Encyclopedia of Kitchen History

by Snodgrass Mary and Mary Ellen Snodgrass

Book Overview

A space common to all peoples, the kitchen embodies the cultural history of domestic life: how people around the world acquire, prepare, cook, serve, eat, preserve, and store food; what foods we eat and why and when; what utensils, cutlery, decorations, furnishings, and appliances we create and use; what work, play, chores, services, and celebrations we perform. The history of the kitchen reflects human ingenuity solving problems posed by daily necessity...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1579583806
• ISBN13: 9781579583804
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 696 Pages
• Weight: 4.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 8.8" x 11.2"