Creamy and Crunchy An Informal History of Peanut Butter, the All-American Food

Name: Creamy and Crunchy An Informal History of Peanut Butter, the All-American Food
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ISBN: 9780231162326

ISBN-10: 0231162324

ISBN-13: 9780231162326

Edition: 2013

Authors: Jon Krampner

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The first popular account of one of America's most beloved foods (consumed by more than seventy-five percent of the population), Creamy and Crunchy is an entertaining yet comprehensive history of peanut butter's invention and integration into the American diet. Richly illustrated and filled with anecdotes and facts culled from unusual and engaging sources, the book is a mix of interviews and research, micro-histories, personal histories, and recipes, focusing on the manufacture of the food from the 1890s to the present, while also covering its cultural, nutritional, and even molecular evolution. Jon Krampner begins with peanut butter's creation and the scramble to capitalize on its early…

Book details

List price: $27.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: 11/20/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Size: 0.63" wide x 0.91" long x 0.10" tall
Weight: 1.254



Preface


Acknowledgments



Peanuts 101



The Social Rise of the Peanut



The Birth of Peanut Butter



Peter Pan: "Improved by Hydrogenation"



How Peter Pan Lost Its Groove



Skippy: "He Made His First Jar of Peanut Butter in His Garage"



Skippy on Top



Jif: "But Is It Still Peanut Butter?"



"Choosy Mothers Choose…



Peanut Butter Goes International



The Music of Peanut Butter



Deaf Smith: What's Old-Fashioned Is New Again



The Rise and Fall of the Florunner



The Peanut Butter Crisis of 1980



"You Mean It's Not Good for Me?"



The Short, Happy Life of Sorrells Pickard



Peanut Corporation of America: "There Was No Red Flag"



Peanut Butter Saves the World



Where Are the Peanut Butters of Yesteryear?



Author's Recommendations



Peanut Butter Time Line


Notes


Index