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Creamy and Crunchy: An Informal History of Peanut Butter, the All-American Food - Arts and Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History Jon Krampner
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Creamy and Crunchy: An Informal History of Peanut Butter, the All-American Food - Arts and Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History
Jon Krampner
Americans spoon it out of the jar, eat it in sandwiches by itself or with its bread-fellow jelly, and devour it with foods ranging from celery and raisins ("ants on a log") to a grilled sandwich with bacon and bananas (the classic "Elvis"). Peanut butter is used to flavor candy, ice cream, cookies, cereal, and a wide variety of other foods. It is a deeply ingrained staple of American childhood and cuisine. Creamy and Crunchy features the stories of Jif, Skippy, and Peter Pan; the resurgence of natural or old-fashioned peanut butter; the five ways today's product is different from the original; the plight of black peanut farmers; the role of peanut butter in fighting Third-World hunger; and the Salmonella outbreaks of 2007 and 2009. The story of peanut butter is the story of twentieth-century America, and Jon Krampner writes its first popular history, rich with anecdotes and facts culled from interviews, research, travels in the peanut-growing regions of the South, and recipes.
320 pages, ill
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | November 20, 2012 |
| ISBN13 | 9780231162326 |
| Publishers | Columbia University Press |
| Pages | 320 |
| Dimensions | 161 × 234 × 33 mm · 576 g |
