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Learning to Cook in 1898: A Chicago Culinary Memoir (Great Lakes Books Series)
Ellen F. Steinberg
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Description for Learning to Cook in 1898: A Chicago Culinary Memoir (Great Lakes Books Series)
Paperback. A collection of nostalgic recipes. This title focuses on the efforts Irma Rosenthal took to educate herself about cooking, nutrition, health, and household management as a young, American-born, middle class Chicago bride of Jewish heritage. It analyzes primary material found in Irma's "First Cook Book" and memoirs. Series: Great Lake Books Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; HBTB; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
"Learning to Cook in 1898" is more than just a cookbook or a collection of nostalgic recipes. While the volume does contain treasured family recipes, the book's primary focus is on the efforts Irma Rosenthal took to educate herself about cooking, nutrition, health, and household management as a young, American-born, middle class Chicago bride of Jewish heritage at the turn of the century.In this volume, author Ellen Steinberg analyzes primary material found in Irma's "First Cook Book" and memoirs. She focuses on approximately one year in Irma's life during which the bride-to-be collected recipes for a variety of entrees, vegetable ... Read more
"Learning to Cook in 1898" is more than just a cookbook or a collection of nostalgic recipes. While the volume does contain treasured family recipes, the book's primary focus is on the efforts Irma Rosenthal took to educate herself about cooking, nutrition, health, and household management as a young, American-born, middle class Chicago bride of Jewish heritage at the turn of the century.In this volume, author Ellen Steinberg analyzes primary material found in Irma's "First Cook Book" and memoirs. She focuses on approximately one year in Irma's life during which the bride-to-be collected recipes for a variety of entrees, vegetable ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Wayne State University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Series
Great Lake Books Series
Condition
New
Weight
341g
Place of Publication
Detroit, MI, United States
ISBN
9780814333648
SKU
V9780814333648
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About Ellen F. Steinberg
Ellen F. Steinberg is an anthropological researcher and writer who was born and raised in Chicago. She is the author of two multidisciplinary works, Teach Me: An Ethnography of Adolescent Learning and Irma: A Chicago Woman's Story, 1871-1966. She teaches as a visiting professor at local colleges, is a past president of Yonah Hadassah, and is vice-president and Chicago-area chair ... Read more
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