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The Tomato in America: Early History, Culture, and Cookery | 
 enlarge | Author: Andrew F. Smith
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 327242
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 240
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 6 x 0.7
ISBN: 0252070097
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.356420973
EAN: 9780252070099
ASIN: 0252070097
Publication Date: October 16, 2001
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Condition: NEW BOOK / University of Illinois Press (jtp.lby6)
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'From the Americas to Australasia, from northern Europe to southern Africa, the tomato tickles the world's taste buds. Americans along devour more than twelve million tons annually of this peculiar fruit, variously considered poisonous, curative, and aphrodisiacal. In this first concerted study of the tomato in America, Andrew F. Smith separates myth from historical fact, beginning with the Salem, New Jersey, man who, in 1820, allegedly attracted spectators from hundreds of miles to watch him eat a tomato on the courthouse steps (the legend says they expected to see him die a painful death). Later, hucksters such as Dr. John Cook Bennett and the Amazing Archibald Miles peddled the tomato's purported medicinal benefits. The competition was so fierce that the Tomato Pill War broke out in 1838."The Tomato in America" traces the early cultivation of the tomato, its infiltration of American cooking practices, the early manufacture of preserved tomatoes and ketchup (soon hailed as 'the national condiment of the United States'), and the 'great tomato mania' of the 1820's and 1830's. This book also includes tomato recipes from the pre-Civil War period, covering everything from sauces, soups, and main dishes to desserts and sweets. Now available for the first time in paperback, "The Tomato in America" provides a piquant and entertaining look at a versatile and storied figure in culinary history'.
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 An amazing story... June 25, 2004
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
I read this book the month it came out in 1994. I'm not sure how I found out about it but oh well...Tomatoes are one of god's gifts and if you have the least bit of interest in this amazing fruit, get this book. The history of the tomato and how it arrived on people's plates after centuries of neglect is way more interesting than any Bond film. The author's research is meticulous. Also, the back of this book has historic recipes from the 1800's that use tomatoes. This of course could spur someone to pursue a career in archeological gastronomy. The bottom line is I love this book and it is one of my top 5 most prized books. -- Indiana Tomato Lover
I read this book in a library and wish to purchase one. July 23, 2000
0 out of 19 found this review helpful
I would like to purchase this book but I am challenged by all your leads off the subject.
 Great collection of information of history June 14, 2000
5 out of 18 found this review helpful
The author is a hard working person. So it's very convinient for readers to read the aspect of hitory. However, it's merit also is it's weakness. We could not get any personal viewpoint of the author. We could only get the results of author's research.
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