Peanuts: The Illustrious History of the Goober PeaUniversity of Illinois Press, 2006 - 272 pages The peanut's rise from a lowly bean to national favorite The peanut is one of the most versatile and beloved of American food icons. In this first culinary history of the protein-laden legume, Andrew F. Smith follows the peanut's rise from a lowly, messy snack food to its place in haute cuisine and on candy racks across the country. Chronicling how peanut consumption and production has changed throughout history, Smith highlights the peanut's role in the ways economic distress, wartime conditions, industrialization, and health trends reflect and inform our culinary landscape. Chock-full of photographs, advertisements, and peanut recipes from as early as 1847, this entertaining and enlightening volume is a testament to the culinary potential and lasting popularity of the goober pea. |
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... Africa , as one of the plant's earliest Indian names was " Mozam- bique bean . " 20 That peanuts would have arrived in India from the west comes as no surprise . Peanuts had been introduced into Africa by the Portuguese shortly after ...
... Africa , the Bambara groundnut was eaten raw or boiled . By the late nineteenth century , however , it was " sparingly cultivat- ed " and was chiefly employed " to wash clothes instead of soap . " But it made a comeback during the late ...
... Africa.36 Peanuts had been grown commercially in West Africa since 1823 by the Wesleyan Mission on MacCarthy Island in the Gambia River . After the Brit- ish ended slavery throughout their empire , some freed slaves returned to Af- rica ...
Table des matières
List of Recipes ix | xv |
Slave Food to Snack Food 11 | xxii |
Doctors and Vegetarians | 30 |
Droits d'auteur | |
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