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Perfection Salad: Women and Cooking at the Turn of the Century
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Univ of California Pr
Publication date
October 1, 2008
Pages
282
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780520257382
ISBN-10
0520257383
Dimensions
0.50 by 5.75 by 8.50 in.
Weight
0.75 lbs.
Original list price
$29.95
Other format details
university press
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description:
Toasted marshmallows stuffed with raisins? Green-and-white luncheons? Chemistry in the kitchen? This entertaining and erudite social history, now in its fourth paperback edition, tells the remarkable story of America's transformation from a nation of honest appetites into an obedient market for instant mashed potatoes. In Perfection Salad, Laura Shapiro investigates a band of passionate but ladylike reformers at the turn of the twentieth century―including Fannie Farmer of the Boston Cooking School―who were determined to modernize the American diet through a "scientific" approach to cooking. Shapiro's fascinating tale shows why we think the way we do about food today.
Editions
Hardcover
from Farrar Straus & Giroux (February 1, 1986)
9780374230753 | details & prices | List price $16.95
About: This social history of the culinary habits of turn-of-the-century women depicts their passion and idealism, as well as their frequently bizarre and misguided ideas
About: This social history of the culinary habits of turn-of-the-century women depicts their passion and idealism, as well as their frequently bizarre and misguided ideas
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
from Univ of California Pr (October 1, 2008)
9780520257382 | details & prices | 282 pages | 5.75 × 8.50 × 0.50 in. | 0.75 lbs | List price $29.95
About: Toasted marshmallows stuffed with raisins?
About: Toasted marshmallows stuffed with raisins?
With Michael Stern (other contributor), Ruth Reichl (other contributor) |
Reprint edition from Modern Library (February 1, 2001)
9780375756658 | details & prices | 274 pages | 5.25 × 8.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.56 lbs | List price $13.95
About: Depicts the culinary habits of turn-of-the-century women, portraying their passion and idealism, as well as their frequently bizarre and misguided ideas.
About: Depicts the culinary habits of turn-of-the-century women, portraying their passion and idealism, as well as their frequently bizarre and misguided ideas.
Reprint edition from North Point Pr (April 1, 1995)
9780865474864 | details & prices | 5.50 × 8.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.70 lbs | List price $22.00
About: Perfection Salad presents an entertaining and erudite social history of women and cooking at the turn of the twentieth century.
About: Perfection Salad presents an entertaining and erudite social history of women and cooking at the turn of the twentieth century.
from Henry Holt & Co (September 1, 1987)
9780805002287 | details & prices | List price $8.95
About: This social history of the culinary habits of turn-of-the-century women depicts their passion and idealism, as well as their frequently bizarre and misguided ideas
About: This social history of the culinary habits of turn-of-the-century women depicts their passion and idealism, as well as their frequently bizarre and misguided ideas
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