Dust bowl
drought and farming caused topsoil to be blown away, lead government to get involved with agriculture and food production
total war
civilians become involved with the war effort, food was rationed, housewives were encouraged to donate leftover fat from cooking, many soldiers died of starvation
adenosine
chemical in the brain that makes us sleepy, caffeine mimics this and blocks the receptors to prevent drowsiness
rationing
used during total war (WWII), families are allowed only a certain amount of food each week, warned not to eat more than their share
victory garden
families were encouraged to plant “victory gardens” to produce food for themselves and others during the war
okies
people who left the dust bowl in Oklahoma, many moved to California where population soared, lead to development of automobile and carhops
carhops
food was served to customers in their car, beginning of fast food, advertising, mcdonalds
Ray kroc
sold multi-mixers to mcdonalds, knew walt disney, came up with the idea of Ronald mcdonald, marketing to children
McMansion
large houses in the suburbs that look alike, reflect the efficiency and similar appearance of chain fast food restaurants
urban sprawl
expansion of suburbs around cities, mcdonalds, McMansions found here
Rachel Ray
cook, shows middle class how to cook fast meals with common and processed ingredients, represents modern middle class cooking
Julia Child
first popular cooking show, taught americans simple french techniques for making food
dutch east india company
traded between asia and europe, first to capitalize on the coffee trade in europe
homestead act of 1862
allowed cheap land in the midwest to be purchased for farming
gibnut
rat served to queen Elizabeth by Belize, afterword they were made fun of so the belizians turned it into a national delicacy
mocha
port city in Yemen, major place for the origin of coffee trade
british agricultural revolution
major increase in food production, lead to population increase which provided a lot of cheap labor for the industrial revolution
beer street and gin lane
two paintings made in mid 1700s, show the happy, warm society beer leads to and the dangerous one gin causes
saint lidwina
hardly ate anything, encouraged females to eat less, created miracles, not eating was redemption, shed her skin and gave off a sweet odor “efluvia” that cured people, led them to confess sins
how to cook a wolf
1940s, talks about how as americans were are taught not to enjoy or talk about food, we should enjoy food even when it is in low supply
speedee service
mcdonalds decided to simply menu, use paper wrappings and speed up the service of their restaurant, transition from the carhop to fast food
sylvester graham
dietary reformer, mid 1800s, vegetarianism, invented the graham cracker because it had less chemicals and additives than bread, supported temperance movement
spinning jenny
machine used to spin cotton into yarn, invented in 1764, industrial revolution
industrial revolution
began in europe in 1760, shift to factory work and machinery, lead to changes in eating due to strict factory schedules
