Edible Histories, Cultural Politics

by Iacovetta, Franca; Korinek, Valerie J.; Epp, Marlene; Cancian, Sonia (CON); Carstairs, Catherine (CON)

• ISBN13: 9781442612839
• ISBN10: 1442612835
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-11-07
• Publisher: Univ of Toronto Pr

Summary

Just as the Canada's rich past resists any singular narrative, there is no such thing as a singular Canadian food tradition. This new book explores Canada's diverse food cultures and the varied relationships that Canadians have had historically with food practices in the context of community, region, nation and beyond. Based on findings from menus, cookbooks, government documents, advertisements, media sources, oral histories, memoirs, and archival collections, Edible Histories offers a veritable feast of original research on Canada's food history and its relationship to culture and politics. This exciting collection explores a wide variety of topics, including urban restaurant culture, ethnic cuisines, and the controversial history of margarine in Canada. It also covers a broad time-span, from early contact between European settlers and First Nations through the end of the twentieth century. Edible Historiesintertwines information of Canada's 'foodways' - the practices and traditions associated with food and food preparation - and stories of immigration, politics, gender, economics, science, medicine and religion. Sophisticated, culturally sensitive, and accessible, Edible Historieswill appeal to students, historians, and foodies alike.

Table of Contents

Illustrations	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
Introduction	p. 3
Cultural Exchanges and Cuisines in the Contact Zone
'Fit for the Table of the Most Fastidious Epicure': Culinary Colonialism in the Upper Canadian Contact Zone	p. 31
"The Snipe Were Good and the Wine Not Bad': Enabling Public Life for Privileged Men	p. 52
The Role of Food in Canadian Expressions of Christianity	p. 70
Regional Food Identities and Traditions
Pine-Clad Hills and Spindrift Swirl: The Character, Persistence, and Significance of Rural Newfoundland Foodways	p. 85
Stocking the Root Cellar: Foodscapes in the Peace River Region	p. 94
Rational Meals for the Traditional Family: Nutrition in Quebec School Manuals, 1900-1960	p. 109
Foodways and Memories in Ethnic and Racial Communities
'We Didn't Have a Lot of Money, but We Had Food': Ukrainians and Their Depression-Era Food Memories	p. 131
Feeding the Dead: The Ukrainian Food Colossi of the Canadian Prairies	p. 140
Toronto's Multicultured Tongues: Stories of South Asian Cuisines	p. 156
Gendering Food in Cookbooks and Family Spaces
More than 'Just' Recipes: Mennonite Cookbooks in Mid-Twentieth-Century North America	p. 173
Gefilte Fish and Roast Duck with Orange Slices: A Treasure for My Daughter and the Creation of a Jewish Cultural Orthodoxy in Postwar Montreal	p. 189
æTutti a Tavola!' Feeding the Family in Two Generations of Italian Immigrant Households in Montreal	p. 209
Single Food Commodities, Markets, and Cultural Debates
John Bull and Sons: The Empire Marketing Board and the Creation of a British Imperial Food System	p. 225
Spreading Controversy: The Story of Margarine in Quebec	p. 249
Protests, Mindful Eating, and the Politics of Food
The Politics of Milk: Canadian Housewives Organize in the 1930s	p. 271
'Less Inefficiency, More Milk': The Politics of Food and the Culture of the English-Canadian University, 1900-1950	p. 286
The Granola High: Eating Differently in the Late 1960s and 1970s	p. 305
'Meat Stinks/Eat Beef Dyke!' Coming Out as a Vegetarian in the Prairies	p. 326
National Identities and Cultural Spectacles
Nationalism on the Menu: Three Banquets on the 1939 Royal Tour	p. 351
Food Acts and Cultural Politics: Women and the Gendered Dialectics of Culinary Pluralism at the International Institute of Toronto, 1950s-1960s	p. 359
Marketing and Imposing Nutritional Standards
Vim, Vigour and Vitality: 'Power' Foods for Kids in Canadian Popular Magazines, 1914-1954	p. 387
Making and Breaking Canada's Food Rules: Science, the State, and the Government of Nutrition, 1942-1949	p. 409
'A National Priority': Nutrition Canada's Survey and the Disciplining of Aboriginal Bodies, 1964-1975	p. 433
Contributors	p. 453
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