Kawash, Samira, 1963-

Candy : a century of panic and pleasure / Samira Kawash. - First edition. - viii, 402 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 22 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Evil or just misunderstood? -- The machine candy revolution -- Fake sweets and fake food -- Demon candy, demon rum -- Becoming food -- In the kitchen -- A nourishing lunch -- Fattening -- A fighting food -- Sugar free -- Cavities -- Trick or treat? -- Junk-food junkies -- Candification -- In defense of candy.

"A lively cultural history that explains how candy became more like food and food more like candy"--

0865477566 9780865477568

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Candy--Social aspects
Candy--History--United States
Candy industry--History--United States
Food--History.
Pleasure.

GT2868.2.U6 / K39 2013

394.12