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Crunch! : A History of the Great American Potato Chip.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Madison : University of Wisconsin Press, 2008Copyright date: ©2017Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (226 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780299227739
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Crunch!DDC classification:
  • 338.4/766480521
LOC classification:
  • HD9235
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. The Great American Vegetable -- 2. Creation Myths -- 3. Bursting the Seams -- 4. Storm Warning -- 5. Full Combat -- 6. Trust and Antitrust -- 7. The Heartland:Ohio and Pennsylvania -- 8. A Few of Our Favorite Things: Fats, Carbs, and Calories -- 9. Everything Old Is New Again -- Notes -- Books Cited -- Interviews -- Index.
Summary: The potato chip has been one of America's favorite snacks since its accidental origin in a nineteenth-century kitchen. Crunch! A History of the Great American Potato Chip tells the story of this crispy, salty treat, from the early sales of locally made chips at corner groceries, county fairs, and cafes to the mass marketing and corporate consolidation of the modern snack food industry.
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Intro -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. The Great American Vegetable -- 2. Creation Myths -- 3. Bursting the Seams -- 4. Storm Warning -- 5. Full Combat -- 6. Trust and Antitrust -- 7. The Heartland:Ohio and Pennsylvania -- 8. A Few of Our Favorite Things: Fats, Carbs, and Calories -- 9. Everything Old Is New Again -- Notes -- Books Cited -- Interviews -- Index.

The potato chip has been one of America's favorite snacks since its accidental origin in a nineteenth-century kitchen. Crunch! A History of the Great American Potato Chip tells the story of this crispy, salty treat, from the early sales of locally made chips at corner groceries, county fairs, and cafes to the mass marketing and corporate consolidation of the modern snack food industry.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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