Something from the Oven: Reinventing Dinner in 1950s America

Something from the Oven: Reinventing Dinner in 1950s America

Author of the forthcoming What She Ate:Â Six Remarkable Women and the Food That Tells Their Stories (Summer 2017)

In this captivating blend of culinary history and popular culture, the award-winning author of Perfection Salad shows us what happened when the food industry elbowed its way into the kitchen after World War II, brandishing canned hamburgers, frozen baked beans, and instant piecrusts. Big Business waged an all-out campaign to win the allegiance of American housewives, but most women were suspicious of the new foodsâ€”and the make-believe cooking they entailed. With sharp insight and good humor, Laura Shapiro shows how the ensuing battle helped shape the way we eat today, and how the clash in the kitchen reverberated elsewhere in the house as women struggled with marriage, work, and domesticity. This unconventional history overturns our notions about the â€™50s and offers new thinking on some of its fascinating figures, including Poppy Cannon, Shirley Jackson, Julia Child, and Betty Friedan.
Country USA
Brand Random House Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer Penguin Publishing Group
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber Illustrated
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2005-03-29
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780143034919

Country	USA
Brand	Random House Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer	Penguin Publishing Group
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	Illustrated
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2005-03-29
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780143034919

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