| Description |
xx, 343 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"Organized like a cookbook, Books that Cook: The Making of a Literary Meal is a collection of American literature written on the theme of food: from an invocation to a final toast, from starters to desserts. All food literatures are indebted to the form and purpose of cookbooks, and each section begins with an excerpt from an influential American cookbook, progressing chronologically from the late 1700s through the present day, including such favorites as American Cookery, the Joy of Cooking, and Mastering the Art of French Cooking. The literary works within each section are an extension of these cookbooks, while the cookbook excerpts in turn become pieces of literature--forms of storytelling and memory-making all their own. Each section offers a delectable assortment of poetry, prose, and essays, and the selections all include at least one tempting recipe to entice readers to cook this book. Including writing from such notables as Maya Angelou, James Beard, Alice B. Toklas, Sherman Alexie, Nora Ephron, M.F.K. Fisher, and Alice Waters, among many others, Books that Cook reveals the range of ways authors incorporate recipes--whether the recipe flavors the story or the story serves to add spice to the recipe. Books that Cook is a collection to serve students and teachers of food studies as well as any epicure who enjoys a good meal alongside a good book"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Cooking the book : an introduction / Jennifer Cognard-Black, Melissa A. Goldthwaite -- Porkchop gravy / Bill Kloefkorn -- From 'American cookery' / Amelia Simmons -- From 'Delights and prejudices' / James Beard -- Puffballs, From 'Secrets of the Tsil Café' / Thomas Fox Averill -- Full moon soup with snow / April Lindner -- To Cépe, with love / E.J. Levy -- Coriander and carrot / Michael S. Glaser -- An unspoken hunger / Terry Tempest Williams -- From 'The American frugal housewife' / Lydia Maria Child -- Recipe: gingerbread / Karen Leona Anderson -- Whistle Stop, Alabama, From 'Fried green tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe' / Fannie Flagg -- Bread / Sharon Olds -- In Nancy's kitchen / Caroline M. Grant -- From 'The food taster' / Peter Elbling -- From 'Boston Cooking-School cookbook' / Fannie Merritt Farmer -- H is for happy, From 'An alphabet for gourmets' / M.F.K. Fisher -- Making the perfect fried egg sandwich / Howard Dinin -- All it took was a road, Surprises of urban renewal, From 'If I can cook, You know God can / Ntozake Shange -- Poison egg / Tenaya Darlington -- From 'The joy of cooking' / Irma S. Rombauer -- American liver mush / Ravi Shankar -- Eat your pets / Ellen Meloy -- How to make stew in the Pinacate Desert / Gary Snyder -- Spirit-fried no-name river brown trout, From 'My story as told by water' / David James Duncan -- Half-life / Paul Hanstedt -- The poet in the kitchen and The poem of chicken breast with fettuccine / David Citino -- A good roast chicken, From 'Pass the polenta' / Teresa Lust -- Turkey bone gumbo, From 'Gumbo tales' / Sara Roahen -- Boiled chicken feet and hundred-year-old eggs / Shirley Geok-Lin Lim -- 13-16 / Sherman Alexie -- From 'Mastering the art of French cooking' / Julia Child, Louisette Bertholle, Simone Beck -- The vegetable gardens at Bilignin, From 'The Alice B. Toklas Cook Book' -- Summer salad / Melissa A. Goldthwaite -- Reception / Kathy Fagan -- Potatoes and love, From 'Heartburn' / Nora Ephron -- Repulsive dinners, From 'Home cooking' / Laurie Colwin -- The demystification of food, From 'Vibration cooking' / Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor -- How to cook moong dal, Bengali style / Deborah Thompson -- Food and belonging, at home and in alien-kitchens / Ketu H. Katrak -- From 'Chez Panisse menu cookbook' / Alice Waters -- All the old tales are tales of hunger / Caitlin Newcomer -- Baking for Sylvia / Kate Moses -- Suman sa ibos / Cheryl Quimba -- Pie, From 'Never eat your heart out' / Judith Moore -- Funeral food, From 'Consuming passions' / Michael Lee West -- Pie throwing, From 'Recipes for disaster: an anarchist cookbook' / CrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective -- Burn / Jennifer Cognard-Black -- The assurance of caramel cake, From 'Hallelujah! The welcome table' / Maya Angelou -- How to make rhubarb wine / Ted Kooser. |
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Cooking.
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Cooking in literature.
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Food in literature.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural.
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LITERARY COLLECTIONS / General.
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COOKING / Essays.
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Cooking. (OCoLC)fst01754966
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Cooking in literature. (OCoLC)fst01899770
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Food in literature. (OCoLC)fst00930837
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| Genre/Form |
Literary cookbooks.
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| Added Author |
Cognard-Black, Jennifer, 1969- editor of compilation.
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Goldthwaite, Melissa A., 1972- editor of compilation.
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Nestle, Marion, writer of preface.
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| ISBN |
9781479830213 (cloth) |
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1479830216 (cloth) |
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