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TABOO FOODS OF WORLD WAR II: HOW HORSES FOUND THEIR WAY FROM THE RANGE TO THE PLATE
- Author(s):
- Clelly Johnson
- Editor(s):
- Kreg Abshire (see profile)
- Date:
- 2018
- Subject(s):
- Culture--Study and teaching, United States, Animals--Study and teaching, Food--Study and teaching
- Item Type:
- Article
- Tag(s):
- horsemeat, American cultural studies, Animal studies, Food studies
- Permanent URL:
- http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/M69W08Z4P
- Abstract:
- In the 1930s and 40s, young American children flocked to the cinema to witness their idols thwart dastardly deeds, from halting train robbers to saving the ranch. These cowboys did not achieve their brave acts alone: some had sidekicks, but all had the aid of their trusty steeds. Silver, Trigger, Thunder and Buttermilk were the equine heroes whose names still reverberate in the American zeitgeist. However, when bombs began to fall over Europe, many Americans were forced to see horses in a new way – as dinner. Beef shortages due to rationing brought horsemeat to American tables. This new protein was controversial; many Americans objected to eating it, whether for religious reasons or because they felt distaste at the prospect of eating a cowboy’s companion.
- Metadata:
- xml
- Published as:
- Journal article Show details
- Publisher:
- Rocky Mountain American Studies Association
- Pub. Date:
- Summer 2018
- Journal:
- Quarterly Horse: A Journal of [brief] American Studies
- Volume:
- 2
- Issue:
- 2
- ISSN:
- 2470-6191
- Status:
- Published
- Last Updated:
- 5 years ago
- License:
- All Rights Reserved
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TABOO FOODS OF WORLD WAR II: HOW HORSES FOUND THEIR WAY FROM THE RANGE TO THE PLATE