Food & Cooking, & Diet
Cookery and diet of our ancestors from prehistory onwards, from archaeological data to historic recipes.
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Bound to the Fire: How Virginia's Enslaved Cooks Helped Invent American Cuisine [Hardback]
Kelley Fanto Deetz (Author)
£32.00ISBN: 9780813174730
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
In grocery store aisles and kitchens across the country, smiling images of "Aunt Jemima" and other historical and fictional black cooks can be found on various food products and in advertising. Although these images are sanitized and romanticized ... .... Learn More -
The Beer Cheese Book [Hardback]
Garin Pirnia (Author)
£18.00ISBN: 9780813174662
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
The ingredients are simple -- beer, cheese, and spices -- and the result is delicious. Still, beer cheese is a rarefied dish not common in cookbooks or on menus. Since the 1940s, this creamy appetizer with a kick, traditionally served with pretzel... .... Learn More -
From Cooking Vessels to Cultural Practices in the Late Bronze Age Aegean [Paperback]
Julie Hruby (Editor); Debra Trusty (Editor)
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ISBN: 9781785706325
Published by : Oxbow Books
Late Bronze Age Aegean cooking vessels illuminate prehistoric cultures, foodways, social interactions, and communication systems. While many scholars have focused on the utility of painted fineware vessels for chronological purposes, the contribut... .... Learn More -
Burgoo, Barbecue, and Bourbon: A Kentucky Culinary Trinity [Hardback]
Albert W. A. Schmid (Author); Jessica Ebelhar (Author); Loreal "Butcher Babe" Gavin (Author)
£25.00ISBN: 9780813169880
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Burgoo, barbecue, and bourbon have long been acknowledged as a trinity of good taste in Kentucky. Known as the gumbo of the Bluegrass, burgoo is a savory stew that includes meat -- usually smoked -- from at least one "bird of the air," at least on... .... Learn More -
Flavors from Home: Refugees in Kentucky Share Their Stories and Comfort Foods [Paperback]
Aimee Zaring (Author)
£18.00ISBN: 9780813169590
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Each year, the United States legally resettles tens of thousands of refugees who have fled their homelands. Refugees, unlike economic migrants, are forced to leave their countries of origin or are driven out by violence or persecution. As these in... .... Learn More -
Food, Cuisine and Society in Prehistoric Greece [Paperback]
Paul Halstead (Author); John C. Barrett (Author)
£36.00Click here for ebook buying options
ISBN: 9781842171677
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: Sheffield Studies in Aegean Archaeology
Volume: 5
Food and drink, along with the material culture involved in their consumption, can signify a variety of social distinctions, identities and values. Thus, in Early Minoan Knossos, tableware was used to emphasize the difference between the host and ... .... Learn More -
More Kentucky Bourbon Cocktails [Hardback]
Joy Perrine (Author); Susan Reigler (Author); Jessica Ebelhar (Author)
£15.00ISBN: 9780813167688
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Ninety-five percent of the world's bourbon whiskey is produced in Kentucky, and the drink is as distinctive to the state as Thoroughbred horses and Bluegrass music. As America's native spirit enjoys booming popularity worldwide, award-winning bart... .... Learn More -
Cooking up the Past [Paperback]
C. Mee (Editor); Josette Renard (Author)
£38.00Click here for ebook buying options
ISBN: 9781842172278
Published by : Oxbow Books
This volume focuses on the ways in which the production and consumption of food developed in the Aegean region in the Neolithic and Early Bronze Age, to see how this was linked to the appearance of more complex forms of social organisation. Sit... .... Learn More -
The Historic Kentucky Kitchen: Traditional Recipes for Today's Cook [Paperback]
Deirdre A. Scaggs (Author); Andrew W. McGraw (Author); John van Willigen (Author)
£18.00ISBN: 9780813167534
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Kitchens serve as more than a place to prepare food; they are cornerstones of the home and family. Just as memories are passed down through stories shared around the stove, recipes preserve traditions and customs for future generations. The rich, ... .... Learn More -
Maple Sugaring [Hardback]
David K. Leff (Author)
£18.50ISBN: 9780819575692
Published by : Wesleyan University Press
Maple Sugaring gives readers an intimate look at the art and science of America's favorite sweet. These stories, told by real-life sugarmakers, reveal how this ancient industry has continued into the twenty-first century. Thanks to the newest tech... .... Learn More
