Bound to the Fire by Kelley Fanto Deetz PAPERBACK 9780813198545

Bound to the Fire by Kelley Fanto Deetz PAPERBACK 9780813198545

The University Press of Kentucky

For decades, smiling images of \""Aunt Jemima\"" and other historical and fictional black cooks could be found on various food products and in advertising. Although these images were sanitized and romanticized in American popular culture, they represented the untold stories of enslaved men and women who had a significant impact on the nation's culinary and hospitality traditions, even as they were forced to prepare food for their oppressors.Kelley Fanto Deetz draws upon archaeological evidence, cookbooks, plantation records, and folklore to present a nuanced study of the lives of enslaved plantation cooks from colonial times through emancipation and beyond. She reveals how these men and women were literally \""bound to the fire\"" as they lived and worked in the sweltering and often fetid\n\nBound to the Fire\nHow Virginia\u2019s Enslaved Cooks Helped Invent American Cuisine\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked;

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