TY - BOOK AU - Christie,Maria Elisa TI - Kitchenspace : : women, fiestas, and everyday life in central Mexic o / SN - 9780292717947 (alk. paper) U1 - 394.120972 22 PY - 2008/// CY - Austin : PB - University of Texas Press, KW - Fasts and feasts KW - Mexico KW - Kitchens KW - Social networks KW - Women KW - Social conditions KW - Social life and customs N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-294) and index; Foreword: At the kitchen table / Mary Weismantel -- Preface -- Ackno wledgments -- A taste of three places -- Introduction -- Points of depa rture -- Women of the circle -- Xochimilco: "Short on days to celebrate our fiestas" -- Ocotepec: "Not letting the city eat this town up" -- T etecala: "Here mangos used to be like gold" -- Kitchenspace narratives -- Women of Tetecala: "You have to be ingenious in the kitchen!" -- Wom en of Xochimilco: "It is better for the pots to awaken upside down" -- Women of Ocotepec: "We used to have a lot of pigs" -- Food for thought -- Notes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index ER -