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Peanuts: The Illustrious History of the Goober Pea (The Food Series) Paperback – December 29, 2006

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The peanut's rise from a lowly bean to national favorite

The peanut is one of the most versatile and beloved of American food icons. In this first culinary history of the protein-laden legume, Andrew F. Smith follows the peanut's rise from a lowly, messy snack food to its place in haute cuisine and on candy racks across the country.

Chronicling how peanut consumption and production has changed throughout history, Smith highlights the peanut's role in the ways economic distress, wartime conditions, industrialization, and health trends reflect and inform our culinary landscape. Chock-full of photographs, advertisements, and peanut recipes from as early as 1847, this entertaining and enlightening volume is a testament to the culinary potential and lasting popularity of the goober pea.

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234 pages
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English
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University of Illinois Press
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December 29, 2006
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8.6 x 5.54 x 0.69 inches
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0252073282
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978-0252073281
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"During antebellum times, genteel Northerners linked the peanut to rowdyism. In the South, peanuts were considered food fit only for slaves....This 'nutty tale' follows the legume's journey to becoming a dietary staple. In the process, Smith examines what the peanut's story can tell us about larger social and historical issues."

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Andrew F. Smith, president of the American Forum for Global Education in New York City, teaches culinary history at the New School University. He is the author of The Tomato in America and many other books.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ University of Illinois Press; Reprint edition (December 29, 2006)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 234 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0252073282
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0252073281
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.9 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.6 x 5.54 x 0.69 inches

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A WELL-BALANCED, SATISFYING READ THAT'S PRETTY DELICIOUS

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If you ever thought peanuts went out in style when Jimmy and Roslyn left the little ol' White House, think again. Peanuts are big. Real big. And here's the book to prove it. Andrew Smith's "Peanuts: The Illustrious History of the Goober Pea" is an unexpected delight. It's part history, part cookbook, and totally digestible. One nibble and you cannot put it down. (Sort of like those teeny treats themselves.) In this, the first-ever culinary history of the protein-riddled legume, Smith offers much food for thought ... in antebellum America, the peanuts was considered unfit for consumption except by slaves and the poor. But as Americans grew more sophisticated, as Americans realized the power and punch that's packed within those figure-eight shells, the peanut became a star at circuses, fairs and theaters. Street vendors hawked them; people gobbled them up. Warm. Cold. In a buttery paste. On bread. By the handfuls. Then there are the people beyond the nut: nutty expert George Washington Carver, John Harvey Kellogg (an early advocate of vegetarianism who extolled the virtues of peanut butter) and a couple of Italian immigrants peanut vendors who created an empire with the name of Planters. Eat this one up!

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