"Max Hauser" > wrote in message >...
> "Mark Thorson" in ...
> > . . .
> > Food today is better than it's
> > ever been, and it's getting better.
>
> Mark, you are starting to sound like _USA Today._ (Average small story on
> page1 below fold: "Things Getting Better and Better -- Govt Says So.")
>
> Anyway I do recommend to check out the Hesses' remarkable book (and _then_
> decide what you think of it). (If necessary I'll give you a copy of it,
> you've certainly been generous in giving books to me over the years.)
>
> Cheers -- Max

Good thread! I think there are two more books which bring an
understanding of the evolution of American cooking are 'Perfection
Salad' by Laura Shapiro and 'The Nuts Among The Berries' by Ronald
Deutsch. They cover the Home Economics movement and health fads, both
of which contributed to deleterious influences on our eclectic
cuisine. Luckily, there have been many positive forces. Oops! Almost
forgot Adele Davis...

D.M.

D.M.