Perfection Salad
Women and Cooking at the Turn of the Century (Modern Library Food)
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Author
Contributions
- Michael Stern (Introduction) - Contributor
Publication
2001-02-20 - Modern Library
Language
English
Word Count
76,000 words, Guess
Page Count
304 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-100375756655
- ISBN-139780375756658
- LibraryThing140514
- Library of Congress Control Number00061292
- OCLC Control Number44775448
and 2 more
- Better World Books9780375756658
- Open LibraryOL7427445M
Classifications
- LCCTX173.S44 2001
- LCCTX173 .S44 2001
Description
"Perfection Salad presents an entertaining and erudite social history of women and cooking at the turn of the twentieth century. With sly humor and lucid insight, Laura Shapiro uncovers our ancestors' widespread obsession with food, and in doing so, tells us why we think as we do about food today."--BOOK JACKET.
First Sentence
In the spring of 1923 a woman wrote to a popular food magazine called American Cookery with a question that may have been bothering her for some time: Q: Are Vegetables ever served at a buffet luncheon?
Subjects
Series Statement
- Modern Library Food
Other Editions
- Perfection Salad: Women and Cooking at the Turn of the Century (Modern Library Food)
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