Pickled, Potted, and Canned: How the Art and Science of Food Preserving Changed the World by Shephard, Sue
Pickled, Potted, and Canned: How the Art and Science of Food Preserving Changed the World by Shephard, Sue

Pickled, Potted, and Canned: How the Art and Science of Food Preserving Changed the World

We may not give much thought to the boxes in our freezers or the cans on our...
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Author: Sue Shephard
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Pickled, Potted, and Canned: How the Art and Science of Food Preserving Changed the World by Shephard, Sue

Pickled, Potted, and Canned: How the Art and Science of Food Preserving Changed the World

$55.53
Pickled, Potted, and Canned: How the Art and Science of Food Preserving Changed the World by Shephard, Sue

Pickled, Potted, and Canned: How the Art and Science of Food Preserving Changed the World

$55.53
Author: Sue Shephard
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description
We may not give much thought to the boxes in our freezers or the cans on our shelves, but behind the story of food preservation is the history of civilization itself. The development of portable, preserved food enabled the great explorers to travel into the unknown and gradually map the planet, facilitated the conquest of new territories, and created routes for the expansion of trade and the exchange of knowledge and culture that opened up our world. In Pickled, Potted, and Canned, author Sue Shephard weaves together the stories of the inventors -- and inventions -- in a lively and richly detailed narrative that spans centuries and continents. It is a tale filled with extraordinary characters, old legends, and new revelations: how Attila the Hun and his men "gallop cured" their meat; how cooks became chemists and chemists became cooks and how some even lost their lives, like seventeenth-century statesman and philosopher Francis Bacon, whose death was caused by an experiment with a frozen chicken.

From the primitive techniques of drying and salting to the latest methods that have allowed us to feed men in space, Pickled, Potted, and Canned gives us fascinating insights into the histories, cultures, and ingenuity of people inventing new ways to "cheat the seasons."

Author: Sue Shephard
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 07/03/2006
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.10w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780743255530

About the Author
Shephard, Sue: - Sue Shephard has spent most of her career working in television in England, where she was responsible for cocreating, among other programs, three series about food and culture. She is the author of Seeds of Fortune and coauthor of United Tastes of America. In 2001, Pickled, Potted, and Canned was nominated for the IACP Jane Grigson Award. Shephard lives in the southwest of England with her family.

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