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The Oxford encyclopedia of food and drink in America

Title: The Oxford encyclopedia of food and drink in America / Andrew F. Smith, editor in chief.
Publication: New York, New York : Oxford University Press, ©2004.

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Additional Authors

Smith, Andrew F., 1946-

Description

2 volumes : black and white illustrations; 29 cm

Summary

Home cooks and gourmets, chefs and restaurateurs, epicures, and simple food lovers of all stripes will delight in this smorgasbord of the history and culture of food and drink. Professor of Culinary History Andrew Smith and nearly 200 authors bring together in 770 entries the scholarship on wide-ranging topics from airline and funeral food to fad diets and fast food ; drinks like lemonade, Kool-Aid, and Tang ; foodstuffs like Jell-O, Twinkies, and Spam ; and Dagwood, hoagie, and Sloppy Joe sandwiches."--"Reference that rocks," American Libraries, May 2005.
"Covers a wide range of topics, such as ethnic food, regional foods, food advertising, the development of baby food, vegetarianism, special holiday food traditions, popular brands, microbreweries, the wine industry, snack food, fast food, and the Slow Food movement. Places American food and drink in historical and cultural context, pointing out disappearing traditions and guiding readers throughout the latest culinary controversies. Explains what food, cookery, and dining traditions have meant to Americans, why we choose to eat and drink what we do, and how the culinary world is influenced by American food. Contains 770 articles, 350 illustrations, sidebars, definitions, and cross-references throughout. Includes individual bibliographies for most entries, plus a general bibliography at the end of the set. Provides appendixes on food-related museums, events, organizations, library collections, and periodicals."--

Alternative Title

Food and drink in America

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Contents

Volume 1. A-J -- volume 2. K-Z.

ISBN

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2003024873

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Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library