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Author Ichord, Loretta Frances.

Title Pasta, fried rice, and matzoh balls : immigrant cooking in America / by Loretta Frances Ichord ; illustrated by Jan Davey Ellis.

Publication Info. Minneapolis, Minn. : Millbrook Press, [2006]
©2006

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Location Call No. Status
 Manchester, Main Library - Children's Department  J 641.5 ICHORD    Check Shelf
 Marlborough, Richmond Memorial Library - Children's Department  J 641.5 ICHORD    Check Shelf
 Simsbury Public Library - Children's Department  J 641.5 ICH    Check Shelf
 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Children's Department  JUV. 394.12 I16P    Check Shelf
Description 64 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 59-62) and index.
Contents Early immigrants shape the American diet: 1565-1879: Food and culture will conquer: Swedish meatballs (Swedish-American) -- German and Irish immigrants bring their gifts of food and tradition: German potato salad (German-American) -- Great ethnic cuisines roll in: 1880-1921 -- Italians spice up the American diet: Gnocchi potato pasta (Italian-American) -- Eastern Europeans introduce great sausages and other delicacies: Babka Easter-yeast cake (Polish-American) -- Jewish immigrants share their special culinary traditions: Matzoh balls and chicken soup (Jewish-American) -- Other ethnic groups add their unique fare: Portuguese sweetbread (Portuguese-American) -- Immigrants from Asia bring their exotic dishes: 1850-1921 -- Chinese immigrants: Cooks of fragrant cuisine: Fried rice (Chinese-American) -- Japanese immigrants: Prepare foods pleasing to the eye and the stomach: Sukiyaki (Japanese-American) -- Appendix -- Source notes -- Bibliography.
Subject Diet -- United States -- History.
Food habits -- United States -- History.
Immigrants -- Nutrition -- United States.
Cooking -- United States.
Cookbooks -- United States.
Added Author Ellis, Jan Davey.
ISBN 0761329137
9780761329138
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