{"product_id":"perfection-salad-9780520257382","title":"Perfection Salad","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeatures the story of America's transformation from a nation of honest appetites into an obedient market for instant mashed potatoes. This work investigates a band of reformers at the turn of the twentieth century who were determined to modernize the American diet through a 'scientific' approach to cooking.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePROLOGUE: Toasted Marshmallows Stuffed with Raisins \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ONE: Drudgery Divine \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e TWO: And the Kitchen Becomes the Workshop of the Skies \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e THREE: Better Ways, Lighter Burdens, More Wholesome Results \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e FOUR: Perfection Salad \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e FIVE: The Mother of Level Measurements \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e SIX: Whoever Knew a Dyspeptic to Be a Christian? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e SEVEN: Foes in Our Own Household \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e EIGHT: An Absolutely New Product \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e CONCLUSION: A Leaf or Two of Lettuce \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Afterword \u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments \u003cbr\u003e Notes \u003cbr\u003e Bibliography \u003cbr\u003e Index","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49909379727703,"sku":"9780520257382","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780520257382.jpg?v=1738271638","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/perfection-salad-9780520257382","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}