- Includes the hand-written drop scone recipe sent by Queen Elizabeth II to President Dwight D. Eisenhower, and First Lady Laura Bush's recipe for guacamole dip
- Features a foreword by the celebrity chef and food author José Andrés, chef/owner of ThinkFoodGroup, the team responsible for Washington's popular and award-winning dining concepts Jaleo, Zaytinya, Oyamel and Café Atlantico
President John F. Kennedy's favourite fish chowder and First Lady Laura Bush's guacamole are among 150 dishes chosen from the National Archives of the United States in this book of historical and modern-day recipes. This unique collection of recipes from the records of the U.S. Federal Government also includes dishes from U.S. school lunch programs, government-sponsored radio shows, and war-time recipes meant to conserve wheat, sugar, and meat.
This book, inspired by the exhibition What's Cooking, Uncle Sam? The Government's Effect on the American Diet at the National Archives Experience in Washington, DC, also provides historical tidbits from the presidential files, including the transcript of President George H.W. Bush's speech in which he expressed his hatred of broccoli, and a description of the hotdog parties hosted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt.
Contents:
Message from Archivist of the United States David S. Ferriero
Introduction by Chef José Andrés
Breakfast
Bread
Appetizers/Snacks
Soup
Poultry
Fish
Meat
Potatoes/Sides
Vegetables
Fruit
Sweets
Acknowledgments
Index
