| A Culinary History of Downeast Maine Contributor(s): Joyce, Sharon L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1540239748 ISBN-13: 9781540239747 Publisher: History Press Library Editions OUR PRICE: $28.79 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Cooking | Regional & Ethnic - American - New England - Cooking | Individual Chefs & Restaurants |
| Physical Information: 0.38" H x 6" W x 9" (0.81 lbs) 146 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Maine's Downeast culinary history begins well before explorers arrived in the 1500s. Some of the food preparation and preservation techniques used by the Wabanakis and early colonists are still in use today. Lobster and other seafood from the Gulf of Maine and the area now known as Acadia National Park paved the way for a vibrant tourist food scene. The "rusticators" like the Rockefellers, Pulitzers, Astors, Vanderbilts and other wealthy families created a mixed environment of fashionable food trends and simple foods like fish chowder. Locals like the 40 Hayseeders used food as a statement to make fun of the "summer people." Author Sharon Joyce details the rich and delicious history of food in Downeast Maine. |