Kitchen Literacy: How We Lost Knowledge of Where Food Comes from and Why We Need to Get It Back
by Ann Vileisis
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Author: Ann VileisisEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-10-24
ISBN: 1597261440
Number of pages: 352
Publisher: Island Press
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Summary: 5 Stars
Ann Vileisis has compiled a thorough history of Eating in America. Her documentation is invaluable. She reviews the historical facts and summarizes them so that they make sense. How did we get from knowing so much about every item we put in our mouths to knowing -- and wishing to know -- almost nothing? She has assembled sources and resources that are not easliy available elsewhere. I thank this book for directing me to Martha Ballard's diary, of an 18th century midwife, now posted online at [...], and in book form A Midwife's Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812 These days, I purchase only those books that I will refer to frequently. I shall use this book constantly in the research I am doing for "How to Raise Poultry," which follows How To Raise Chickens: Everything You Need To Know (How to Raise...).
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