Casseroles, Can Openers, and Jell-O

An "all-you-can-eat" tour of American life in the postwar period, told through the foods we loved. Silver Winner of the 2023 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award in the Popular Culture category Casseroles, Can Openers, and Jell-O provides insight on how American food culture developed during the early years of the Cold War. Highlighting gender roles, the promotion of democracy and capitalism, and the impact of mass market advertising, the book draws on cookbooks, popular magazines, television