Thanks, Scott, these sound like winners...I can't wait to find out the
history of that dreadful hydrogenated oil slop that appears in so many
foods today.  Happy eating!

At 09:40 AM 2/19/1999 EST, you wrote:
>I recently finished a History Channel documentary on the history of food.
>Several reference books were helpful throughout the process.  "The Food
>Chronology" by James Trager is just what it sounds like--a breakdown by year
>of most of the foods you can imagine with brief histories.  John Mariani's
>"Dictionary of American Food and Drink" is also good for history and tidbits.
>On the weightier side, Waverly Root has a pretty definitive history (although
>not always reference friendly) called "Eating in America."  Good luck....
>
>Scott Tiffany
>