Heritage of America Cookbook

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' ^/f the United States had a book of
treasured family "receipts/' it would
be this collection. Through more than
three hundred heirloom recipes inter-
woven with lively narration, the Better
Homes and Gardens® Heritage of America
Cookbook celebrates the country's
regional cooking in all its diversity.
It also pays tribute to the determined,
"can-do" spirit of anonymous genera-
tions of people who through good
times and bad managed to put forth
splendid meals from what was at hand.
This fascinating saga begins three
hundred years ago with the corn,
bean, and squash culture of Native
Americans in the Northeast and ends
over a cup of caffe latte at a present-
day Seattle coffee bar. In between is a
taste of America that will make your
mouth water.
Each recipe is updated for today,
yet stays true to its past. All are gen-
erously seasoned with an engaging
mix of fact and lore that's a pleasure
to browse on its own. Did you know,
for instance, that the Maine... Tovább

Fülszöveg

' ^/f the United States had a book of
treasured family "receipts/' it would
be this collection. Through more than
three hundred heirloom recipes inter-
woven with lively narration, the Better
Homes and Gardens® Heritage of America
Cookbook celebrates the country's
regional cooking in all its diversity.
It also pays tribute to the determined,
"can-do" spirit of anonymous genera-
tions of people who through good
times and bad managed to put forth
splendid meals from what was at hand.
This fascinating saga begins three
hundred years ago with the corn,
bean, and squash culture of Native
Americans in the Northeast and ends
over a cup of caffe latte at a present-
day Seattle coffee bar. In between is a
taste of America that will make your
mouth water.
Each recipe is updated for today,
yet stays true to its past. All are gen-
erously seasoned with an engaging
mix of fact and lore that's a pleasure
to browse on its own. Did you know,
for instance, that the Maine legisla-
ture was so appalled at the idea of
red clam chowder that it passed a
law forbidding the mixing of clams
and tomatoes? Or that waffles and
waffle irons were invented by the
Dutch, who brought both to New
Amsterdam? Or that gumbo is an
African word for "okra "? Or that the
Brown Derby Restaurant in Los
Angeles, home of Cobb salad, really
was shaped like a hat?
The chapters travel east to west,
region by region. Each is introduced
by a delightful, informative essay that
defines the unique character and culi-
nary bent of the people who live there. Vissza