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Casseroles, Can Openers, and Jell-O: American Food and the Cold War, 1947–1959
An "all-you-can-eat" tour of American life in the postwar period, told through the foods we loved.
392 pages, Hardcover
Published May 1, 2023
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January 27, 2025
This was a fun cookbook! Lots of history mixed in with Cold War recipes. A lot of these recipes my mom still makes from her childhood. I think the Cherry Coke Jello salad actually sounds really good!
didnotfinish
February 20, 2026This is a great book, but I lost steam at the halfway point
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