Culinary Ephemera: An Illustrated History

Editor/Author Weaver, William
Publication Year: 2010
Publisher: University of California Press

Single-User Purchase Price: $41.95
Unlimited-User Purchase Price: $62.93
ISBN: 978-0-52-025977-5
Category: Food, Drink, Nutrition
Image Count: 377
Book Status: Available
Table of Contents

Much more than a catalog, Culinary Ephemera follows this paper trail to broader themes in American social history such as diet and health, alcoholic beverages, and Americans abroad.

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Table of Contents

  • PREFACE: Seduced by Yum-Yum
  • INTRODUCTION: Why Culinary Ephemera?
  • 1 Almanacs and Calendars
  • 2 Americans Abroad
  • 3 Beer, Wine, and Other Drinking Ephemera
  • 4 Broadsides, Handbills, and Posters
  • 5 Brochures and Advertising Literature
  • 6 Business Cards
  • 7 Diet and Health
  • 8 Labels
  • 9 Match Covers
  • 10 Menus
  • 11 Postcards
  • 12 Recipe Books and Product Pamphlets
  • 13 Sheet Music
  • 14 Stoves, Canning, and Cooking Classes
  • 15 Trade Cards
  • 16 Valentines and Mottos
  • 17 Wrappers and Packaging
  • 18 Wild Cards
  • EPILOGUE: The Legacy of Yum-Yum
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • NOTES
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY