Kitchen Utensils : Names, Origins, and Definitions Through the Ages

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Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2004-11-04
Publisher(s): Palgrave Macmillan Trade
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Summary

A fabulous book for all "foodies," this small and unusual gift book offers the histories of 375 American utensils. Presented by categories--serving dishes, fireplace tools, lighting, cooking utensils, cutlery, drinking vessels, and measures--each listing includes a concise narrative of the utensils' origins, migrations to America, names, spellings, and uses from the early middle ages to the late 19th century. Filled with illustrations and amusing vignettes, Kitchen Utensils is a must-have for every food-history lover's bookshelf.

Author Biography

Phillips V. Brooks is Visiting Professor of American Studies at the University of Helsinki.

Table of Contents

Abbreviations Used in the Utensils Table xi
Acknowledgments xv
Preface xvii
Introduction xix
Definition of Kitchen Utensil
1(1)
Dating of Kitchen Utensils
2(2)
Coming to the New World
4(17)
Measures Standardized
21(1)
Change of Utensil Names
22(4)
Utensils
26(138)
Serving Dishes
26(6)
Lighting
32(6)
Drinking Vessels
38(10)
Measures
48(14)
Fireplace and Fireplace Tools
62(24)
Household
86(50)
Cutlery
136(6)
Cooking
142(22)
Appendix 164(1)
Notes 165(1)
Bibliography 166(5)
Index 171

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