Creamy & Crunchy: An Informal History of Peanut Butter, the All-American Food (Arts and Traditions of the Table Perspectives on Culinary History)

Synopsis

&“A delightful book about America&’s most popular nut butter and sandwich spread . . . well-written, fast-paced, surprising.&”—Andrew F. Smith, editor in chief, The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America Americans spoon it out of the jar, eat it in sandwiches by itself or with its bread-fellow jelly, and devour it with foods ranging from celery and raisins (&“ants on a log&”) to a grilled sandwich with bacon and bananas (the classic &“Elvis&”). Peanut butter is used to flavor candy, ice cream, cookies, cereal, and other foods. It is a deeply ingrained staple of American childhood. Along with cheeseburgers, fried chicken, chocolate chip cookies (and apple pie), peanut butter is a consummate comfort food. In Creamy and Crunchy are the stories of Jif, Skippy, Peter Pan; the plight of black peanut farmers; the resurgence of natural or old-fashioned peanut butter; the reasons why Americans like peanut butter better than (almost) anyone else; the five ways that today&’s product is different from the original; the role of peanut butter in fighting Third World hunger; and the Salmonella outbreaks of 2007 and 2009, which threatened peanut butter&’s sacred place in the American cupboard. To a surprising extent, the story of peanut butter is the story of twentieth-century America, and Jon Krampner writes its first popular history, rich with anecdotes and facts culled from interviews, research, travels in the peanut-growing regions of the South, personal stories, and recipes. &“A witty, encyclopedic history of one of America&’s most iconic processed foods. It is chock-full of fun facts and surprising insights into the way we eat today.&”—Aaron Bobrow-Strain, author of White Bread: A Social History of the Store-Bought Loaf

Copyright:

2012

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

322 Pages

ISBN-13:

9780231530934

Related ISBNs:

9780231162326

Publisher:

Columbia University Press

Date of Addition:

12/06/23

Copyrighted By:

Jon Krampner

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

History, Nonfiction, Cooking, Food and Wine, Business and Finance, Social Studies

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Bookshare Staff

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