Simple, healthy and comforting, breakfast cereals are a perennially popular way to start the day around the world. They have a long, distinguished and surprising history - around 10,000 years ago, with the advent of agriculture, people began breaking their fast with porridges made from wheat, rice, corn and other grains. It was only in the second half of the nineteenth century, however, in the United States, that a series of entrepreneurs and food reformers created the breakfast cereals we recognize today: Kellogg's Corn Flakes, Cheerios and Quaker Oats, among others.In this global, entertaining and well-illustrated account, Kathryn Cornell Dolan explores the history of breakfast cereals, including many historical and modern recipes that the reader can try at home.
| ISBN: | 9781789146950 |
| Publication date: | 1st March 2023 |
| Author: | Kathryn Cornell Dolan |
| Publisher: | Reaktion Books |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 144 pages |
| Series: | Edible |
| Genres: |
Cookery, Food and Drink Cultural studies: food and society |
Simple, healthy and comforting, breakfast cereals are a perennially popular way to start the day around the world. They have a long, distinguished and surprising history - around 10,000 years ago, with the advent of agriculture, people began breaking their fast with porridges made from wheat, rice, corn and other grains. It was only in the second half of the nineteenth century, however, in the United States, that a series of entrepreneurs and food reformers created the breakfast cereals we recognize today: Kellogg's Corn Flakes, Cheerios and Quaker Oats, among others.In this global, entertaining and well-illustrated account, Kathryn Cornell Dolan explores the history of breakfast cereals, including many historical and modern recipes that the reader can try at home.
Breakfast Cereal features in the following genres: Cookery, Food and Drink, Cultural studies: food and society
Breakfast Cereal is available in Hardback
Breakfast Cereal was written by Kathryn Cornell Dolan and published by Reaktion Books
Breakfast Cereal has 144 pages
Yes it is part of Edible series
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