Breakfast Cereal - A Global History

A global history of breakfast cereal, from the first grain porridges to off-brand Cheerios.

Simple, healthy, and comforting, breakfast cereals are a perennially popular way to start the day. This book examines cereal's long, distinguished, and surprising history--dating back to when, around 10,000 years ago, the agricultural revolution led people to break their fasts with wheat, rice, and corn porridges. Only in the second half of the nineteenth century did entrepreneurs and food reformers create the breakfast cereals we recognize today: Kellogg's Corn Flakes, Cheerios, and Quaker Oats, among others. In this entertaining, well-illustrated account, Kathryn Cornell Dolan explores the history of breakfast cereals, including many historical and modern recipes that the reader can try at home.

About the author

Kathryn Cornell Dolan is an associate professor in the department of English and Technical Communication at Missouri University of Science and Technology. Her books include Beyond the Fruited Plain (2014) and Cattle Country (2021).

Summary

The long, distinguished and surprising history of breakfast cereal.

Product details

• Authors: Kathryn Cornell Dolan, Dolan Kathryn Cornell
• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.03.2023
• EAN: 9781789146950
• ISBN: 978-1-78914-695-0
• No. of pages: 144
• Series: Edible
• Subjects: Guides > Food & drink > Theme cookery books; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); COOKING / General, COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Breakfast, Cookery / food & drink etc, Food & society, Cultural studies: food and society, Cookery / food and drink / food writing