HASTY PUDDING

HASTY PUDDING, JOHNNYCAKES, AND OTHER GOOD STUFF: COOKING IN COLONIAL AMERICA

Hardback ISBN #0761303693 Paperback ISBN #0761312978

A non-fiction middle-grade book that fits into the 5^th grade curriculum. Published by The Millbrook Press and illustrated by Jan Davey Ellis. A history of American food: how it was found, prepared, and the table manners of the colonial period (1607-1783). Fourteen recipes are included with modern directions and historical notes for use in the home and classroom.

BOOKLIST REVIEW January 1, 1999:

"Librarians will find themselves pulling this off the shelf for both teachers and students as it introduces facts about America’s culinary heritage that fit right into Thanksgiving celebrations and the study of the colonial period…"

SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL REVIEW February 1999:

"Children are taken on a virtual tour of American cuisine as it was in Colonial times. The introduction grabs readers’ attention as the author discusses foods that are commonly thought of as American, but that actually came from other countries…"

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