Of sugar and snow : a history of ice cream making / Jeri Quinzio.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Quinzio, Jeri.

Series:

California studies in food and culture ; 25.

California studies in food and culture ; 25

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ice cream, ices, etc--History.

Ice cream, ices, etc.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xvi, 279 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm.

Other Title:

History of ice cream making

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, California : University of California Press, [2009]

Summary:

"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"--Publisher's description.

Contents:

Early ices and iced creams

Crème de la cream

Ingenious foreigners and others

The land of ice cream

Screaming for ice cream

Women's work

Modern times

Ice cream for breakfast

Industry and artistry.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-259) and index.

Local Notes:

HSP Historic Culinary Arts Collection.

ISBN:

9780520248618

9780520265912

0520248619

0520265912

OCLC:

232002158