A Month of Sundaes
by Michael Turback
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Author: Michael TurbackEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-02-07
ISBN: 0966957385
Number of pages: 224
Publisher: Red Rock Press
Book Reviews of A Month of Sundaes
Book Review: More Than A Cookbook
Summary: 5 Stars
Sundaes are really easy to make --- and they always make your friends happy. But I never knew there were so many variations before. With the help of this book, I'm going to give a knockout of a Sundae party on Memorial Day Weekend for all the friends, and relatives with little kids we've invited.A Month of Sundaes also tells you how to make the ice creams and syrups but I'll just buy most of the ingredients---including frozen yogurt for everybody who is worried about their waistline.
There's a lot more to this book than just recipes---my son, who is 11, says he is going to use it for his term paper on "Something Unusual About American History."
It is full of interesting little stories about ice cream and Thomas Jefferson, Sundaes and famous movies stars, etc. I'm thinking of getting another copy for my son to give to his grandfather, who is a World War II buff, on Father's Day, because it has a whole chapter about the ingenuity of soldiers and sailors in coming up with warfront ice cream treats.
This book is hardcover and has great pictures. It's a lot of fun and could solve many gift giving problems.
Summary of A Month of Sundaes
The original Ice Cream Sundae bible with great soda fountains of the past and present, historical nuggets, sprinkles of insight and over 150 recipes.According to author and restaurateur Michael Turback, the ice cream sundae is as much of an American tradition as baseball and apple pie. A Month of Sundaes is a historical book about ice cream, with sundae lore and recipes generously spread throughout. The history lesson starts in the 1700s, when ice cream was served only in the finest homes. Interestingly, it was then-ambassador-to-France Thomas Jefferson's obsession with ice cream that brought new versions of the dessert across the Atlantic. Fortunately, the colonists took to the new treat as well and Turback follows ice cream's trail across the continent and over the next 250 years, ending with current tales of other titans of the ice cream world, including Dreyer's and Ben & Jerry's. The recipes are scattered throughout, including some from-scratch ice cream--even explaining the true technical difference between vanilla and French vanilla. There are also many different sauces, with stories of those who created the various concoctions. More of a novelty than a necessity, A Month of Sundaes is most appropriately suited for the ice cream obsessed. --Teresa Simanton
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