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Culinary Literature -- SHA
Publication
University of California Press (2008), Edition: 1, Paperback, 296 pages
Description
This social history of the culinary habits of turn-of-the-century women depicts their passion and idealism, as well as their frequently bizarre and misguided ideas.
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296 p.; 8.2 inches
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