The United States Cookbook: Fabulous Foods and Fascinating Facts From All 50 States

by Karen E. D'Amico, Karen E. D'Amico

Take a Tasty Tour of America s 50 States

1. In what state were both the lollipop and the hamburger-on-a-buninvented?

2. Where do the largest watermelons grow and what s the distancerecord for spitting watermelon seeds? How big is the world slargest potato chip and where is it now?

3. There s more to cuisine in America than just burgers and fries.Here s a mouthwatering journey across the United States where youll discove and learn how to make fabulous foods from every part ofthe country.

Treat yourself to such simple, kid-tested recipes
* Banana Berry Pancakes with Real Maple Syrup from Vermont
* Key Lime Pie from Florida
* Deep Dish Pizza from Illinois

The United States Cookbook is a delicious mixture of fun foodtrivia, fascinating tidbits about each state s history andtraditions, and yummy recipes you can cook yourself. What a greatway to stuff your face and feed your brain at the same time!

1. Connecticut. 2. Hope, Arkansas. The record is 30 feet.3. 25 feet long and 14 feet wide. 3. It s in the Potato Museum,Blackfoot, Idaho

Genres: Nonfiction, Cookbooks

192 pages, Paperback

First published March 3, 2000

Reviews

[Julie Barrett · Rating 4 out of 5]

The United States Cookbook, Recipes from all the states
Tasty tour and other facts about the states for children but I find it fascinating. No nutritional information in this audio version.
Safety and basics are discussed. So many fun facts about all the states. Will be making Maine blueberry cornbread. sounds easy and quick to make this treat.
I received this book from National Library Service for my BARD (Braille Audio Reading Device).

[Jmay · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good facts! I've been working on a project where I need snack recipes for each state and this was the perfect resource :)

[Abby Stopka · Rating 5 out of 5]

I definitely enjoyed this book and all the interesting facts about the state said it had to offer. However I feel that the recipes could have been a bit more state centric. I feel like the recipes in this book definitely do not represent the States that they assigned them to. However I think to learn some general information in just a quick read and some interesting recipe ideas this is an overall good book so I will definitely give it 5 stars anyways.

[Dolly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Though a bit dated, this book offers a lot of interesting facts and trivia about each of the fifty states in the nation. The facts are paired with recipes that are popular and/or highlight one of the state's defining foods.

Small black and white pictures depict each state's outline with prominent cities and add some of the key features or official state animals/birds/trees/flowers, etc. Our oldest borrowed this book from her elementary school library and I thought it was a fun, fast read.