United States History Cookbook

by Joan D'Amico, Karen E. Drummond, Karen Eich Drummond, et al.

Book Overview

Serve up a heaping lesson of history with delicious recipes from our nation's past-- from the pilgrims' first feast to today's high-tech, low-fat fare

Who knew history could be so delicious? In The U.S. History Cookbook, you'll discover how Americans have lived and dined over the centuries. This scrumptious survey of periods and events in U.S. history mixes together a delectable batter of food timelines, kid-friendly recipes, and fun food...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471136026
• ISBN13: 9780471136026
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.6" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

for the nephew

My nephew wasn't thrilled when he opened this at Christmas, but he has read the whole thing and planned meals to cook already, so it's quite successful.

Absolutely Outstanding !

Not just a great collection of recipes, this book has many wonderful little-known facts of American culinary history, such as the rise of "victory gardens," how the Caeser salad came about, and the origins of a ton of classic american dishes. It doesn't just give you the facts in list fashion: the author does an excellent job of summarizing the relevant time period and explaining why certain foods were preferred by people and how they came to be. I'm in my 30's and I love it just for the history! A+++!

Great Book for Kids!

This book is wonderful. My child took it out from the school library several times so we could try different recipies. I've decided to buy it since we both enjoy it so much.