Food In The United States 1820s-1890

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Studying history has never been so appetizing. Students will examine food and its reflection of social mores in various times and places throughout history. Each volume overviews a significant time period in the curriculum. Narrative chapters cover: Foodstuffs; Food preparation; Eating habits; Food for special occasions; Concepts of diet and nutrition; Food and religious rites; and Period recipes.

This period was one of invention, new trends, and growth in the American food culture. New on the scene: the potato chip; Coca-Cola; patents for the tin can, canning jars, and condensed milk. Pillsbury came into being, as did Quaker Oats and other icons of American food. This volume describes the beginnings of many familiar mainstays of our daily life and consumer culture.

It chronicles the shift from farming to agribusiness.