Aunt Sammy's Radio Recipes: The Original 1927 Cookbook and Housekeeper's Chat

Name: Aunt Sammy's Radio Recipes: The Original 1927 Cookbook and Housekeeper's Chat
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ISBN: 9781682260616

✍️ Nordstrom, Justin

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🏛 University of Arkansas Press 📅 2018 📔 Paperback ISBN: 9781682260616

📝 Description: Aunt Sammy's Radio Recipes: The Original 1927 Cookbook and Housekeeper's Chat

"This book brings together three different texts. First and foremost, it contains all of the material from the 1927 cookbook Aunt Sammy's Radio Recipes, produced by the U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). But it also includes excerpts from the 1920s radio broadcasts that inspired the character of 'Aunt Sammy' and menus and recipes promoted by the USDA. Finally, my introduction and editorial comments throughout the book contain historical context to provide a scholarly perspective on USDA's cooking advice and radio listenership of Aunt Sammy's audiences"--Preface.

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Justin Nordstrom's edition of Aunt Sammy's Radio Recipes is an intriguing historical archive, blending original 1927 USDA recipes with authentic broadcast excerpts and academic commentary. As a window into early American broadcasting and government-issued domestic advice, it offers genuine scholarly value. However, modern home cooks looking for a practical, day-to-day kitchen guide should look elsewhere; the recipes are historical artifacts rather than modern culinary inspirations. It will not suit readers seeking streamlined contemporary meals or casual cookbook browsing. Instead, it is firmly a book for academic libraries, food historians, and collectors of vintage Americana who appreciate the intersection of media history and domestic science.

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Eatbook Family editorial team

Justin Nordstrom's edition of Aunt Sammy's Radio Recipes is an intriguing historical archive, blending original 1927 USDA recipes with authentic broadcast excerpts and academic commentary. As a window into early American broadcasting and government-issued domestic advice, it offers genuine scholarly value. However, modern home cooks looking for a practical, day-to-day kitchen guide should look elsewhere; the recipes are historical artifacts rather than modern culinary inspirations. It will not suit readers seeking streamlined contemporary meals or casual cookbook browsing. Instead, it is firmly a book for academic libraries, food historians, and collectors of vintage Americana who appreciate the intersection of media history and domestic science.