Jonnycake versus Escargot: Food, Dining and Identity in Antebellum Urban America. In the early nineteenth century, the act of cooking was treasured in America as a sacred female duty and a patriotic act. In their kitchens, wives and mothers prepared foods characteristic of an emerging national diet that nourished their family's bodies as well as...
Creator:
Institute for Advanced Study
Contributor:
Erby, Kelly
Created:
2010-10-28
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Jonnycake versus Escargot: Food, Dining and Identity in Antebellum Urban America. In the early nineteenth century, the act of cooking was treasured in America as a sacred female duty and a patriotic act. In their kitchens, wives and mothers prepared foods characteristic of an emerging national diet that nourished their family's bodies as well as...
Creator:
Institute for Advanced Study
Contributor:
Erby, Kelly
Created:
2010-10-28
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.