The Jemima code : two centuries of African American cookbooks

The Jemima code : two centuries of African American cookbooks / Toni Tipton-Martin ; forewords by John Egerton and Barbara Haber.

Women of African descent have contributed to America's food culture for centuries, but their rich and varied involvement is still overshadowed by the demeaning stereotype of an illiterate "Aunt Jemima" who cooked mostly by natural instinct. Tipton-Martin looks at black cookbooks that...

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Main Author: Tipton-Martin, Toni (Author)
Other Authors: Egerton, John (writer of foreword.), Haber, Barbara (writer of foreword.)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2015.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer > Bitterfeld
Cooking > United States > History.
African American cooks > Biography.
Cooks > United States > Biography.
African American cooking > History.
African Americans > Food > History.
COOKING > Regional & Ethnic > American.
COOKING / General
African American cooking
African American cooks
Cookbooks
Cooks
Schwarze
Kochbuch
United States
cookbooks.
Biographies
History
Cookbooks.
Livres de cuisine.
Online Access:Click for online access
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Summary:Women of African descent have contributed to America's food culture for centuries, but their rich and varied involvement is still overshadowed by the demeaning stereotype of an illiterate "Aunt Jemima" who cooked mostly by natural instinct. Tipton-Martin looks at black cookbooks that range from a rare 1827 house servant's manual, the first book published by an African American in the trade, to modern classics. These cookbooks offer firsthand evidence that African Americans cooked creative masterpieces from meager provisions, educated young chefs, operated food businesses, and nourished the African American community through the long struggle for human rights.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 246 pages) : illustrations (some color).
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-233) and index.
ISBN:9781477326718
1477326715
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Online resource; title from PDF title page (De Gruyter platform, viewed May 15, 2024).

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