Wagon Wheel Kitchens: Food on the Oregon Trail
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Book Overview
Award of Excellence from the Washington Museum Association Pioneer temperaments, Jacqueline Williams shows, were greatly influenced by that which was stewable, bakable, broilable, and boilable. Using travelers' diaries, letters, newspaper advertisements, and nineteenth-century cookbooks, Williams re-creates the highs and lows of cooking and eating on the Oregon Trail. She investigates the mundane--biscuits and bacon, mush...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0700606106
ISBN13:9780700606108
Release Date:August 1993
Publisher:University Press of Kansas
Length:248 Pages
Weight:0.68 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 5.4" x 8.5"
Customer Reviews
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Happy Trials.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
Good read for those interested in how their ancestors ate -- especially if it is known one of them was among those who went west using this paticular route. Highly recommended.
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