America Eats: Forms of Edible Folk Art

by William Woys Weaver

A 300 Year History of Philadelphia Cookery and Sauerkraut Yankees America Eats is about the culinary heart of the the American people. It is about the relationship of folk cookery, the cookery of the common man, to folk art and the kinship these two ideas share when they come together in the American kitchen. This book connects what is known about American folk cooking -- the implements, the ideas, the recipes, and the cooking technique -- with what these things have meant to American cooks... 50 color and 40 black and white illustrations - Afro-American coil baskets used with Fried Peaches - antique aspic molds and other implements that create design patterns on foods (cake pans, cake prints, biscuit molds, candy molds...) - stoneware, yelloware, redstone, ironstone...

Genres: History, Food

197 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1989

Reviews

[Mark Moxley-Knapp · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fascinating historical survey of American folk cooking, with recipes. Photos of some of the dishes and cookware. Great stories and quotes about the evolution of American dishes.