Ebook: Since Eve Ate Apples Much Depends on Dinner: the Extraordinary History and Mythology, Allure and Obsessions, Perils and Taboos of an Ordinary Mea

Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Introduction to the Second Edition; Introduction: What Shall We Have for Dinner?; One Corn: Our Mother, Our Life; Two Salt: The Edible Rock; Three Butter-and Something "Just as Good"; Four Chicken: From Jungle Fowl to Patties; Five Rice: The Tyrant with a Soul; Six Lettuce: The Vicissitudes of Salad; Seven Olive Oil: A Tree and its Fruits; Eight Lemon Juice: A Sour Note; Nine Ice Cream: Cold Comfort; References; Index.