Ladyfingers and Nun's Tummies: From Spare Ribs to Humble Pie--A Lighthearted Look at How Foods Got Their Names by Martha Barnette

Ladyfingers and Nun's Tummies: From Spare Ribs to Humble Pie--A Lighthearted Look at How Foods Got Their Names

Martha Barnette

213 pages first pub 1997 (view editions)

nonfiction history informative lighthearted fast-paced
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artha Barnette casts hundreds of words into etymological history and reels in the whimsical tales of how foods have been named. Every food has a story to tell, whether it's graham crackers or the common leaf of lettuce, whose name contains its sur...

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