Breakfast Cereal

A Global History

Kathryn Cornell Dolan

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English

Reaktion Books
01 March 2023

Food & society; Cookery, food & drink

Series: Edible

Simple, healthy and comforting, breakfast cereals are a perennially popular way to start the day around the world. They have a long, distinguished and surprising history - around 10,000 years ago, with the advent of agriculture, people began breaking their fast with porridges made from wheat, rice, corn and other grains. It was only in the second half of the nineteenth century, however, in the United States, that a series of entrepreneurs and food reformers created the breakfast cereals we recognise today: Kellogg's Corn Flakes, Cheerios and Quaker Oats, among others.

In this global, entertaining and well-illustrated account, Kathryn Cornell Dolan explores the history of breakfast cereals, including many historical and modern recipes that the reader can try at home.

'An entertaining journey from the earliest accounts of pottages and porridges to the contemporary craze for breakfast bars, this is a must read.'

Etta M. Madden, Missouri State University

By: Kathryn Cornell Dolan
Imprint: Reaktion Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 120mm,
ISBN: 9781789146950
ISBN 10: 178914695X
Series: Edible
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 01 March 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Kathryn Cornell Dolan is an associate professor of English and technical communication at the Missouri University of Science and Technology. Her books include Cattle Country.

Reviews for Breakfast Cereal: A Global History

Breakfast Cereal will reward readers with relatable stories and familiar images. It is worthy of a place at the Edible Series table and is the ideal starting point for your collection of the same: one down, 89 to go. * Culinary Historians of Canada, 'Digestible Bits and Bites"" * Human beings have been starting the day right for thousands of years . . . Now the fascinating stories behind the bowlfuls we serve up each day are revealed in Breakfast Cereal: A Global History. -- Bill Gibb * People's Friend * An entertaining journey from the earliest accounts of pottages and porridges to the contemporary craze for breakfast bars, this is a must read. * Etta M. Madden, Clif and Gail Smart Professor of English, Missouri State University *