this movement’s broader politicization of food laid the groundworkfor tofu’s rise in the years to follow
The framing of food as a right and tool for resistance created the mindset that allowed alternative diets like tofu to become politically meaningful. --> Inspired boarder food activism
In 1955, in the Campbell Soup Company’s test kitchen in Camden, NewJersey, a new recipe was born. It was called Green Bean Bake, and it hadthree basic ingredients: canned green beans, Campbell’s cream of mushroomsoup, and French’s canned fried onions—staples that most 1950s homeswould have on their canned-food-laden shelves.
Green Bean originated as a produt of postwar industrial food complex and home econ research Designed to promote the use of processed and canned foods Reflect the rise of convenience food culture, shaping American food identity
The main goal was to reduce agricultural surpluses in orderto raise prices and boost the farm economy. There were two ways to actuallyreduce surplus, depending on seasonal cycles. It is critical to note that the AAAwas created in May 1933, when the crops had already been planted and thelivestock had already begun breeding. “Reducing surplus” in early summermeant destruction. Oranges were burned down to “putrefying ooze,” corn wasburned as fuel, potatoes were dumped in the rivers
The AAA reduce surplus to increase farm economy and production efforts --> burning of oranges and other food supply (What an odd way of thinking but ok)
Corn was also a key player in the Columbian Exchange
Crops like corn and potatoes led to dramatic population growth in Europe.