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Acknowledgments | |
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About This Book | |
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Discovering the Kitchen | |
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Tools of the Trade | |
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Cooking Skills | |
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Cutting | |
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Measuring | |
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Mixing | |
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Stovetop Cooking | |
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Cracking and Separating Eggs | |
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Safety Rules | |
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Around the Stove and Oven | |
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Using Any Appliance | |
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Using a Microwave Oven | |
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Using a Knife | |
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Cleaning Up | |
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The First Thanksgiving | |
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Golden Harvest Pumpkin Bread | |
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Cornmeal Blueberry Mush (Sautauthig) | |
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The Ultimate Roasted Turkey Breast | |
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Traditional Cranberry Sauce | |
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Colonial Fare | |
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Corn Chowder | |
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Virginia Ham with Cherry Sauce | |
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Old-Fashioned Dried Apple Rings | |
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All-American Baked Apple Crisp with Dried Fruits | |
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Louisiana Territory Creole and Cajun Foods | |
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Shrimp and Ham Jambalaya | |
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Bread Pudding with Fruit | |
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King Cake | |
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Remember (Those Great Tortillas at) the Alamo! | |
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Awesome Tacos | |
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Ralph's Rib-Stickin' Hot and Spicy Texas Ribs | |
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Meatless Chili | |
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A Pioneer Breakfast | |
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Buckwheat Griddle Cakes | |
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Amazing Country Scrambled Eggs | |
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Trail Blazin' Beef Jerky | |
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Plantation Life | |
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Southern Fried Chicken Wings | |
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Plantation-Baked Corn Bread | |
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The Sweetest Sweet Potato Pie | |
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Peaches and Cream Ice Cream Sundae with Gingersnaps | |
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Dining on the Transcontinental Railroad | |
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Chop Suey | |
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Coast-to-Coast Apple Pie | |
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Cocoanut Pudding | |
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A Victorian Tea | |
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Lemon and Poppy Seed Afternoon Tea Bread | |
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Old-Fashioned Root Beer Float | |
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Noodle Kugel | |
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The Ravenous Roaring Twenties | |
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Baby Ruth Homerun Bars | |
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Fast 'n' Easy Caesar Salad | |
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Supremely Citrus Sundae | |
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Making Do during the Great Depression | |
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Speedy Vegetable and Barley Soup | |
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Baked Macaroni and Cheese | |
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Depression Cake | |
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World War II Rations | |
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Cozy Chicken Veggie Noodle Stew | |
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Sloppy Joes | |
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Crunchy Carrots | |
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M & M's Cookies | |
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Fabulous Fifties Foods | |
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Vegetable Platter with Sour Cream and Onion Dip | |
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Make-Your-Own TV Dinners | |
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German Chocolate Minicakes | |
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Coco-Nutty Pecan Frosting | |
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Sixties and Seventies Sensations | |
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Peace, Love, and Crunchy Granola | |
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Mother Earth's Zucchini Bread | |
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Swift 'n' Savory Spinach and Onion Quiche | |
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Green Beans Amandine | |
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High Tech, Low Fat: The 1980s and 1990s | |
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Lazy Morning Lemon Blueberry Muffins | |
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Fashionable Fettuccine with Porcini Mushrooms and Parmesan Cheese | |
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Roasted Veggie Pita Rounds | |
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American Food and Cooking Timeline | |
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Glossary | |
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Index | |