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Donuts: An American Passion

by John T. Edge

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ISBN13: 9780399153587
ISBN10: 0399153586
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Acclaimed food writer and cultural historian John T. Edge conjures nostalgia by revealing portions of our history through our most cherished foods. Donuts is the cap on a scrumptious series toting comfort food, belying calorie-counting, and embracing those cornerstone, iconic dishes that have come to define American cuisine and customs over the years.

In Donuts, Edge walks us though the donut's inception as Dutch fare, the Salvation Army's wartime donuts, the invention of the donut machine, the 1950s donut-shop craze, the Krispy Kreme revolution, the appropriation by other ethnicities, and the fanatical chefs that take donuts to a new art form. Nothing encourages our sweet-tooth cravings like the donut. It is honest. It is satisfying. It is a national symbol that has survived the low carb-diet dogma and the death of the local donut shop, and it is making a comeback into the hearts of Americans.

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From the author of "Fried Chicken, Apple Pie" and "Hamburgers & Fries" comes his newest work (with recipes): the history of the donut, from its inception as Dutch fare through today's fanatical chefs who take donuts to a new art form.
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John T. Edge's work has appeared regularly in Gourmet and Saveur and has been featured in the 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004 editions of Best Food Writing. He is currently the director of the Southern Foodways Alliance at the University of Mississippi. His cookbook, A Gracious Plenty, was nominated for a James Beard Foundation Award. In 2003, he was named "One of Twenty Southerners to Watch" by the Financial Times of London, and he was a finalist for the 2004 M. F. K. Fisher Distinguished Writing Award from the James Beard Foundation.
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bookends, May 8, 2007 (view all comments by bookends)
A trip through the origins of fried bread and recipes to boot! As Homer Simpson would drool, D'Ohnuts....
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ISBN:
9780399153587
Subtitle:
An American Passion
Publisher:
Putnam Adult
Author:
Edge, John T.
Subject:
Essays
Subject:
Courses & Dishes - Breakfast
Subject:
Doughnuts.
Subject:
Regional & Ethnic - American - General
Subject:
Popular Culture
Publication Date:
20060518
Binding:
Hardback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
192
Dimensions:
7.44x5.56x.77 in. .57 lbs.
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"Synopsis" by , From the author of "Fried Chicken, Apple Pie" and "Hamburgers & Fries" comes his newest work (with recipes): the history of the donut, from its inception as Dutch fare through today's fanatical chefs who take donuts to a new art form.
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