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Who's Who in the Kitchen - The Authorized (Classic) Edition!
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If you lived in or visited the city of power and cherry blossoms,
Washington D.C., in the 1960's, you may have picked up a copy of this book
the sales of which generated contributions to the Gold Star Wives organization.
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In it's day in the late 1950's through the 1960's, this cookbook was a D.C. area best-seller, offered in all of the hotels, bookstores, and tourist destinations around the nation's capital. That was no fluke: The book was special for several reasons:
First, these weren't just off-the-shelf recipes, but personal recipes written down on napkins and via memories by the people who knew the dignitaries and celebrities best - their spouses. In so doing, the recipes often displayed the quirks of each individual, sometimes surprisingly so. The recipes in the original book often included annotations and whimsical notes that made this a truly entertaining little book to own or - as was often the case - to give as a gift.
Today Who's Who in the Kitchen offers a unique window on some fascinating historical figures' tastes from yesteryear. It's a great gift idea, and a good cause too. |
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Each recipe will be shipped in a tasteful framed version of your 1960's celebrity/politician's recipe on classic off-white heavy stock paper. The recipes are drawn directly without change from the original certified authorized edition of Who's Who In The Kitchen, along with biographical highlights of the celebrity/politician's lifetime and achievements.
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If you were of age in the 1960's, the personalities of our nation's capital were around you almost every day - on radio, TV, and in newspapers. These were the people whose names you knew almost by heart, people who were at the helm during the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Civil Rights Act, The Great Society, the dawn of the TV sitcom, The Cold War, The Vietnam War, the music revolution, the assassination of President Kennedy, and so much more, all of whom profoundly shaped the American century.
Washington D.C. was center stage at that time, led by an informal "class" of politicians and celebrities representing all 50 states, all branches of government, and all forms of the judiciary and the entertainment and literary classes. These were the men and women of real influence, people who reflected the views of the times, people who were instrumental in making American history.
The recipes in Who's Who in the Kitchen are not just any recipes mass-copied or handed out rote by secretaries. These recipes were the personal favorites of each of the luminaries. These were private and personal family favorites not published anywhere until this book was assembled to support military families who had lost a loved one in wartime.
For this reason alone Who's Who in the Kitchen is a truly unique cookbook, not just a "celebrity cookbook" where - as is often the case with such "cookbooks" - the provider may have never even tasted the recipe he/she submits. In those books, the recipes are often selected by publicity agents or secretaries as "favorites" even though they were not. Many were sent in for people who do not cook but who have favorites from the mothers or grandmothers that were cooked on special occasions by their spouses or other family members.
The recipes in Who's Who In the Kitchen came from a different era, where (usually wives) still cooked the family favorites at holiday time for their famous spouses (usually husbands). The recipes were submitted directly from these close family members, and they were willing to do so because of their support for the Gold Star Wives of America humanitarian mission. This sponsored cookbook was, for them, the right place to release those family favorites that had stayed locked away in the closet far from the public eye up to that time.
But don't expect all to be culinary masterpieces on ever page here; that's was never the purpose of this cookbook. Indeed some of these recipes are very simple or may appear a bit eccentric in some ways. Some are surprisingly creative and complex and worthy of high cuisine; others are just laughingly funny or homespun and simple. Each, regardless, is a true favorite of the politician, lawyer, or other celebrity who donated it. In that alone it sets itself apart from other cookbooks.
The detailed recipes often include personal liner notes which we have faithfully included as well, along with a small historical background summary of each luminary.
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Publication Note
Who's Who in the Kitchen will be reprinted just as it was in the original 1960 edition, with the original private, personal recipes included verbatim throughout.
A fun, entertaining book as well as a nostalgic novelty item, WWITK is a good cause as well: A portion of all profits form the sale of any book, or clicking on any link on this site, goes to the families of U.S. veterans killed in combat via a leading charity organization.
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— Browse/View Sample Recipes Below —
- Sen. Eugene McCarthy's Wild Rice w/ Chicken Livers
- Sen. Barry Goldwater's Ranch-Style Frijoles
- Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson's Old-Time Sugar Cookies
- Entertainer Ted Mack's Chili Con Carne
- Henry "Scoop" Jackson's Special Waffles
- Actor Andy Griffith's Veal Picante
- Entertainer Bob Hope's Lemon Pie
- Sen. John Tower's Chili Del Torre
- Sen. George McGovern's Boned Chicken Breasts
- U.S. Senator Albert Gore Sr.'s Jam Cake
- Sec. of the AF Eugene Zuckert's Cheese Charmers
- Sec. of Defense Robert McNamara's Beef Bourguignon
- Sen. Harry F. Byrd's Old Fashion Apple Pie
- Vice President Hubert Humphrey's Beef Soup
- Sec. of State Dean Rusk's Minestrone a La Milanese
- Comedian Jimmy Durante's Umbriago Salad
- Actor Douglas Fairbanks Jr.'s Pete's Spaghetti
- Chicago Mayor John Daly Sr.'s Chicken Tarragon
- Singer Bing Crosby's Polynesian Chicken a la Mode
- Comedian Lucille Ball's Lucy's Casserole
- Comedian George Burn's Country Fried Steak
- Actress Joan Crawford's Kidney Bean Salad
- U.N. Amb. Arthur Goldberg's Coffee Brittle Balls
- Amb. Averill Harriman's Clams Southside
- Amb to Vietnam Henry Cabot Lodge's Vegetable Soup
- U.S. Sup. Ct. Justice John M. Harlan's Dressed Duck
- U.S. Sup Ct. Justice Byron R. White's Chocolate Icebox
- U.S. Sup. Ct. Justice Sherman Minton's Butter Cookies
- General Maxwell D. Taylor's Ten Minute Mock Pizza
- Sen. Abraham Ribicoff's Cheese Cake
- Sen. Herman Talmadge's Basic Baked Ham
- Sen. Daniel K. Inouye's Pineapple Chiffon Pie
- Sen. Birch Bayh's Greenbean Casserole
- Gov. John Connally's Crusty Cornbread
- Gov. Nelson Rockefeller's Baked NY Apples w/Nut Fill
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- Director Alfred Hitchcock's Quiche Lorraine
- Gov. George Wallace's West Indies Salad
- Sen. Frank Church's Ice Box Rolls Speciality
- Sen. Eugene McCarthy's Wild Rice with Chicken Livers
- Sen. Walter Mondale's Chocolate Upside-Down Cake
- Sen. Sam Ervin's Hamburger Patties Baked in BB Sauce
- Singer Danny Kaye's Tempura
- Entertainer Art Linkletter's Stewed Chicken
- U.S. Senate Restaurant's Original Senate Bean Soup
- Actress Helen Hayes' Meat Loaf
- Columnist Hedda Hopper's Cheese Pie
- Conductor Arthur Fiedler's Hungarian Goulash
- Actress Jane Fonda's Buckwheat Bread
- Actress Judy Garland's Famous Pancakes
- Astronaut John Glenn's Ham Loaf
- Sen. Margaret Chase Smith's Maine Clam Chowder
- Sen Edmund Muskie's Maine-Baked Stuffed Lobster
- Sen. Joseph D. Tydings' Beef Stroganoff
- Sen. James O. Eastland's Brunswick Stew
- Sen. Lee Metcalf's Pheasant Fricasee
- Sen. Howard Cannon's Lime and Lemon Jellied Salad
- Sen. Jacob Javits' Shrimp Curry Lall
- Sen. Strom Thurmond's Pecan Pie
- Sen. Donald Russell's Jelly-Butter Ball Cookies
- Sen. Warren Magnuson's Baked Apples
- Sen. William Proxmire's Cranberry Salad
- Sen. Wilbur Mills Broccoli Casserole
- Pennsylvania Gov. William Scranton's Cheese Pie
- Singer Dean Martin's Dino's Italian Burgers
- Actress Sophio Loren's Sophia's Eggplant
- Philan. Claire Boothe Luce's Gourmet Ceasar Salad
- Sen John W. Fulbright's Damsom Plum Preserve
- General Dwight D. Eisenhower's Quail Hash
- Dep. Secy of Def. Cyrus Vance's Broccoli Soup Tosca
- Comedian Steve Allen's Cheeseburgers
- And many more (to be listed shortly)
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