R B. reviewed From Hardtack to Home Fries: An Uncommon History of American Cooks and Meals on + 203 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
After I began reading this book, I realized it was not quite what I was expecting. Each chapter is more like an essay on an isolated timeframe or historical event, while the book is cohesive through the running theme of women, food, experience. I did enjoy reading it after I got started. It is slightly more scholarly than I was anticipating and the research into areas of food and sociology was quite interesting.
Kate W. reviewed From Hardtack to Home Fries: An Uncommon History of American Cooks and Meals on + 36 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
This book provides a totally different way of looking at history! Women's history, the potato famine of Ireland, cooking during the American Civil War, food of POWs, as well as African American heritage (and more!) are expressed through the food prepared and how people felt about what they ate. A fresh perspective showing a different side of issues we are already familiar with.
