Cooking With Gas: The Quiet Revolution in Texas Kitchens

In an amazingly short period of historical time - three of perhaps four generations - we have gone from cooking over open flames in an open hearth to "nuking it in the mic" - cooking prepared foods in a sophisticated heating device. Cooking With Gas: The Quiet Revolution in Texas Kitchens tells the story of the astounding but underappreciated transformation in heating sources, types of foods, preparation methods, diets, preservation methods and specialized devices in Texas and American kitchens. Profusely illustrated with cooking pamphlets, cookbooks, and kitchen appliances, this book is a record of an advance in civilization which has touched all our lives.