Schenone, Laura.

A thousand years over a hot stove : a history of American women told through food, recipes, and remembrances / Laura Schenone. - 1st ed. - New York : W. W. Norton, c2003. - xxxvi, 412 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 355-378) and index.

Preface : Haunted by kitchen ghosts -- Introduction : From her head grew pumpkin vines : a few ideas about the nature of women and food -- Gathering up the earth -- She cooked in a new land -- Slavery at her table -- Virtuous cookery : from drudgery to sacred profession -- A woman's West -- She fed the industrial giants -- Give her your hungry -- Technology's new homemaker -- Recipes for tough times -- Apron strings : did she cut them? -- Resources for historic cooking.

A collection of classic recipes and inspirational stories traces the history of food and cooking in America and discusses how the power of food shaped the lives of women.

0393016714 : HRD $35.00

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Cooking--History.--United States
Women cooks--History.--United States

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