Chocolate history, culture, and heritage
International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) 2010 Award Finalists in the Culinary History category. Chocolate. We all love it, but how much do we really know about it? In addition to pleasing palates since ancient times, chocolate has played an integral role in culture, society, religion, medicine, and economic development across the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Europe. In 1998, the Chocolate History Group was formed by the University of California, Davis, and Mars, Incorporated to document the fascinating story and history of chocolate. This book features fifty-
History
1 online resource (1066 p.)
9781118210222, 9781282112926, 9786612112928, 9780470411315, 9780470411308, 1118210220, 1282112929, 6612112921, 0470411317, 0470411309
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Chocolate; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chocolate Team (1998-2009); PART I Beginnings and Religion; PART II Medicine and Recipes; PART III Serving and Advertising; PART IV Economics, Education, and Crime; PART V Colonial and Federal Eras (Part 1); PART VI Colonial and Federal Eras (Part 2); PART VII Southeast/Southwest Borderlands and California; PART VIII Caribbean and South America; PART IX Europe and Asia; PART X Production, Manufacturing, and Contemporary Activities; PART XI Fieldwork, Methodology, and Interpretation; APPENDIX 1 Lexicon and Abbreviations APPENDIX 2 Archives, Institutions, Libraries, and Museums ConsultedAPPENDIX 3 Commonsense Rules for Working in Archives, Libraries, and Museums; APPENDIX 4 Digitized Resources Consulted; APPENDIX 5 Saint Augustine, Florida, 1642: Chocolate Distribution List by Name, Occupation, and Quantities Received; APPENDIX 6 Boston Chocolate, 1700-1825: People, Occupations, and Addresses; APPENDIX 7 The Ninety and Nine: Notable Chocolate-Associated Quotations, 1502-1953; APPENDIX 8 Chocolate Timeline; APPENDIX 9 Early Works on Chocolate: A Checklist; APPENDIX 10 Nutritional Properties of Cocoa
APPENDIX 11 Illustration CreditsIndex
Includes index
English