Sweet Land of Liberty : A History of America in 11 Pies.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Anastopoulo, Rossi.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pies--United States--History.

Pies.

United States--Social conditions.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (220 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Abrams, Inc., 2022.

Summary:

A delicious and delightful narrative history of pie in America, from the colonial era through the civil rights movement and beyondFrom the pumpkin pie gracing the Thanksgiving table to the apple pie at the Fourth of July picnic, nearly every American shares a certain nostalgia for a simple circle of crust and filling. But America's history with pie has not always been so sweet. After all, it was a slice of cherry pie at the Woolworth's lunch counter on a cool February afternoon that helped to spark the Greensboro sit-ins and ignited a wave of anti-segregation protests across the South during the civil rights movement. Molasses pie, meanwhile, captures the legacies of racial trauma and oppression passed down from Americas history of slavery, and Jell-O pieexemplifies the pressures and contradictions of gender roles in an evolving modern society. We all know the warm comfort of the so-called "All-American" apple pie . . . but just how did pie become the symbol of a nation? In Sweet Land of Liberty: A History of America in 11 Pies,food writer RossiAnastopoulocracks open our relationship to pie with wit and good humor. For centuries, pie has been a malleable icon, co-opted for new social and political purposes. Here, Anastopoulotraces the pies woven into our history, following the evolution of our country across centuries of innovation and change. With corresponding recipes for each chapter and sidebars of quirky facts throughout, Sweet Land of Libertyis an entertaining, informative, and utterly charming food history for bakers, dessert lovers, and history aficionados alike. Ultimately, the story of pie is the story of America itself, and it's time to dig in.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Contents

Introduction

Recipe for All-Butter Pie Crust

Chapter One: Apple Pie

Recipe for a Buttered Apple Pie

Cheddar Apple Pie

Chapter Two: Pumpkin Pie

Recipe for Maple Pumpkin Pudding

Chapter Three: Molasses Pie

Recipe for Molasses Pie

Chapter Four: Sweet Potato Pie

Recipe for Abby Fisher’s Sweet Potato Pie

Chapter Five: Pecan Pie

Recipe for Karo Pecan Pie

Derby Pie

Chapter Six: Chiffon Pie

Recipe for Lemon Chiffon Pie

Key Lime Pie

Chapter Seven: Mock Apple Pie

Recipe for Ritz Mock Apple Pie

Indiana Sugar Pie

Chapter Eight: Jell-O Pie

Recipe for Jell-O Coffee ’n’ Chocolate Cream Pie

Chapter Nine: Bean Pie

Recipe for Bean Pie

Chapter Ten: Quiche Generated by AI.

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Other Format:

Print version: Anastopoulo, Rossi Sweet Land of Liberty

ISBN:

9781647003050

OCLC:

1348633553