Reviews for Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?: American Women and the Kitchen in the Twentieth Century

The average rating for Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?: American Women and the Kitchen in the Twentieth Century based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2018-04-19 00:00:00 George Young I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I did not realize how much I missed reading academic writing until I started reading this book. I love social histories and cooking, so this was a very interesting topic for me. I liked how it was set up by decades, and I really learned a lot about how styles of cooking and the influence of cookbooks have changed over time. This made me want to find some vintage cookbooks and try out recipes from over the decades or maybe have a theme party. I definitely related to the eras where good cooking was viewed as a creative outlet and way to gather family and friends, because that is how I feel about it. I'd definitely be interested to read McFeely's thoughts about the two decades since the 90's, with the rise of food blogging and recipe sharing through social media.

Review # 2 was written on 2013-08-12 00:00:00 Brad Kesten First of all, please check out her author page: So awesome! Loved these stories. I'd recommend them to anyone, but I'd say you should skip Old Dogs because it is too fucking sad and I wish I could unread it. These stories of poor rural women and girls, Michiganders all, are great. Some are amazing. I had to reread the first one after I finished it, and I never ever read like that, but it had hooked me intensely from the first sentence and I needed to go through it all again. I've read both her short story collections, and now have only her novel to read. That part sucks. I'd like more.