Preface : Haunted by kitchen ghosts -- Introduction : From her head grew pumpkin vines : a few ideas about the nature of women and food -- Gathering up the earth -- She cooked in a new land -- Slavery at her table -- Virtuous cookery : from drudgery to sacred profession -- A woman's West -- She fed the industrial giants -- Give her your hungry -- Technology's new homemaker -- Recipes for tough times -- Apron strings : did she cut them? -- Resources for historic cooking
Summary:
A collection of classic recipes and inspirational stories traces the history of food and cooking in America and discusses how the power of food shaped the lives of women.
