Backstories was produced in conjunction with the Rural Women's Studies Association triennial meeting, which this year has the theme "Kitchen Table Talk to Global Forum." Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Part I. Studying Rural Women through Cookbooks. Introduction / Cynthia C. Prescott ; A Little History of the Rural Women's Studies Association (RWSA) / Joan Jensen, Katherine Jellison, Pamela Riney-Kehrberg, and Cynthia C. Prescott ; Rural Women, Rural Words : Recipes and History / Rebecca Sharpless ; Quantity Cooking : Cabbage Salad for Sixty / Catharine Wilson ; Three Centuries of Scottish Cookery / Kathryn Harvey ; Mustard Plaster / Catharine Wilson ; Curry Powder / Catharine Wilson ; Cookbooks : Exploring Economic(s) Themes / Erna van Duren ; Buckaroo Stew and Before : Four Generations of Kurtz Family Recipes / Mazie Hough ; Let Them Eat [Pound] Cake / Maureen S. Thompson -- Part II. Community Cookbooks. Introduction / Cynthia C. Prescott ; Banana Bread, Pineapple Pudding, Cocoanut Dainties, and Date Bars : Favorite Recipes as a Window into Women's Lives in Early-Twentieth Century Downeast Maine / Rachel Snell ; Kitchen Joy / Cherisse Jones-Branch ; "Hospitality was their byword" : Food, Tradition, and Creativity in Borderlands Kitchens / Mary Murphy ; Kent Family Recipes / Sarah Kesterson ; The Montana Rural Home : A Community Cookbook / Amy McKinney ; Tamales in the UTSA Mexican Cookbook / Steph Noell ; Brains, Skill, and Butter : Sample a Feast of History in Century-Old Cookbooks / Katie Mayer -- Part III. Nostalgia and Foodways. Introduction / Cynthia C. Prescott with contributions by Maureen S. Thompson ; The Bradley Women and The Delmarva Farmer / Sara E. Morris ; Lady Baltimore Cake / Sara E. Morris ; Morris Family Recipes / Elizabeth H. Morris ; Bischoff Family Coffee Cake / Katherine Jellison ; Grandmama's Cooking Traditions / Joseph Cates ; Chicken and Noodles / Pamela Riney-Kehrberg ; Sauerbraten mit Oscar, Gerhardt, Fredrich und Freunde / Joan Speyer ; At Mam-Maw's Table / Tracey Hanshew ; Hanshew Family Recipes / Tracey Hanshew ; Sour Cream Pie and Nana's Buns / Diane McKenzie ; Spanish Buns / Catharine Wilson ; Zucchini Bread / Cynthia C. Prescott ; Blackberry and Apple Jelly / Margaret Thomas-Evans ; Harvest Photographs / Pamela Riney-Kehrberg ; Mom's Rhubarb Relish / Marie Kenny ; November Mincemeat / Pamela J. Snow Sweetser ; Two Cakes and Three Generations / Sara Egge ; Grammie Botsford's Molasses Cookies / Rachel Snell ; Chocolate Pudding / Eli Bosler -- Part IV. Politics and Authority. Introduction / Cynthia C. Prescott ; Cake and Politics / Sara Egge ; Domecon Cake / Lynne Byall Benson ; Photographic Essay : Hunger During the Great Depression and World War II / Cynthia C. Prescott ; Soup for Dessert? My Mother's "Secret" Cake Recipe / Linda M. Ambrose ; 3,000 Tons to Lose : Farm Women and Weight Control / Jenny Barker Devine ; Teaching Food History / Pamela Riney-Kehrberg ; Federal Writers' Project Slave Narratives / Pamela Riney-Kehrberg and Cynthia C. Prescott ; Pavlova / Cynthia C. Prescott -- Part V. Twenty-First-Century Foodways. Introduction / Cynthia C. Prescott ; Putting the Little Town on the Prairie on Culinary Maps / Cynthia C. Prescott ; Convenience Cooking : Seven-Layer Casserole / Catharine Wilson ; Kalua Pork / Cynthia C. Prescott ; Breadfruit Stew / Diana Chen ; Doing the Heavy Lifting : Gender Roles and Consumption in the Age of COVID-19 / Virginia Scharff ; North Fareway Visit, March 23, 2020 / Pamela Riney-Kehrberg ; Pam's Pandemic Soup / Pamela Riney-Kehrberg ; COVID Reflection / Sara Egge ; Life Amid a Pandemic / Cynthia C. Prescott ; Clay, COVID, and Matzah Balls : An [Im]Perfect Passover in a New Home / Rebecca Stoil ; Quarantine Baking / Nikki Berg Burin ; ". . . Time enough for that" : A Recipe for Comfort in the Pandemic / Pamela J. Snow Sweetser ; Recipes for the Pandemic / Dee Garceau ; Labor, Loss, and Joy : COVID-19 and Food among Faculty Parents / Samantha K. Ammons and Krista Lynn Minnotte - Conclusion. Community Potlucks and Global Markets / Cynthia C. Prescott.
Summary:
"Sharing recipes is a form of intimate conversation that nourishes body and soul, family and community. Backstories: The Kitchen Table Talk Cookbook integrates formal scholarship with informal reflections, analyses of recipe books with heirloom recipes, and text with images to emphasize the ways that economics, politics, and personal meaning come together to shape our changing relationships with food. By embracing elements of history, rural studies, and women's studies, this volume offers a unique perspective by relating food history with social dynamics. It is sure to inspire eclectic dining and conversations." Back cover description.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.