Was ice cream invented in Philadelphia? How about by the Emperor Nero, when he poured honey over snow? Did Marco Polo first taste it in China and bring recipes back? In this first book to tell ice cream’s full story, Jeri Quinzio traces the beloved confection from its earliest appearances in sixteenth-century Europe to the small towns of America and debunks some colorful myths along the way. She explains how ice cream is made, describes its social role, and connects historical events to its business and consumption. A diverting yet serious work of history, Of Sugar and Snow provides a fascinating array of recipes, from a seventeenth-century Italian lemon sorbet to a twentieth-century American strawberry mallobet, and traces how this once elite status symbol became today’s universally available and wildly popular treat.
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Sugar and Spice – Grocers and Groceries in Provincial England, 1650-1830
Jon Stobart
Consumers in eighteenth-century England were firmly embedded in an expanding world of goods, one that incorporated a range of novel foods (tobacco, chocolate, coffee, and tea) and new supplies of more established commodities, including sugar, spices, and dried fruits. Much has been written about the attraction of these goods, which … More
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La douceur et le pouvoir : La place du sucre dans l’histoire moderne
Sidney Mintz
Produit exotique et rare originaire d’Inde, le sucre, issu de la culture de la canne, va connaître une expansion extraordinaire à partir du XVIe siècle dans la foulée des Grandes Découvertes. Réservé aux élites à l’origine et marqueur par excellence de la distinction sociale, le sucre devient en quelques siècles … More