Culinary ephemera : an illustrated history / William Woys Weaver.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Weaver, William Woys, 1947-
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, [2010], ©2010.
Series:California studies in food and culture ; 30.
Sheila and Marilynn Brass Culinary Collection.
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Physical Description:xiii, 299 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Preface : Seduced by yum-yum
  • Introduction : Why culinary ephemera?
  • Almanacs and calendars
  • Americans abroad
  • Beer, wine, and other drinking ephemera
  • Broadsides, handbills, and posters
  • Brochures and advertising literature
  • Business cards
  • Diet and health
  • Labels
  • Match covers
  • Menus
  • Postcards
  • Recipe books and product pamphlets
  • Sheet music
  • Stoves, canning, and cooking classes
  • Trade cards
  • Valentines and mottos
  • Wrappers and packaging
  • Wild cards
  • Epilogue : The legacy of yum-yum.