Eating with Uncle Sam Recipes and Historical Bites from the National Archives
Edited by Patty Reinert Mason; with a message from the Archivist of the United States, David S. Ferriero, and an Introduction by Chef José Andrés
Published by GILES in association with the Foundation for the National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Published — October 2011 (UK and USA)
Dimensions — 144 pages, 203 × 203 mm, (8 × 8 in)
Illustrations — 110 colour
Format — Hardback
ISBN — 978-1-907804-00-7
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Sales Points
Winner of first place in the Washington Book Publishers 2012 Book Design & Effectiveness Competition: Commercial Publishers, Illustrated Text
“a fascinating and quirky cookbook” Linda Cicero, The Miami Herald
“History buffs will devour this cookbook filled with recipes from presidential kitchens.” Best Ideas for Christmas, Woman’s Day
“It would make a thoughtful hostess gift or a source for trivia topics.” Joe Gray, Chicago Tribune
“These recipes, from Hoover’s sour cream cookies to President Bill Clinton’s roasted rack of lamb with pumpkin thyme crust, capture a vivid time and a place in American history.” Addie Broyles, The Austin American-Statesman
“A delicious collection of tidbits, trivia, and recipes from records of the U.S. government.” Today’s Diet and Nutrition
About the Book
President John F. Kennedy’s favourite fish chowder and First Lady Michelle Obama’s turkey lasagna are just a couple of the dishes chosen from the National Archives of the United States which feature in this fascinating and entertaining book of 150 presidential, celebrity and government administration recipes from the United States National Archives.
This unique collection includes historical and modern-day dishes from U.S. school lunch programmes, government-sponsored radio shows, and war-time recipes meant to conserve wheat, sugar and meat.
Inspired by the exhibition What’s Cooking, Uncle Sam? The Government’s Effect on the American Diet at the National Archives Experience in Washington, D.C., this highly illustrated recipe volume 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.
Features a 2-page Introduction by the celebrity chef and food author José Andrés
Accompanies the exhibition What’s Cooking, Uncle Sam? The Government’s Effect on the American Diet, showing at the National Archives, Washington D.C., June 10, 2011 until January 3, 2012
