Bibliograph

Detroit's delectable past, two centuries of frog legs, pigeon pie & drugstore whiskey, Bill Loomis

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Label

Detroit's delectable past, two centuries of frog legs, pigeon pie & drugstore whiskey, Bill Loomis

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Detroit's delectable past

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Bill Loomis

Sub title

two centuries of frog legs, pigeon pie & drugstore whiskey

Summary

Join local food aficionado Bill Loomis on a look back at the appetites, tastes, kitchens, parties, holidays and everyday meals that defined eating in Detroit, from the earliest days as a French village to the start of the twentieth century. Whether it's at a frontier farmers' market, a Victorian twelve-course children's birthday party replete with tongue sandwiches or a five-cent-lunch diner, food is a main ingredient in a community's identity and history. While showcasing favorite fare of the day, this book also explores historic foodways--how locals fished the Detroit River, banished flies from kitchens without screens and harvested frog legs with miniscule shotguns. Wedding feasts, pioneer grub, cooking classes and the thriftless '20s are all on the menu, too

Target audience

adult

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