{"product_id":"wagon-wheel-kitchens-jacqueline-williams-9780700606108","title":"Wagon Wheel Kitchens: Food on the Oregon Trail","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAward of Excellence from the Washington Museum Association\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePioneer temperaments, Jacqueline Williams shows, were greatly influenced by that which was stewable, bakable, broilable, and boilable. Using travelers' diaries, letters, newspaper advertisements, and nineteenth-century cookbooks, Williams re-creates the highs and lows of cooking and eating on the Oregon Trail. She investigates the mundane--biscuits and bacon, mush and coffee--as well as the unexpected--carbonated soda made from bubbling spring water; ice cream created from milk, snow, and peppermint; fresh fruits and vegetables. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnderstanding what and how the pioneers ate, Williams demonstrates, is essential to understanding how they lived and survived--and sometimes died--on the trail.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jacqueline Williams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0700606106\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780700606108\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Kansas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/27\/1993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.40w x 0.60d","brand":"Jacqueline Williams","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43992296227071,"sku":"9780700606108","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9688c7b6-74a1-438d-9fef-e30711028ec0.jpg?v=1683315216","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/wagon-wheel-kitchens-jacqueline-williams-9780700606108","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}