Detroit's Delectable Past

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Summary

Chronicles the food history and culinary culture of Detroit, Michigan.

Acknowledgements	p. 7
Introduction	p. 9
On the Town
Living it up in Old Detroit: Restaurants, Taverns and Low-Lit Saloons	p. 15
Dinner Parties during Detroit's Gilded Age	p. 29
Christmas in Old Detroit	p. 41
Working for a Living
To Market, To Market	p. 53
The Milk Peddlers' War	p. 69
Fishing for a Living in Detroit	p. 79
Passenger Pigeons' Last Stand	p. 91
Cooking at Home
From Stone Hearth to Cookstove	p. 107
Cooking Lessons	p. 123
The Detroit Kitchen: Floor to Ceiling	p. 131
Much Ado about Mutton: Home Cooking	p. 145
The Terror of vegetables: Cholera in Detroit	p. 159
Wild Game on the Table	p. 171
Conclusion	p. 181
Bibliography	p. 183
About the Author	p. 189
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