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Baking as Biography

A Life Story in Recipes

Diane Tye author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:McGill-Queen's University Press

Published:10th Aug '10

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A daughter's exploration of her mother's life as revealed through her baking

Hidden among the simple lists of ingredients and directions for everyday foods are surprising stories. In Baking as Biography, Diane Tye considers her mother's recipe collection, reading between the lines of the aging index cards to provide a candid and nuanced portrait of one woman's life as mother, minister's wife, and participant in local Maritime women's networks.

"This is excellent! Diane Tye has done a wonderful job of weaving together her own story with that of the larger culture. The text moves seamlessly from data to commentary with theory and ethnographic accounts interspersed in a natural, logical way." -Lucy Long, International Studies & American Culture Studies, Bowling Green State University "This book therefore lends itself well to multiple readings. It may be read as a biography or as a careful work of scholarship that sits between Folklore and Women's Studies, or one can read and make use of its recipes. In the interest of becoming a culinary tourist in my own right, I will be making 'Molasses Drop Cookies,' 'Thimble Cookies,' 'Chow,' and 'Chiffon Cake,' all of which may be found in this delightful book." Cuizine

ISBN: 9780773537248

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288 pages