- A fascinating and entertaining book of 150 presidential, celebrity and government administration recipes from the United States National Archives
- Includes First Lady Michelle Obama’s favorite recipe for turkey lasagna, and the handwritten drop scone recipe sent by Queen Elizabeth II to President Eisenhower
- 2-page introduction by the celebrity chef and food author José Andrés
- Ties in with 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
President John F. Kennedy’s favorite 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 book of historical and modern-day recipes. This unique collection includes dishes from U.S. school lunch programs, government-sponsored radio shows, and wartime 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.
The selected recipes cover a wide range of themes from breakfast, bread and snacks, to planning a full dinner menu.
