Milk The Surprising Story of Milk Through the Ages

Name: Milk The Surprising Story of Milk Through the Ages
Price: 5.02 USD
Availability: InStock
ISBN: 9781400044108

ISBN-10: 1400044103

ISBN-13: 9781400044108

Edition: 2008

Authors: Anne Mendelson

List price: $29.95

30 day, 100% satisfaction guarantee!

Marketplace

4 new & used from $5.02

what's this?

Rush Rewards U
Members Receive:

You have reached 400 XP and carrot coins. That is the daily max!

Description:

Part cookbookwith more than 120 enticing recipespart culinary history, part inquiry into the evolution of an industry,Milkis a one-of-a-kind book that will change forever the way we think about milk. Anne Mendelson, author ofStand Facing the Stove,takes us first on a journey through the lands that traditionally consumed only milk fresh from the cow (northwestern Europe, Great Britain, North America), showing us how milk reached such prominence in our diet in the nineteenth century that it led to the current practice of overbreeding and overprocessing. She then explores yogurt and other fermented products from the Old World made primarily from sheep and goats' milk and soured as a natural…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 10/7/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 352
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.628
Language: English

Anne Mendelsonis a leading authority on the history of American cookbooks. She has written for a variety of magazines and newspapers, includingGourmet.She lives in northern New Jersey.



Preface





Milk, Milch Animals, and Cooking: Beginnings and Traditions


The Story of Modern Milk: Or, Is This What We Really Want?


Raw vs. Pasteurized, Organic vs. Conventional: A Minority Opinion


White Magic 101



Recipes


Fresh Milk and Cream


Yogurt


Cultured Milk and Cream


Butter and True Buttermilk


Fresh Cheeses (Including Brined Cheeses)


A Note on Shopping Sources


Acknowledgments


Select Bibliography


Index