Reading Cookbooks: from The Forme of Cury to The Smitten Kitchen
21L.707 · Literature · Undergraduate · Spring 2017
Ina Lipkowitz
In this course students will visit the past through cookbooks to learn about what foodstuffs and technologies were available and when, and how religious and nutritional concerns dictated what was eaten and how it was cooked. Students will also learn about the gender dynamics of culinary writing and performances and the roles people played in writing and cooking recipes.
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