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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... later appeared in cookbooks in the North , it is extreme- ly likely that Haitian slaves were also responsible for the use of peanuts in American cookery . But the main early culinary use of peanuts in northern cities was as a snack food ...
... later , W. B. Easby of Vernon , Tennessee , related that peanuts had first been raised in Nashville for market in the fall of 1845. During the next few years , the pea- nut crop around Nashville reached 25,000 bushels . During the late ...
... later , Mars , Inc. , introduced the Milky Way bar , which received local distribution . Facing financial problems , the Mars- es shut down their business and the Schuler Candy Company of Winona , Minnesota , produced the Milky Way for ...
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List of Recipes ix | xv |
Slave Food to Snack Food 11 | xxii |
Doctors and Vegetarians | 30 |
Droits d'auteur | |
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