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(0)Waverley Root
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Abstract: An artistic, literate, historical dictionary of food provides a feast of information for cooks, gourmets, humorists, scholars, grocers, or anyone interested in food. Emphasis is on the origins of foods and their names, and traditional uses all over the world. An alphabetical grouping technique is used for short references which increases the readability of the text. Major entries, such as basil or milk, are treated comprehensively, with...
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The story of American eating begins and ends with the fact that American food, by most of the world's standards, is not very good. This is a rather sad note considering the "land of plenty" the first American settlers found, and even sadder considering that with the vast knowledge of food we possess, we have still managed to create things such as the TV dinner and "Finger Lickin' Good" chicken. Nevertheless, America's eating habits, the philosophy...