Refined Tastes : Sugar, Confectionery, and Consumers in Nineteenth-Century America.
Title:
Refined Tastes : Sugar, Confectionery, and Consumers in Nineteenth-Century America.
Author:
Woloson, Wendy A.
ISBN:
9780801877186
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (296 pages)
Series:
The Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science ; v.120
The Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science
Contents:
Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Refining Tastes -- Chapter One: Sugarcoating History: The Rise of Sweets -- Capter Two: Sweet Youth: Children and Candy -- Chapter Three: Cold Comforts: Ice Cream -- Chapter Four: Sinfully Sweet: Chocolates and Bonbons -- Chapter Five: The Icing on the Cake: Ornamental SugarWork -- Chapter Six: Home Sweet Home: Domesticated Sugar -- Conclusion: The Sweet Surrender -- Notes -- Essay on Sources -- Index.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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