The donut
Subtitle: a Canadian history
By: Steve Penfold.
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Toronto; Buffalo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780802097972; 9780802095459
Subjects: Doughnuts -- Social aspects -- Canada; Fast food restaurants -- Social aspects -- Canada; Fast food restaurants -- Economic aspects -- Canada; Franchises (Retail trade) -- Canada -- History; Consumption (Economics) -- Canada -- History; Canada -- Social conditions -- 1945-
Description: "In Canada, the donut is often thought of as the unofficial national food. Donuts are sold at every intersection and rest stop, celebrated in song and story as symbols of Canadian identity, and one chain in particular, Tim Hortons, has become a veritable icon with over 2500 shops across the country. But there is more to the donut than these and other expressions of 'snackfood patriotism' would suggest. In this study, Steve Penfold puts the humble donut in its historical context, examining how one deep-fried confectionary became, not only a mass commodity, but an edible symbol of Canadianness."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-248) and index.