Mark Twain's love of American foods

Re:Mark Twain's love of American foods (tiki)

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 15:22:27 GMT

my wife is a librarian--:) it is on it's way to me right now!

Re:Mark Twain's love of American foods (jmckee)

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 11:39:00 GMT

Oh, I've got to read that book.

Re:Mark Twain's love of American foods (tiki)

Sun, 04 Mar 2012 13:01:30 GMT

Very cool! Thanks John!

Re:Mark Twain's love of American foods (seafarer john)

Sun, 04 Mar 2012 11:03:09 GMT

You folks might be interested in a 2010 publication: Twain's Feast, Andrew Beahrs, Penguin. In about 300 pages the author tells a wonderful tale of his own search for the products and dishes on Twain's 1879 list of the foods he most missed while traveling in Europe.

Cheers, John

Re:Mark Twain's love of American foods (Michael Hoffman)

Sat, 03 Mar 2012 18:14:11 GMT

It is prairie chicken, and they are delicious.

Re:Mark Twain's love of American foods (tiki)

Sat, 03 Mar 2012 17:19:49 GMT

Loved it!!---and I think that "liens" may well be Prarie Chicken.--tasty--but now endangered.

Re:Mark Twain's love of American foods (BuddyRoadhouse)

Sat, 03 Mar 2012 14:08:36 GMT

Did the ol' Google search on "prairie liens"; they appear to be some sort of wild fowl, perhaps similar to the grouse, and apparently, at least according to Mr. Twain, who I have no reason to doubt, they are indigenous to my home state. Couldn't be prouder!

Buddy

Re:Mark Twain's love of American foods (ChrisOC)

Sat, 03 Mar 2012 11:18:28 GMT

Very interesting list, but I believe I will pass on the possum and the 'coon.

Re:Mark Twain's love of American foods (RodBangkok)

Sat, 03 Mar 2012 11:17:55 GMT

6star

"Prairie liens, from Illinois". I am old, but I guess not old enough to have heard of them. Does anybody have any idea what he might be talking about?

I suspect it has something to do with either a liaison or binding if taken from a food context, but a liaison of what...good question I'd also be interested in any insight to its origin.

Re:Mark Twain's love of American foods (6star)

Sat, 03 Mar 2012 11:02:55 GMT

I noticed one item on Mark Twain's list that I have no idea what it is: "Prairie liens, from Illinois". I am old, but I guess not old enough to have heard of them. Does anybody have any idea what he might be talking about?

Re:Mark Twain's love of American foods (RodBangkok)

Sat, 03 Mar 2012 11:01:23 GMT

Thanks so much for that link!

Mark Twain's love of American foods (jmckee)

Sat, 03 Mar 2012 10:36:30 GMT

From "Lists of Note," a site I visit frequently, comes Twain's "little bill of fare" -- foods he missed while travelling in Europe and of which he intended to avail himself once back home.

http://www.listsofnote.com/2012/03/little-bill-of-fare.html