Of Sugar and Snow: A History of Ice Cream Making (Volume 25) (California Studies in Food and Culture)

Quinzio, Geraldine M.

ISBN 10: 0520248619 / ISBN 13: 9780520248618

Published by University of California Press, 2009

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Of Sugar and Snow: A History of Ice Cream Making (Volume 25) (California Studies in Food and Culture)
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0520248619
• ISBN 13: 9780520248618
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 18 ounces

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Synopsis

Was ice cream invented in Philadelphia? How about by the Emperor Nero, when he poured honey over snow? Did Marco Polo first taste it in China and bring recipes back? In this first book to tell ice cream's full story, Jeri Quinzio traces the beloved confection from its earliest appearances in sixteenth-century Europe to the small towns of America and debunks some colorful myths along the way. She explains how ice cream is made, describes its social role, and connects historical events to its business and consumption. A diverting yet serious work of history, Of Sugar and Snow provides a fascinating array of recipes, from a seventeenth-century Italian lemon sorbet to a twentieth-century American strawberry mallobet, and traces how this once elite status symbol became today's universally available and wildly popular treat.

About the Author

Jeri Quinzio is the author of Ice Cream: The Ultimate Cold Comfort and a contributor to the ice cream entry in The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America. She has written on articles on a variety of food history topics for numerous periodicals and newspapers.