by Christina Ward.<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\nIf you ever wonder why we eat what we eat, why grocery chains sell us what they do, and why our habits of food consumption are sometimes lazy, wasteful, and strange, then Christina Ward’s book is for you. It dissects the cultural, political, and commercial drives that made some foods a staple in grocery stores, like pineapples and bananas, while other foods are not. With plenty of illustrations from the original publications, it puts a new spin on understanding them by pointing out the religious, racist, and prejudiced imagery they included to firmly ground them in the society to whom they were selling.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I am one of many people who have fallen into the sometimes colorful and sometimes frightening world of vintage cookbooks. I have purchased lots of these ‘pamphlets’ online and spent hours pouring through them. Sometimes I find something novel that I want to try. 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