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Casseroles, can openers, and Jell-O : American food and the Cold War, 1947-1959
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"An "all-you-can-eat" tour of American life in the postwar period, told through the foods we loved"--
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- Creator
- Elizabeth Aldrich
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- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Albany : State University of New York Press, [2023]
- Physical Details
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- xx, 371 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 9781438493060, 1438493061, 9781438493077, 143849307X, 9781438493084
- OCLC
- on1340974386
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Machine generated contents note: pt. I Setting the Table -- ch. 1 Food Is a Weapon -- ch. 2 From the Factory to the Suburbs: New Social Roles for Women -- ch. 3 Little Girls Make Fluffy Jell-0 Desserts: Little Boys and Their Fathers Grill Steaks -- pt. II Sitting Down and Unfolding Our Napkins -- ch. 4 "If I Knew You Were Comin, I'd Have Baked a Cake": Cookbooks, Cooks, and Cooking -- ch. 5 "Honey, I'm Home. What's for Dinner?": The 1950s American Diet, Part I -- ch. 6 SPAM* and Jell-O Tell Their Stories While We Sit Back and Enjoy a Cola: The 1950s American Diet, Part II -- ch. 7 Fancy Appetizers, Beef Stroganoff, and an Atomic Cocktail: Fun and Elegant Entertaining in the Suburbs, Part I -- ch. 8 More Parties, the Cult of the Chafing Dish, and the Suburban Luau: Fun and Elegant Entertaining in the Suburbs, Part II -- ch. 9 Foreign Foods? Chop Suey, Tamale Pie, Chef Boy-Ar-Dee, and Some Curry -- pt. III Indigestion -- ch. 10 Selling Plymouths to Men, Electric Can Openers to Women, and Televisions for All -- ch. 11 Step Away from the Donuts: The Importance of Staying Healthy (in Case the Cold War Turns Hot) -- pt. IV Watching History Unfold with an After-Dinner Drink -- ch. 12 The Kitchen Debate: Vice President Richard M. Nixon and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev Meet in a Lemon-Yellow Kitchen, July 24, 1959