Garden variety : the American tomato from corporate to heirloom /
Hoenig, John,
Garden variety : the American tomato from corporate to heirloom / John M. Hoenig. - 1 online resource (x, 270 pages) - Arts and traditions of the table : perspectives on culinary history . - Arts and traditions of the table. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. THE EARLY AMERICAN TOMATO -- 2. THE TOMATO ON THE FARM: CULINARY AND AGRICULTURAL ADVANCEMENTS, 1820-1900 -- 3. A TOMATO FOR ALL SEASONS: THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TWELVE-MONTH FRESH AND PROCESSED TOMATO INDUSTRIES, 1880-1945 -- 4. CONSUMING TOMATOES: CULINARY CREATIVITY AND EXPANSION IN THE AGE OF INDUSTRIALIZATION -- 5. "A POOR TOMATO IS BETTER THAN NO TOMATO": THE HARVESTER AND THE COMMODIFICATION OF THE TOMATO -- 6. MEET THE FARMER OR BECOME ONE: CHALLENGING COMMERCIAL FOOD CULTURE -- CONCLUSION -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
John Hoenig explores the path by which, over the last two centuries, the tomato went from a rare seasonal crop to America's favorite vegetable. Garden Variety illuminates American culinary culture from 1800 to the present, challenging a simple story of mass-produced homogeneity and demonstrating the persistence of diverse food cultures throughout modern America.
In English.
9780231546386 (electronic bk.) 0231546386 (electronic bk.)
10.7312/hoen17908 doi
213A6B7C-FAF7-46C3-BF55-4E481EC8AA53 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com 22573/ctt1xcndmp JSTOR
Tomatoes--History.--United States
Tomato industry--History.--United States
Tomates--Histoire.--États-Unis
Tomates--Industrie--Histoire.--États-Unis
GARDENING--Essays.
GARDENING--Reference.
GARDENING--Vegetables.
SCIENCE--Life Sciences--Horticulture.
HISTORY--United States--19th Century.
Tomato industry.
Tomatoes.
United States.
Electronic books.
History.
SB349 / .H64 2018eb
635/.6420973
Garden variety : the American tomato from corporate to heirloom / John M. Hoenig. - 1 online resource (x, 270 pages) - Arts and traditions of the table : perspectives on culinary history . - Arts and traditions of the table. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. THE EARLY AMERICAN TOMATO -- 2. THE TOMATO ON THE FARM: CULINARY AND AGRICULTURAL ADVANCEMENTS, 1820-1900 -- 3. A TOMATO FOR ALL SEASONS: THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TWELVE-MONTH FRESH AND PROCESSED TOMATO INDUSTRIES, 1880-1945 -- 4. CONSUMING TOMATOES: CULINARY CREATIVITY AND EXPANSION IN THE AGE OF INDUSTRIALIZATION -- 5. "A POOR TOMATO IS BETTER THAN NO TOMATO": THE HARVESTER AND THE COMMODIFICATION OF THE TOMATO -- 6. MEET THE FARMER OR BECOME ONE: CHALLENGING COMMERCIAL FOOD CULTURE -- CONCLUSION -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
John Hoenig explores the path by which, over the last two centuries, the tomato went from a rare seasonal crop to America's favorite vegetable. Garden Variety illuminates American culinary culture from 1800 to the present, challenging a simple story of mass-produced homogeneity and demonstrating the persistence of diverse food cultures throughout modern America.
In English.
9780231546386 (electronic bk.) 0231546386 (electronic bk.)
10.7312/hoen17908 doi
213A6B7C-FAF7-46C3-BF55-4E481EC8AA53 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com 22573/ctt1xcndmp JSTOR
Tomatoes--History.--United States
Tomato industry--History.--United States
Tomates--Histoire.--États-Unis
Tomates--Industrie--Histoire.--États-Unis
GARDENING--Essays.
GARDENING--Reference.
GARDENING--Vegetables.
SCIENCE--Life Sciences--Horticulture.
HISTORY--United States--19th Century.
Tomato industry.
Tomatoes.
United States.
Electronic books.
History.
SB349 / .H64 2018eb
635/.6420973