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Can You Trust a Tomato in January? Paperback - 1994
by Vince Staten
- Used
- Acceptable
- Paperback
The author of Unauthorized America and Real Barbecue reveals the hidden life of groceries and other secrets of the supermarket. Vince Staten tells us why our great-grandmother wouldn't recognize the thing called a tomato and what happened to the vanilla in Nabisco Nilla Wafers.
Description
Details
- Title Can You Trust a Tomato in January?
- Author Vince Staten
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Later Printing
- Condition Used - Acceptable
- Pages 240
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Touchstone, Old Tappan, New Jersey, U.S.A.
- Date 1994
- Features Index, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # G0671885782I5N00
- ISBN 9780671885786 / 0671885782
- Weight 0.65 lbs (0.29 kg)
- Dimensions 8.36 x 5.96 x 0.6 in (21.23 x 15.14 x 1.52 cm)
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Themes
- Topical: Home School
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 93010046
- Dewey Decimal Code 641.31
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From the rear cover
Join author Vince Staten on his humorous and revealing journey through the secret life of our favorite supermarket items, as he uncovers the hidden histories and fascinating folklore behind the foods we take for granted. The results are truly amazing and reveal the answers to such questions as: Which has more lemon in it, Lemon Pledge or Country Time Lemonade? What is Spam-- and why is it so darn popular? What happened to the vanilla in Nabisco Nilla Wafers? Who thought of putting American cheese in an aerosol can, and is it really cheese, anyway?