Perfection salad : women and cooking at the turn of the century
Laura Shapiro (Author)
This social history tells the story of America's transformation from a nation of honest appetites into an obedient market for instant mashed potatoes. The author investigates a women reformers at the turn of the twentieth century--including Fannie Farmer of the Boston Cooking School--who were determined to modernize the American diet through a "scientific" approach to cooking. It reveals why we think the way we do about food today.--Publisher's description
Print Book, English, 2009
University of California Press, Berkeley, California, 2009