The Unofficial, Unauthorized, & Completely Unclassified
COOKBOOK
Featuring Fabulously Flavorful Recipes & Appetizingly Amusing Anecdotes of U.S. Presidents and First Ladies
(and one Mother)



 

Sample Menus using recipes from Politics & Pot Roast

Elegant Dinner -

  • Mint Juleps, as enjoyed by George Washington
  • Cheese Wafers, Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson
  • Sausage Rolls, Mrs. Benjamin Harrison
  • Carrot Vichyssoise, Mrs. Gerald R. Ford
  • Pumpkin Biscuits, Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt
  • Fillet de Boeuf Wellington, Mrs. Richard M. Nixon
  • Vegetable Chartreuse, recipe collected by Thomas Jefferson
  • Sweet Potato Soufflé, Mrs. Ronald Reagan
  • Crème Brûlée, Mrs. John F. Kennedy
  • Waverly Jumbles, James Monroe family

Casual Meal -

  • Whiskey Sours, James Madison family
  • Mexican Mound, Mrs. George H.W. Bush
  • Fried Peanuts, Miss Lillian Carter
  • Chile con Carne, President Dwight D. Eisenhower
  • Corn Muffins, Mrs. William McKinley
  • Potato Chip Salad, Mrs. Richard M. Nixon
  • Chocolate Chip Cookies, Mrs. William J. Clinton

Luncheon -

  • Lemonade, from cookbook owned by Mrs. Rutherford B. Hayes (Lemonade Lucy)
  • Deviled Eggs, President and Mrs. George W. Bush
  • Grape Salad, Mrs. Andrew Jackson
  • Bing Cherry Salad Mold, Mrs. Harry Truman
  • White Loaf Bread, Mrs. James A. Garfield
  • Lemon Pie, Mrs. Calvin Coolidge
  • Bird Seed Cookies, Mrs. Franklin Pierce

 

 

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