TY - BOOK AU - Clampitt,Cynthia TI - Pigs, Pork, and Heartland Hogs: From Wild Boar to Baconfest T2 - Rowman and Littlefield Studies in Food and Gastronomy Series SN - 9781538110751 U1 - 636.400973 PY - 2018/// CY - Blue Ridge Summit PB - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated KW - Swine-United States-History KW - Pork-United States-History KW - Electronic books N1 - Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- CHAPTER ONE. Meet the Pig -- FROM THERE TO HERE -- CHAPTER TWO. Early Pig: Domestication and Early Civilization -- CHAPTER THREE. Old World Pig: Pork and the Rise of Familiar Cultures -- CHAPTER FOUR. Colonial Pig: Pigs in the Age of Exploration -- CHAPTER FIVE. American Pig: Shaping American Culture, Agriculture, and Foodways -- CHAPTER SIX. Corn Belt/Hog Belt: How Hogs and Hominy Helped Define a Region -- SECTION II. PIGS ON OUR PLATES -- CHAPTER SEVEN. Versatile Pig: The Parts and How We Use Them -- CHAPTER EIGHT. American Icons: Barbecue, Hot Dogs, and SPAMĀ® -- CHAPTER NINE. Local Pig: Influences and Specialties in the Heartland -- CHAPTER TEN. Transformed Pig: Recipes for Specialties -- SECTION III. LIVING WITH PIGS TODAY -- CHAPTER ELEVEN. Popular Pig: The Rise of Pig Obsession -- CHAPTER TWELVE. Farm to Table Pig: People Who Raise Pigs and Create Pork -- CHAPTER THIRTEEN. Cherished Pig: Traditions that Have Changed and Some Worth Keeping -- CHAPTER FOURTEEN. Problems and Promises: Issues, Concerns, Discussions, and Hopes -- Notes -- Bibliography and Sources -- Index N2 - Pigs, Pork, andHeartland Hogs is an engaging celebration of the 12,000-year connection between humans and the world's most commonly consumed meat: pork. Throughout history, pigs shaped cultures and cuisines. Introduced into the Americas, they changed lives and, in time, helped define the Midwest, reflecting the region's diversity and abundance UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=5436787 ER -