Publisher's Synopsis
You'll like the diverse collection of "small breads" found in Butter 'em While They're Hot, by Patricia B. Mitchell. Bits of food history and personal memories dot the book, and recipes like "Smiling Children's Carrot Muffins" will help to make happy food memories for you. Other unique recipes like "Maple Corn Pones," "Walter Crider's Cinnamon Raisin Biscuits," and "Soy-Banana Muffins" are also fun to try. 115 pages, including index. 17 research notes. 61 recipes.This and other books by Patricia B. Mitchell were first written for museums and their patrons. Each of her books summarizes a food history topic, using quotations and anecdotes to both entertain and inform. She carefully lists her references to make it easy for others to launch their own research. Since the 1980s Patricia Mitchell's work is a proven staple of American museum culture. Her readers love to share her ever-present sense of discovery. Her sales are approaching a million copies, and she is widely known by her web identity FoodHistory.com.
