Hearth and Home: Women and the Art of Open Hearth Cooking (Lorimer Illustrated History)
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| Rating | : | 4.42 (951 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1550289217 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 72 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-04-26 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This book tells the story of the women who worked back-breaking hours tending the fire and using its energy with skill and resourceful creativity to nourish their families or feed a hungry fort. Whether in a longhouse, a fishing shack, a log cabin, a manor home, or on a thriving farm, the kitchen was the main workplace of Canadian women within family centred households for generations. Fiona Lucas, culinary historian and practiced hearth cook, synthesizes the shared experience of the family cook across decades and cultures,
Ciao Nona! said Five Stars. Excellent resource for hearth cookery
Previously she worked as Senior Domestic Historical Interpreter at Historic Fort York in Toronto. About the Author FIONA LUCAS is co-founder of the Culinary Historians of Ontario, and has a particular interest in the history of Canada's foods, servants, kitchens, and domestic material culture. . She is Program Officer, Foodways, for Spadina Museum: Historic House and Gardens, one of the sites operated by Museum Services of the City of Toronto
. FIONA LUCAS is co-founder of the Culinary Historians of Ontario, and has a particular interest in the history of Canada's foods, servants, kitchens, and domestic material culture. She is Program Officer, Foodways, for Spadina Museum: Historic House and Gardens, one of the sites operated by Museum Services of the City of Toronto. Previously she worked as Senior Domestic Historical Interpreter at Historic Fort York