Peg Bracken
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National Biography: Clementine Paddleford & Peg Bracken
I have just been assigned to write entries for “Clementine Paddleford,” and “Peg Bracken” for the American National Biography project with Oxford University Press, 2017. It’s now under contract. I initially wrote about both women in the book, The Food Section.
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Guest Post on The Feminist Kitchen
Here is a link to my guest post on The Feminist Kitchen: Fifty Years After The Feminine Mystique, remembering Peg Bracken. Peg had a syndicated column that ran in the women’s pages of many newspapers.
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Food Studies Presentation: Ohio Food Editor History
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I Hate to Cook Cookbook Reissued
The I Hate to Cook Cookbook has been reissued for its 50th anniversary. The USA Today reviewer noted: “The book’s premise, unheard of in June Cleaver’s day, was for women to get in and out of the kitchen as quickly as possible.” I just ordered a copy. The author, Peg Bracken, had a background in advertising and was a witty writer. This is from the original book: “Start cooking those noodles, first dropping a bouillon cube into the noodle water. Brown the garlic, onion and crumbled beef in the oil. Add the flour, salt, paprika and mushrooms, stir, and let it cook five minutes while you light a cigarette and…
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Food Studies Presentation: Ohio Food Editor History
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I Hate to Cook Cookbook Reissued
The I Hate to Cook Cookbook has been reissued for its 50th anniversary. The USA Today reviewer noted: “The book’s premise, unheard of in June Cleaver’s day, was for women to get in and out of the kitchen as quickly as possible.” I just ordered a copy. The author, Peg Bracken, had a background in advertising and was a witty writer. This is from the original book: “Start cooking those noodles, first dropping a bouillon cube into the noodle water. Brown the garlic, onion and crumbled beef in the oil. Add the flour, salt, paprika and mushrooms, stir, and let it cook five minutes while you light a cigarette and…
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Food Studies Presentation: Ohio Food Editor History
