02660cam a2200373 i 4500 544517753 TxAuBib 20211228120000.0 130621s2013||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2013022747 9780803236455 pbk. 080323645X pbk. TxAuBib rda Fried walleye and cherry pie [Adult Nonfiction] : midwestern writers on food / [edited by] Peggy Wolff. Midwestern writers on food. Lincoln, [Nebraska] : University of Nebraska Press, 2013. 258 pages : Soft Cover ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier At table "With its corn by the acre, beef on the hoof, Quaker Oats, and Kraft Mac n' Cheese, the Midwest eats pretty well and feeds the nation on the side. But there's more to the midwestern kitchen and palate than the farm food and sizable portions the region is best known for beyond its borders. It is to these heartland specialties, from the heartwarming to the downright weird, that Fried Walleye and Cherry Pie invites the reader. The volume brings to the table an illustrious gathering of thirty midwestern writers with something to say about the gustatory pleasures and peculiarities of the region. In a meditation on comfort food, Elizabeth Berg recalls her aunt's meatloaf. Stuart Dybek takes us on a school field trip to a slaughtering house, while Peter Sagal grapples with the ethics of pate;. Parsing Cincinnati five-way chili, Robert Olmstead digresses into questions of Aztec culture. Harry Mark Petrakis reflects on owning a South Side Chicago lunchroom, while Bonnie Jo Campbell nurses a sweet tooth through a fudge recipe in the Joy of Cooking and Lorna Landvik nibbles her way through the Minnesota State Fair. These are just a sampling of what makes Fried Walleye and Cherry Pie--with its generous helpings of laughter, culinary confession, and information--an irresistible literary feast. "-- Provided by publisher. "A collection of essays exploring the foods and food culture of the American Midwest"-- Provided by publisher. 20211228. Cooking, American Midwestern style. Cooking Middle West. International cooking Anecdotes. Food habits Middle West Anecdotes. Authors, American Middle West Miscellanea. Middle West Social life and customs Anecdotes. Cookbooks. Wolff, Peggy,. At table.