Godey's Lady's Book ; perhaps the most popular magazine for women in nineteenth-century America; had a national circulation of 150;000 during the 1860s. The recipes (spelled ""receipts"") it published were often submitted by women from both the North and the South; and they reveal the wide variety of regional cooking that characterized American culture. There is a remarkable diversity in the recipes; thanks to the largely rural readership of Godey's Lady's Book and to the immigrant influence on the country in the 1860s. Fish and game were readily available in rural America; and the number of seafood recipes testifies to the abundance of the coastal waters and rivers. The country cook was a frugal cook; particularly during wartime; so there are a great many recipes for leftovers and seasonal produce. In addition to a wide sampling of recipes that can be used today; Civil War Recipes includes information on Union and Confederate army rations; cooking on both homefronts; and substitutions used during the war by southern cooks.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Sharon Sanz SimonInteresting book!6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. Wonderful ethnographic and Jewish Studies text!By S.L.Misha Klein's insightful and sensitive study on Jewish culture and identity in Brazil is an important addition to both Jewish diaspora studies and the anthropology of Brazil. With an especial focus on the Jews of São Paulo; Klein examines how Brazilian Jews construct and negotiate their identities in one of the world's most Catholic countries. She creates a lively and compelling narrative about how Jewish immigrants created a common Brazilian Jewish identity through the establishment of primarily secular social and athletic institutions; embracing Portuguese; and briads the strands of mainstream Brazilian culture into Jewish cultural practices (Carnaval and Purim come immediately to mind). The portrait painted is of a dynamic and evolving community and should be read by anyone interested in the diversity of Jewish practice and experience.
