Of sugar and snow : a history of ice cream making
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Of sugar and snow : a history of ice cream making
（California studies in food and culture, 25）
University of California Press, c2009
- : hbk
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-259) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Was ice cream invented in Philadelphia? How about by the Emperor Nero, when he poured honey over snow? Did Marco Polo first taste it in China and bring recipes back? In this first book to tell ice cream's full story, Jeri Quinzio traces the beloved confection from its earliest appearances in sixteenth-century Europe to the small towns of America and debunks some colorful myths along the way. She explains how ice cream is made, describes its social role, and connects historical events to its business and consumption. A diverting yet serious work of history, "Of Sugar and Snow" provides a fascinating array of recipes, from a seventeenth-century Italian lemon sorbet to a twentieth-century American strawberry mallobet, and traces how this once elite status symbol became today's universally available and wildly popular treat.
Table of Contents
preface / ix acknowledgments / xv one. Early Ices and Ice Creams / 1 two. Creme de la Cream / 26 three. Ingenious Foreigners and Others / 50 four. The Land of Ice Cream / 75 five. Screaming for Ice Cream / 103 six. Women's Work / 129 seven. Modern Times / 155 eight. Ice Cream for Breakfast / 180 epilogue. Industry and Artistry / 208 notes / 215 bibliography / 239 index / 000
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