{"product_id":"9781588345998","title":"Stirring the Pot with Benjamin Franklin: A Founding Father's Culinary Adventures","description":"In this remarkable work, Rae Katherine Eighmey presents Franklin's   delight and experimentation with food throughout his life. At age   sixteen, he began dabbling in vegetarianism. In his early twenties,   citing the health benefits of water over alcohol, he convinced his   printing-press colleagues to abandon their traditional breakfast of beer   and bread for \"water gruel,\" a kind of tasty porridge he enjoyed.   Franklin is known for his scientific discoveries, including electricity   and the lightning rod, and his curiosity and logical mind extended to   the kitchen. He even conducted an electrical experiment to try to cook a   turkey and installed a state-of-the-art oven for his beloved wife   Deborah. Later in life, on his diplomatic missions--he lived fifteen   years in England and nine in France--Franklin ate like a local. Eighmey   discovers the meals served at his London home-away-from-home and   analyzes his account books from Passy, France, for insights to his   farm-to-fork diet there. Yet he also longed for American foods; Deborah,   sent over favorites including cranberries, which amazed his London   kitchen staff. He saw food as key to understanding the developing   culture of the United States, penning essays presenting maize as the   defining grain of America. \u003ci\u003eStirring the Pot with Benjamin Franklin\u003c\/i\u003e conveys all of Franklin's culinary adventures, demonstrating that   Franklin's love of food shaped not only his life but also the character   of the young nation he helped build.","brand":"Smithsonian Institution Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47178200219888,"sku":"9781588345998","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781588345998_p0.jpg?v=1763803589","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781588345998","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}