JWU-Charlotte Library:
801 West Trade Street, Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
980 598-1611
What you'll find below is a starting place for locating historical information on a variety of dishes.
| Dish | Books containing historical information about dish | Online Resources |
| Paris-Brest |
Chicken a la King & the Buffalo Wing: Food Names and the People and Places that Inspired Them - Call Number: TX349 .G54 2008 (Available at the Reference Desk) |
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| Parker House Rolls |
Rare Bits: Unusual Origins of Popular Recipes - Call Number: TX714 .S7812 1998 (Available in Reference collection) |
http://www.foodtimeline.org |
| Pasta all Norma |
Chicken a la King & the Buffalo Wing: Food Names and the People and Places that Inspired Them - Call Number: TX349 .G54 2008 (Available at the Reference Desk) |
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| Pasta Fra Diavolo |
Chicken a la King & the Buffalo Wing: Food Names and the People and Places that Inspired Them - Call Number: TX349 .G54 2008 (Available at the Reference Desk) |
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| Pate de Perigueux |
Chicken a la King & the Buffalo Wing: Food Names and the People and Places that Inspired Them - Call Number: TX349 .G54 2008 (Available at the Reference Desk) |
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| Patties (Caribbean) meats from Jamaica and Haiti |
A Taste of Haiti - Call Number: TX716.H3 Y87 2002 The Food of Jamaica - Call Number: TX716 .J27 D46 1998 |
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| Pavlova |
Chicken a la King & the Buffalo Wing: Food Names and the People and Places that Inspired Them - Call Number: TX349 .G54 2008 (Available at the Reference Desk) Rare Bits: Unusual Origins of Popular Recipes - Call Number: TX714 .S7812 1998 (Available in Reference collection) |
http://www.foodtimeline.org |
| Peach Melba |
Chicken a la King & the Buffalo Wing: Food Names and the People and Places that Inspired Them - Call Number: TX349 .G54 2008 (Available at the Reference Desk) Rare Bits - Call Number: TX714 .S7812 1998 (Available in Reference) |
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| Pears Helene |
Chicken a la King & the Buffalo Wing: Food Names and the People and Places that Inspired Them - Call Number: TX349 .G54 2008 (Available at the Reference Desk) Rare Bits: Unusual Origins of Popular Recipes - Call Number: TX714 .S7812 1998 (Available in Reference collection) |
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| Peking Roast Duck |
Chicken a la King & the Buffalo Wing: Food Names and the People and Places that Inspired Them - Call Number: TX349 .G54 2008 (Available at the Reference Desk) |
http://www.foodtimeline.org |
| Petticoat Tails |
Rare Bits - Call Number: TX714 .S7812 1998 (Available in Reference) |
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| Philadelphia Pepper Pot |
Rare Bits - Call Number: TX714 .S7812 1998 (Available in Reference) |
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| Philadelphia Sticky Buns |
Rare Bits: Unusual Origins of Popular Recipes - Call Number: TX714 .S7812 1998 (Available in Reference collection) |
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| Pierogies |
The Deluxe Food Lover's Companion - Call Number: TX349 .H532 2009 |
http://www.foodtimeline.org |
| Poor Knights (see French Toast) | ||
| Pork Chops Normande (see Cortes de Porc Normande) | ||
| Potage Creme du Barry |
Rare Bits - Call Number: TX714 .S7812 1998 (Available in Reference) |
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| Potage Parmentier |
Rare Bits - Call Number: TX714 .S7812 1998 (Available in Reference) |
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| Potatoes Anna |
Chicken a la King & the Buffalo Wing: Food Names and the People and Places that Inspired Them - Call Number: TX349 .G54 2008 (Available at the Reference Desk) Rare Bits: Unusual Origins of Popular Recipes - Call Number: TX714 .S7812 1998 (Available in Reference collection) |
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| Potatoes O'Brien |
Chicken a la King & the Buffalo Wing: Food Names and the People and Places that Inspired Them - Call Number: TX349 .G54 2008 (Available at the Reference Desk) |
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| Poulet a la Viennoise |
Larousse Gastronomique - Call Number: TX349 .L365 2009 (Available at Reference Desk) |
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| Poulet Saute Marengo (also known as Chicken Marengo) |
The Deluxe Food Lover's Companion - Call Number: TX349 .H532 2009 Chicken a la King & the Buffalo Wing: Food Names and the People and Places that Inspired Them - Call Number: TX349 .G54 2008 (Available at the Reference Desk) Rare Bits - Call Number: TX714 .S7812 1998 (Available in Reference) |
http://www.foodtimeline.org |
| Pound Cake |
Rare Bits - Call Number: TX714 .S7812 1998 (Available in Reference) |
http://www.foodtimeline.org |
| Pralines |
Rare Bits - Call Number: TX714 .S7812 1998 (Available in Reference) |
http://www.foodtimeline.org |
| President Tyler Pudding Pie |
Rare Bits - Call Number: TX714 .S7812 1998 (Available in Reference) The Presidents' cookbook: practical recipes from George Washington to the present - Call Number: TX715 .C218 (Available in Strope Collection) |
http://www.foodtimeline.org |
| Princess Torte (Prinsesstarta) |
A World of Cake : 150 Recipes for Sweet Traditions from Cultures Near and Far - Call Number: TX771 .C35 2010 (Available at the Reference Desk) (See section on Sweden -- pp. 160-161) The Secret Lives of Baked Goods - Call Number: TX763 .O55 2013 (Available at the Reference Desk |
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| Punschtorte |
Kaffeehaus: Exquisite Desserts from the Classic Cafés of Vienna, Budapest, and Prague |