Warmest Room in the House : How the Kitchen Became the Heart of the Twentieth-Century American Home

English

ISBN: 1582343551

EAN: 9781582343556

Category: Cooking / History/House & Home / General/Social Science / Customs & Traditions/

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Release Date: 12/31/2007

Synopsis: Thomas Jefferson once wrote that if you really want to understand the workings of a society, you have to look into their kettles and eat their bread. Steve Gdula gives us a view of American culture from the most popular room in the house: the kitchen. Examining the relationship between trends and innovations in the kitchen and the cultural attitudes beyond its four walls, Gdula creates a lively portrait of over 350 years of American domestic life.The Warmest Room in the Houseexplores major historic themes, including the challenges of procurement in the seventeenth century, preservation in the eighteenth century, industrialization and enlightenment in the nineteenth century, and modernization in the twentieth. Gdula traces the evolution of American foods, recipes, trends, and styles of cooking, beginning with the exchanges that took place between the Powhatan Indians and the Jamestown settlers about nutrition through todays polyglot international cuisine. Filled with fun facts about food trends, from Hamburger Helper toThe Moosewood Cookbook, and food personalities, from Catherine Beecher to Martha Stewart,The Warmest Room in the Houseis the perfect addition to any well-rounded kitchen larder.

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Warmest Room in the House : How the Kitchen Became the Heart of the Twentieth-Century American Home

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Hardcover

Height: 1.06 inches

Width: 6.72 inches

Length: 9.12 inches

Weight: 18.45 oz

Pages: 256