body, and helped to pave the way for safer food preservatives. This...

Food Heritage and Nationalism in Europe contends that food is a fundamental element of heritage, and a particularly important one in times of crisis. Arguing that food, taste, cuisine and gastronomy are crucial markers of identity that are inherently connected to constructions of place,...

Experience the delightful flavors of the colorful 1960s! The 1960s was one of the most eventful and dramatic decades in history. The Vietnam War, political assassinations, the first moon landing, and the hippie movement are just some of the things this period is known...

Discover the luscious flavors of the groovy 1970s! The 70s was a decade of great turmoil and change. Watergate, the oil crisis, peculiar fashion, and disco music are a few of the things that stand out.This was a time when individualism and new outlooks...

Pizza, pasta, and olive oil: today, it's hard to imagine any supermarket without these items. But how did these foods--and many more Italian ingredients--become so widespread? In this book, Diego Zancani maps the extraordinary progress of Italian food, from the legacy of the Roman...

DELUXE CASEBOUND EDITION, IDEAL FOR GIFTS AND PERMANENT COLLECTIONSAt the time of Canadian Confederation, many Canadians were their own doctors, cooks, farmers, veterinarians, beekeepers, and even rat catchers. This survival guide, compiled fifteen decades ago, is a fascinating glimpse into Canadian life before modern...

This book offers valuable advice to the country housewife on a range of topics including the domestic management of a country household, cooking, midwifery, and medicinal remedies. It also includes important instructions on the maintenance of tools, gardens, and livestock. With practical tips and...

The Book of Tea' is a philosophical treatise written by Kakuzo Okakura, a Japanese scholar, art critic, and curator, first published in 1906. This influential work explores the aesthetics, cultural significance, and philosophy behind the Japanese tea ceremony. The author discusses the principles of...

The first authoritative cookbook to present the culinary treasures and intriguing customs of the ancient yet enduring Aleppian Jewish community--with 150 mouthwatering recipes and gorgeous color photos.When the Aleppian Jewish community migrated from the ancient city of Aleppo in historic Syria and settled in...

In a town famous for its politics, one local favorite moves unchallenged across party lines. Sample secret recipes while delving in to the history of the Horseshoe Sandwich.Open-faced, piled high with fries and slathered in cheese sauAuthor: Carolyn Harmon, Tony LeoneISBN-10: 1467139882ISBN-13: 9781467139885Publisher: History...

Cooking it Old School & Ministry is designed to share wisdom and some of the delicious old-school dishes that Lossie Dupree late Mother Lillie Mae Bryant better known as Lil shared and instilled in her. As you begin to read you will understand how...

Brewing history in East Tennessee is a roller coaster ride. In 1879, Knoxville s twenty-five saloons allegedly poured an estimated five thousand drinks per day. The drinks slowed for nearly half a century during Prohibition. Afterward, the beer scene made a slow resurgence. With...

A Brief Culinary Art History of the Western Chef Avante-Guarde Through the Late 20th Century examines Western cuisine as an art form. The book takes the vantage point of the Chef vanguard from second century AD Rome through the Italian and French Renaissances, modernism,...