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Wagon Wheel Kitchens Food on the Oregon Trail

by [Williams, Jacqueline]

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Award of Excellence from the Washington Museum Association

Pioneer temperaments, Jacqueline Williams shows, were greatly influenced by that which was stewable, bakable, broilable, and boilable. Using travelers' diaries, letters, newspaper advertisements, and nineteenth-century cookbooks, Williams re-creates the highs and lows of cooking and eating on the Oregon Trail. She investigates the mundane--biscuits and bacon, mush and coffee--as well as the unexpected--carbonated soda made from bubbling spring water; ice cream created from milk, snow, and peppermint; fresh fruits and vegetables.

Understanding what and how the pioneers ate, Williams demonstrates, is essential to understanding how they lived and survived--and sometimes died--on the trail.

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Product Details

  • University Press of Kansa Brand
  • Aug 27, 1993 Pub Date:
  • 9780700606108 ISBN-13:
  • 0700606106 ISBN-10:
  • 248.0 pages Paperback
  • English Language
  • 8.5 in * 1 in * 5.5 in Dimensions:
  • 1 lb Weight: