The U.S. history cookbook : delicious recipes and exciting events from the past /

The U.S. history cookbook : delicious recipes and exciting events from the past /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:D'Amico, Joan, 1957-
Imprint:[Hoboken, N.J.] : Wiley, c2003.
Description:xi, 180 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Subject:
Cooking, American -- Juvenile literature.
United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
United States -- History
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4920416
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Other authors / contributors:Drummond, Karen Eich.
Cline, Jeff, ill.
Cash-Walsh, Tina, 1960- ill.
NetLibrary, Inc.
ISBN:0471463361 (electronic bk.)
Notes:Includes index.
Electronic reproduction. Boulder, Colo. : NetLibrary, 2003. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to NetLibrary affiliated libraries.
Summary:Chapters discuss different time periods in American history, focusing on typical foods and cooking styles. Includes recipes for such dishes as pumpkin bread, Virginia ham with cherry sauce, and buckwheat griddle cakes.
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • About This Book
  • Discovering the Kitchen
  • Tools of the Trade
  • Cooking Skills
  • Cutting
  • Measuring
  • Mixing
  • Stovetop Cooking
  • Cracking and Separating Eggs
  • Safety Rules
  • Around the Stove and Oven
  • Using Any Appliance
  • Using a Microwave Oven
  • Using a Knife
  • Cleaning Up
  • Chapter 1. The First Thanksgiving
  • Golden Harvest Pumpkin Bread
  • Cornmeal Blueberry Mush (Sautauthig)
  • The Ultimate Roasted Turkey Breast
  • Traditional Cranberry Sauce
  • Chapter 2. Colonial Fare
  • Corn Chowder
  • Virginia Ham with Cherry Sauce
  • Old-Fashioned Dried Apple Rings
  • All-American Baked Apple Crisp with Dried Fruits
  • Chapter 3. Louisiana Territory Creole and Cajun Foods
  • Shrimp and Ham Jambalaya
  • Bread Pudding with Fruit
  • King Cake
  • Chapter 4. Remember (Those Great Tortillas at) the Alamo!
  • Awesome Tacos
  • Ralph's Rib-Stickin' Hot and Spicy Texas Ribs
  • Meatless Chili
  • Chapter 5. A Pioneer Breakfast
  • Buckwheat Griddle Cakes
  • Amazing Country Scrambled Eggs
  • Trail Blazin' Beef Jerky
  • Chapter 6. Plantation Life
  • Southern Fried Chicken Wings
  • Plantation-Baked Corn Bread
  • The Sweetest Sweet Potato Pie
  • Peaches and Cream Ice Cream Sundae with Gingersnaps
  • Chapter 7. Dining on the Transcontinental Railroad
  • Chop Suey
  • Coast-to-Coast Apple Pie
  • Cocoanut Pudding
  • Chapter 8. A Victorian Tea
  • Lemon and Poppy Seed Afternoon Tea Bread
  • Old-Fashioned Root Beer Float
  • Noodle Kugel
  • Chapter 9. The Ravenous Roaring Twenties
  • Baby Ruth Homerun Bars
  • Fast 'n' Easy Caesar Salad
  • Supremely Citrus Sundae
  • Chapter 10. Making Do during the Great Depression
  • Speedy Vegetable and Barley Soup
  • Baked Macaroni and Cheese
  • Depression Cake
  • Chapter 11. World War II Rations
  • Cozy Chicken Veggie Noodle Stew
  • Sloppy Joes
  • Crunchy Carrots
  • M & M's Cookies
  • Chapter 12. Fabulous Fifties Foods
  • Vegetable Platter with Sour Cream and Onion Dip
  • Make-Your-Own TV Dinners
  • German Chocolate Minicakes
  • Coco-Nutty Pecan Frosting
  • Chapter 13. Sixties and Seventies Sensations
  • Peace, Love, and Crunchy Granola
  • Mother Earth's Zucchini Bread
  • Swift 'n' Savory Spinach and Onion Quiche
  • Green Beans Amandine
  • Chapter 14. High Tech, Low Fat: The 1980s and 1990s
  • Lazy Morning Lemon Blueberry Muffins
  • Fashionable Fettuccine with Porcini Mushrooms and Parmesan Cheese
  • Roasted Veggie Pita Rounds
  • American Food and Cooking Timeline
  • Glossary
  • Index

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