Bound to the fire : how Virginia's enslaved cooks helped invent American cuisine
(Book - Regular Print)
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Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, 2017.
Physical Desc
177 pages ; 23 cm
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Published
Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, 2017.
Format
Book - Regular Print
Language
English
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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"In grocery store aisles and kitchens across the country, smiling images of 'Aunt Jemima' and other historical and fictional black cooks can be found on various food products and in advertising. Although these images are sanitized and romanticized in American popular culture, they represent the untold stories of enslaved men and women who had a significant impact on the nation's culinary and hospitality traditions even as they were forced to prepare food for their oppressors. Kelley Fanto Deetz draws uponarchaeological evidence, cookbooks, plantation records, and folklore to present a nuanced study of the lives of enslaved plantation cooks from colonial times through emancipation and beyond. She reveals how these men and women were literally 'bound to the fire' as they lived and worked in the sweltering and often fetid conditions of plantation house kitchens. These highly skilled cooks drew upon skills and ingredients brought with them from their African homelands to create complex, labor-intensive dishes such as oyster stew, gumbo, and fried fish. However, their white owners overwhelmingly received the credit for their creations. Focusing on enslaved cooks at Virginia plantations including Thomas Jefferson's Monticello and George Washington's Mount Vernon, Deetz restores these forgotten figures to their rightful place in American and Southern history. Bound to the Fire not only uncovers their rich and complex stories and illuminates their role in plantation culture, but it celebrates their living legacywith the recipes that they created and passed down to future generations"--Provided by publisher.
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LC Subjects
African American cooking -- History.
African American cooks -- Virginia -- Biography.
African American cooks -- Virginia -- History.
African Americans -- Food -- Virginia -- History.
Biographies.
Cooking, American -- History.
Enslaved persons -- Virginia -- Biography.
Enslaved persons -- Virginia -- Social conditions.
Enslaved persons -- Virginia -- Social life and customs.
Plantation life -- Virginia -- History.
Virginia -- Race relations -- History.
African American cooks -- Virginia -- Biography.
African American cooks -- Virginia -- History.
African Americans -- Food -- Virginia -- History.
Biographies.
Cooking, American -- History.
Enslaved persons -- Virginia -- Biography.
Enslaved persons -- Virginia -- Social conditions.
Enslaved persons -- Virginia -- Social life and customs.
Plantation life -- Virginia -- History.
Virginia -- Race relations -- History.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Deetz, K. F. (2017). Bound to the fire: how Virginia's enslaved cooks helped invent American cuisine . The University Press of Kentucky.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Deetz, Kelley Fanto. 2017. Bound to the Fire: How Virginia's Enslaved Cooks Helped Invent American Cuisine. The University Press of Kentucky.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Deetz, Kelley Fanto. Bound to the Fire: How Virginia's Enslaved Cooks Helped Invent American Cuisine The University Press of Kentucky, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Deetz, Kelley Fanto. Bound to the Fire: How Virginia's Enslaved Cooks Helped Invent American Cuisine The University Press of Kentucky, 2017.
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