This is incredible! There was a moment almost a century ago already trying to preserve American food culture of all origins. Just the photos alone are gold let alone what you describe. 1930s diamond!
Pat, I am so glad you are featuring excerpts from America Eats! It's an important work--lively, informative, engaging--about who we were and how different we were before we started trying to be all one thing. More people need to know about it.
It's an amazing work. Three of the most happy years of my life was living in the LOC with the papers then going out to see if I could find what the writers did. And I did--not as much but did. Some of the events are still going on, the community dinners and activities still a major part of a town's life. I thnk we lose sight of that among all the craziness of food culture these days.
They are, aren't they?! I wrote a book about the papers--yes, called America Eats! There are many of the stories in that. The papers have been such a central part of how I think about food and our culture that it seemed right to name the newsletter after it.
Beside my book there is Food of a Young Nation byt Mark Kurlascki. Other than that, not much. I've been thinking of putting a story up every now and then.
This is incredible! There was a moment almost a century ago already trying to preserve American food culture of all origins. Just the photos alone are gold let alone what you describe. 1930s diamond!
Pat, I am so glad you are featuring excerpts from America Eats! It's an important work--lively, informative, engaging--about who we were and how different we were before we started trying to be all one thing. More people need to know about it.
It's an amazing work. Three of the most happy years of my life was living in the LOC with the papers then going out to see if I could find what the writers did. And I did--not as much but did. Some of the events are still going on, the community dinners and activities still a major part of a town's life. I thnk we lose sight of that among all the craziness of food culture these days.
Is there a way to read all of America Eats! Sorry, I’m a little confused that this is also the name of the newsletter. 🙂
They are, aren't they?! I wrote a book about the papers--yes, called America Eats! There are many of the stories in that. The papers have been such a central part of how I think about food and our culture that it seemed right to name the newsletter after it.
Beside my book there is Food of a Young Nation byt Mark Kurlascki. Other than that, not much. I've been thinking of putting a story up every now and then.
Thank you, Pat! I will look for both! Absolutely brilliant, insightful stuff. ❤️
Let me know if you enjoyed it. It's on Abebooks so cheap! The photos didn't print out well but they're still amazing.