From Rivets and Rails: Recipes of a Railroad Boarding House Cookbook

by Shaunda Kennedy Wenger

Did you know that the history of powdered gelatin is tied to the invention of the steam locomotive? That bell peppers were called "mangos" in early America? That until the early 1900s, tomatoes were avoided unless a handful was needed to kill a werewolf? From Rivets and Rails not only offers recipes from a boarding house linked with the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad lines, but also gives tidbits of information related to early American...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0615730426
• ISBN13: 9780615730424
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: Essemkay Company Productions
• Length: 84 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 7.0" x 10.0"