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Ziegelman, Jane.
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Cooking, American -- History -- 20th century.
Depressions -- 1929 -- United States.
Crises -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Social change -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Food supply -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Diet -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Home economics -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Cooking -- United States -- History.
United States -- Social conditions -- 1933-1945.
United States -- Environmental conditions -- History -- 20th century.
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Ziegelman, Jane.
Cooking, American -- History -- 20th century.
Depressions -- 1929 -- United States.
Crises -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Social change -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Food supply -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Diet -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Home economics -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Cooking -- United States -- History.
United States -- Social conditions -- 1933-1945.
United States -- Environmental conditions -- History -- 20th century.
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A square meal : a culinary history of the Great Depression / Jane Ziegelman and Andrew Coe.
by
Ziegelman, Jane.
Harper, [2016]
Call #:
641
.5973
Z66s
Subjects
Cooking, American -- History -- 20th century.
Depressions -- 1929 -- United States.
Crises -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Social change -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Food supply -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Diet -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Home economics -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Cooking -- United States -- History.
United States -- Social conditions -- 1933-1945.
United States -- Environmental conditions -- History -- 20th century.
ISBN:
9780062216410 (hc.)
Edition:
First edition.
Description:
x, 314 pages : illustrations
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
"From the author of 97 Orchard and her husband, a culinary historian, an exploration of the greatest food crisis the nation has ever faced - the Great Depression - and how it transformed America's culinary culture. The decade-long Great Depression, a period of shifts in the country's political and social landscape, forever changed the way America eats. Before 1929, America's relationship with food was defined by abundance. But the collapse of the economy, in both urban and rural America, left a quarter of all Americans out of work and undernourished - shattering long-held assumptions about the limitlessness of the national larder. In 1933, as women struggled to feed their families, President Roosevelt reversed long-standing biases toward government-sponsored "food charity." For the first time in American history, the federal government assumed, for a while, responsibility for feeding its citizens. The effects were widespread. Championed by Eleanor Roosevelt, "home economists" who had long fought to bring science into the kitchen rose to national stature. Tapping into America's long-standing ambivalence toward culinary enjoyment, they imposed their vision of a sturdy, utilitarian cuisine on the American dinner table. Through the Bureau of Home Economics, these women led a sweeping campaign to instill dietary recommendations, the forerunners of today's Dietary Guidelines. At the same time, rising food conglomerates introduced packaged and processed foods that gave rise to a new American cuisine based on speed and convenience. This movement toward a homogenized national cuisine sparked a revival of American regional cooking. In the ensuing decades, the tension between local traditions and culinary science has defined our national cuisine - a battle that continues today."--Provided by publisher.
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Coe, Andrew (Andy)
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