First published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

'Larger public and academic libraries, especially those with a demand for resources in the culinary arts, will want to consider this work.' - Library Journal

Select List of Entries, A-R: Acton, Elizabeth; air conditioning; Akabori, Minekichi; alcohol; Allen, Elsie; aluminium; Amanite kitchens; Amish kitchens; Amos, Wally; amphora; aphrodisiacs; Apicius, Caelius; Appert, Nicolas; aprons; Aquarius; Archestratus; Automat; babiche; baby food; bain-marie; bakelite; baking; Baldwin, Bessie; bamboo; bananas; banquets; barbecue; basketry; Beard, James; Beecher, Catharine Esther; beer; Beeton, Isabella; bellarmine; Bentz, Melitta; Bickerdyke, Mary Ann; Birdseye, Clarence; biscuit; Borden, Gail, Jr.; bow drill; brass; brazier; bread; Brereton, Maud Adeline; brooms, brushes, and mops; Brown, Clara; cabinets and cupboards; caches; campers, motorized; camping equipment; candles; candy; canisters; cannibalism; canning; can openers; Careme, Marie-Antoine; Carrier, Willis; Carver, George Washington; Catherine de Medicis; cauldrons; cereals; chafing dish; Chang Ch'ien; charcoal; cheese; chests; chickee; Child, Julia; children in kitchen history; chinampa; chocolate; chopsticks; chuckwagons; churning; Civil War era cookery; cleavers; Clark, Ava Milam; clocks; clogs; coal; Cochrane, Josephine; coconut; coffee; coffee-makers; coil pots; colonial kitchens (American); comals; communal pots; Compasso d'Oro; condiments; convenience foods; cookbooks; cookies; cookware; cording; Le Cordon Bleu; cork; corn; Corson, Juliet; dairying; Dalen, Nils Gustaf; David, Elizabeth; de Pomiane, Edouard; design; detergents; dibble; Dick, Lena Frank; Digby, Sir Kenelm; dishwashing; double boiler; Doulton china; drying; dumas; dutch ovens; dyeing; eggs; electric cookery, appliances and lighting; enamelware; ergonomics; Escoffier, Georges-Auguste; etiquette; Evans, Alice Catherine; Evelyn, John; Fabian Society; faience; Farmer, Fannie; fast food; fasting; feng shui; fiberwork; filtration; fire-making; fireplaces; fire safety; fish and shellfish; Fisher, M. F. K.; flaking; flatware; floorcloths; forcing bags; forks; Francatelli, Charles Elme; Frederick, Christine; frontier kitchens; fruit; frying; Fudge, Ann Marie; Fuller, Alfred; Gabe, Frances; galley; galvanizing; garbage; garum; gas; genetic modification of foods; Gilbreth, Lillian Moller; Gilman, Charlotte Perkins; glass; Glasse, Hannah; gourds; Graham, Sylvester; graters; greens; griddles; grocery stores; grog; Hale, Sarah Josepha; Hampton Court; Hartley, Dorothy; Hart Square; hay box cookers; healing; heating; Heinz, H. J.; herbs; Hindenburg; Hines, Duncan; Hiroshima, Kazuo; home economics; hominy; honey; horn; horno; ice; ice cream; insects, mollusks and reptiles; Irish Potato Famine; ironwork; japanware; Jones, Amanda Theodosia; Keichline, Anna Wagner; Kellogg, John Harvey; Kellogg, Will Keith; kettles; Keyser, Louisa; kimch'i; the kitchen; kitchen business; kitchen customs; kitchen deities; kitchen gardening; kitchen murders; kitchens in art; kitchens in film; kitchens in literature; kitchens in religion; kitchens in scripture; Knight, Margaret; knives; Knox, Rose; ko