Better Than Homemade by Carolyn Wyman

Better Than Homemade by Carolyn Wyman

Who put the Minute in Minute Rice?? What, exactly, is Spam?? And why do Pringles come in a tennis ball can?/ Discover the answers to all these questions and more in Better Than Homemade, a freewheeling illustrated history of the packaged foods industry. From Green Giant and Hamburger Helper to Jiffy Pop and Jell-O, syndicated columnist Carolyn Wyman reveals the fascinating origins of your favorite "food" products-along with never-before-published advertisements, innovative packaging (cheese in a can!?), and hilarious "unauthorized uses." You'll learn that Birds Eye frozen foods were invented by an Arctic adventurer; Kool-Aid got its start from an 11-year-old entrepreneuer; and Twinkies were once used to capture a gang of escaped baboons. Perfect for fans of the Food Network's Unwrapped, this guide is the ultimate paean to processed pleasures!

Carolyn Wyman is the author of Spam- A Biography and Jell-O- A Biography. Her nationally syndicated column, "Supermarket Sampler," appears in more than one hundred newspapers nationwide. Her writing has appeared in the Boston Globe, the Christian Science Monitor, and the Los Angeles Times. She writes, heats, and eats in Philadelphia.

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ISBN 13	9781931686426
ISBN 10	1931686424
Title	Better Than Homemade
Author	Carolyn Wyman
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Quirk Books
Year published	2004-08-01
Number of pages	144
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