| Description |
vi, 186 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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Includes index. |
| Contents |
Discovering the kitchen -- Tools of the trade -- Cooking skills: Cutting -- Measuring -- Mixing -- Stovetop cooking -- Cracking and separating eggs -- Safety Rules: Around the stove and oven -- Using any appliance -- Using a microwave oven -- Using a knife -- Cleaning up -- New England: Connecticut, the constitution state -- Election day cake -- Maine, the pine tree state -- Blueberry cornbread -- Massachusetts, the bay state -- Boston baked beans -- New Hampshire, the granite state -- Raspberry and apple cobbler -- Rhode Island, the ocean state -- Coffee milkshakes -- Vermont, the green mountain state -- Banana berry pancakes with real maple syrup -- Middle Atlantic: Delaware, the first state -- Classic gingerbread squares -- Maryland, the old line state -- New Jersey, the garden state -- Italian submarine sandwiches -- New York, the empire state -- Waldorf salad -- Pennsylvania, the keystone state -- Philadelphia soft pretzels -- South: Alabama, the heart of Dixie -- Sweet potato biscuits -- Arkansas, the land of opportunity -- Chocolate rice pudding -- Florida, the sunshine state -- Key lime pie -- Georgia, the peach state -- Peanutty peanut butter and banana bread -- Kentucky, the bluegrass state -- Kentucky burgoo -- Louisiana, the pelican state -- New Orleans pain perdu -- Mississippi, the magnolia state -- Mississippi pie -- North Carolina, the tar heel state -- North Carolina BBQ -- South Carolina, the palmetto state -- Peach roll -- Tennessee, the volunteer state -- German potato salad -- Virginia, the old dominion -- Virginia ham with cherry sauce -- West Virginia, the mountain state -- Golden delicious apple pie -- Midwest: Illinois, the prairie state -- Deep dish pizza -- Indiana, the hoosier state -- Bread pudding -- Iowa, the Hawkeye state -- Corn dogs -- Kansas, midway U.S.A. -- Grilled Swiss cheeseburger with slice mushrooms -- Michigan, the wolverine state -- Ice cream with cherry sauce in a tortilla shell -- Minnesota, the land of 10,000 lakes -- Swedish meatballs -- Missouri, the show me state -- Black walnut quickbread -- Nebraska, the cornhusker state -- Reuben sandwiches -- North Dakota, the flickertail state -- Macaroni and cheese -- Ohio, the buckeye state -- Cincinnati chili over pasta -- South Dakota, the land of infinite variety -- Cornmeal mush with molasses -- Wisconsin, America's dairyland -- Wisconsin cheddar dill puffs -- Southwest: Arizona, the Grand Canyon state -- Cheese quesadilla with vegetables -- New Mexico, the land of enchantment -- Taco soup -- Oklahoma, the sooner state -- Peanut Blondie bars -- Texas, the lone star state -- Spicy barbecue sauce -- Rocky Mountains: Colorado, the centennial state -- Denver sandwich -- Idaho, the gem state -- Baked slice potatoes -- Montana, big sky country -- Cheyenne batter bread -- Nevada, the sagebrush state -- Onion rings -- Utah, the beehive state -- Mallo-mallo fudge squares -- Wyoming, the cowboy state -- Rancher's beef pot pies -- Pacific states: Alaska, the last frontier -- Baked salmon -- California, the golden state -- Classic Caesar salad -- Hawaii, the aloha state -- Pineapple chicken kabobs -- Oregon, the beaver state -- Cranberry cookie bars -- Washington, the evergreen state -- Baked apples -- Index. |
| Summary |
Provides information about the fifty states along with a recipe native to each of them, such as Boston baked beans from Massachusetts, crab cakes from Maryland, Key lime pie from Florida, corn dogs from Iowa, and taco soup from New Mexico. Take a Tasty Tour of Americas 50 States 1. In what state were both the lollipop and the hamburger-on-a-bun invented? 2. Where do the largest watermelons grow and whats the distance record for spitting watermelon seeds? How big is the worlds largest potato chip and where is it now? 3. Theres more to cuisine in America than just burgers and fries. Heres a mouthwatering journey across the United States where youll discove and learn how to make fabulous foods from every part of the country. Treat yourself to such simple, kid-tested recipes as: Banana Berry Pancakes with Real Maple Syrup from Vermont Key Lime Pie from Florida Deep Dish Pizza from Illinois The United States Cookbook is a delicious mixture of fun food trivia, fascinating tidbits about each states history and traditions, and yummy recipes you can cook yourself. What a great way to stuff your face and feed your brain at the same time! ANSWERS: 1. Connecticut. 2. Hope, Arkansas. The record is 30 feet. 3. 25 feet long and 14 feet wide. 3. Its in the Potato Museum, Blackfoot, Idaho |
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Cooking, American.
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Cooking -- United States.
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Cookbooks -- United States.
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| Added Author |
Drummond, Karen Eich.
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Cline, Jeff, illustrator.
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Cash-Walsh, Tina, 1960- illustrator.
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| ISBN |
0471358398 paperback alkaline paper |
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