Why is there no ham in hamburgers? How did we make ice cream before we could make ice? How did hot dogs get their name? From the origins of pizza to the invention of chicken fingers, this book has all the ingredients for an entertaining read about the origins of some of America's most popular foods.

There's no ham in hamburgers -- One potato, two potato -- Eatsa some pizza -- We all scream for ice cream -- A hot dog by any other name -- Chickens don't have fingers -- Peanut butter better -- Cuckoo for cookies -- Must have chocolate -- Cereal wars.