{"product_id":"can-she-bake-a-cherry-mary-drake-mcfeely-9781558493339","title":"Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?: American Women and the Kitchen in the Twentieth Century","description":"In the rural America of the past, a woman's reputation was sometimes made by her cherry pie--or her chocolate layer cake, or her biscuits. As America modernized and as women left the home, entered the paid labor force, and battled their way to success in the professions, mastery of cooking remained an accepted sign that a woman took her gendered responsibilities seriously. Ironically, over the course of the twentieth century, as ready-made foods and kitchen appliances made home cooking less essential and labor-intensive, skill in the kitchen continued to be perceived not only by society but often by women themselves as a measure of a woman's true value. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book shows how cooking developed and evolved during the twentieth century. From Fannie Farmer to Julia Child, new challenges arose to replace the old. Women found themselves still tied to the kitchen, but for different reasons and with the need to acquire new skills. Instead of simply providing sustenance for the family, they now had to master more complex cooking techniques, the knowledge of \"ethnic\" cuisines, the science of nutrition, the business of consumerism, and, perhaps most important of all, the art of keeping their husbands and children happy and healthy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mary Drake McFeely\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1558493336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781558493339\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Massachusetts Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/02\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 194\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.10w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKliatt\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2002 pg. 29","brand":"Mary Drake McFeely","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44124869853439,"sku":"9781558493339","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_88879604-8204-4618-abb6-29cdb7faca4b.jpg?v=1687439300","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/can-she-bake-a-cherry-mary-drake-mcfeely-9781558493339","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}