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Summary: 5 stars
Review: A visual history of food interfaced with well-researched fact, evoking memories and surprizing you with details you never knew. Great Neck. N.Y.
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Summary: A delicious culinary chronicle of America's popular foods
Review: Flipping the pages of this cookbook sparked memories of the way we used to eat. Each page overflows with historical lore, delicious recipes, trends, new/old products, info on famous foodies and lots more. I'd suggest taking a culinary trip down memory lane with the latest book from Jean Anderson, an award-winning food writer, whose books I bet most all of us already have on our shelves and what's more important -- use! Not only will you learn about American culinary history by reading THE AMERICAN CENTURY COOKBOOK, you'll also be tempted into the kitchen to create the tastes of the past. It's a scrumptious, thoroughly enjoyable journey. Keep this book within reach to cook from, to learn from and to just relish.
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Summary: nostalgic recipes;a century's history in food
Review: From a couple in Asheville, North Carolina. She says, "Enormously fascinating; I spent many pleasurable hours reading the stories, and an equal amount of time reading and preparing the recipes, which are easy to make and bring back fond memories of childhood dinners and family get-togethers."He says: "I love to read and love to eat...but until now I never loved to read about eating. A look back at a century of American history, chronicled by the food we ate."
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Summary: Don't miss this culinary trip down memory lane!
Review: I couldn't put this cookbook down! Its full of fascinating lore about the culinary changes, famous food people and new products that impacted all our lives in the twentieth century. I also found a wonderful collection of detailed recipes from this era to tempt me into the kitchen (including many "old friends" that I'd lost sight of through the years). I think The American Century Cookbook would be the perfect gift for anyone, of any age, for any occasion. What a find!
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Summary: What a long way we cooks have come since 1900!
Review: I had no idea how primitive kitchens were at the turn of this century-no electricity, no running water, no refrigerators even, and a lot we take for granted-so much time-saving equipment, so many instants and mixes. I'm a young cook but I must say I loved trekking back across the decades and reading about what and how my grandmother and great grandmother cooked. The recipes they loved are so fascinating, too. But I was delighted to see that there are some very up-to-date recipes here and I especially liked those sections dealing with all the foreign dishes that are now mainstays in our lives-lasagna, pizza, quiche, crepes and such. The bios of the food celebrities were great fun not to mention the stories of Bisquick and Spam and Kool-Aid and all those other products I grew up with. Someone gave me THE AMERICAN CENTURY COOKBOOK this past Christmas and I've been glued to it ever since.
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Summary: SUPERB!
Review: I hate cluttering my shelf with cookbooks I won't use. This is one I'm proud to have. It has great recipes, from a casserole with pepperoni and chick peas (which may sound gross but is really very good!) to famous recipes like Toll-House cookies. I always go to this cookbook first when making my menu.
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Summary: Recommended by museum professionals!
Review: I learned about this book from my museum discussion list - very highly recommended for its history of food - including the stories behind Jell-o, Kraft Macaroni & Cheese, and M&Ms! Very fun!
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Summary: tried and true recipes plus fascinating american history
Review: I loved this book. Every recipe I've tried has been just terrific. I gave it to a Southern friend and he said that the Japanese Fruit Cake, which is a traditional Southern Christmas dish, was the best he'd ever had. It's also a lot of fun to read. I've given to a lot of my friends as gifts and they've all really liked it.
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Summary: Food for the mind as well as the palette
Review: I recently received a copy of The American Century Cookbook. My wife and I have several dust covered recipe books that are largely ignored when it is time to cook up something new. After one quick shuffle through this book however, we found ourself sitting together and going through the book as if it were, well what it is, an intriguing history book that accents its "flavor" with numerous recipes, pictures and facts. Several of my friends, including my parents and my in-laws will be receiving their own copy of this wonderful historical treasure. I may even have to buy myself another copy because my wife likes to dogear pages that she wants to come back to. In this case it would have been easier to dogear those that she did not want to return to.
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Summary: Food for the mind as well as the palette
Review: I recently received a copy of The American Century Cookbook. My wife and I have several dust covered recipe books that are largely ignored when it is time to cook up something new. After one quick shuffle through this book however, we found ourself sitting together and going through the book as if it were, well what it is, an intriguing history book that accents its "flavor" with numerous recipes, pictures and facts. Several of my friends, including my parents and my in-laws will be receiving their own copy of this wonderful historical treasure. I may even have to buy myself another copy because my wife likes to dogear pages that she wants to come back to. In this case it would have been easier to dogear those that she did not want to return to.
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