As American as Shoofly Pie: The Foodlore and Fakelore of Pennsylvania Dutch Cuisine

As American as Shoofly Pie is a comprehensive and counterintuitive cultural history of Pennsylvania Dutch cuisine, uncovering its roots and regional characteristics, communities and class divisions, and evolution into a uniquely American style of cookery.

This book delves deeply into the history of Pennsylvania Dutch cuisine through interviews with contemporary cooks and extensive research into cookbooks and archives, offering a rich and diverse portrait of a living culinary practice that complicates common notions of authenticity.

With a focus on the origins of Pennsylvania Dutch cuisine and its evolution over time, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in American food culture.