The Presidents' Own White House Cookbook.
Jones, Robert (compiled).
Place Published: Chicago, IL:
Publisher: Culinary Arts Institute,
Date Published: 1968.
Description: TRADE PAPERBACK. 112 pages. The book, in illustrated wrapper, is VERY GOOD with wear to wrapper. The dust jacket is VERY GOOD with minor chipping/closed tearing and shelfwear. No markings to pages. JMVINTAGE specializes in Books, Magazines and Treasures related to the Duke and Duchess of Windsor....and other curious subjects. 255 tested recipes of the Presidents and Others, from Washington to LBJ. Dust jacket reads: This book contains a fascinating collection of recipes that Presidents and First Ladies have liked and served through the years. Most of these recipes are variations of foods that you and your family also enjoy. That's because Presidents, like everyone else, have a taste for "home cooking" that is simple and relatively easy to prepare. Some of these dishes are regional, like Mrs. Harry Truman's "Ozark Pudding," and most of them reflect the tastes the First Families acquired during their pre-White House years. In daily life, even Presidents of the United States don't always want to "eat like kings." Between the banquets, receptions, and state dinners-when they are not entertaining or being entertained-First Families have always supplied their own favorite recipes to the White House kitchen staff. In some cases, the Presidents and First Ladies themselves have been known to enjoy getting into the kitchen. The sources of this collection are rich and varied. Thomas Jefferson, for example, was so interested in cooking that he wrote his favorite recipes in the back of his family cookbook, in the same precise handwriting with which he had penned the Declaration of Independence. The book is now on display in the China Room of the White House, and some of Jefferson's recipes ("receipts," as he called them) were taken from it for this book. Careful research has unearthed some striking facts about the day-to-day culinary tastes of our Presidents and their First Ladies. What they preferred to serve at intimate family meals and upon many small-scale social occasions provides a very private look at the men and women who have lived in the White House and holds some surprises for readers taking a first look at this unusual view of American history.
Binding: Trade PaperbackCondition: Very Good
Book Id: 9730
Price: $21.00
