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The President's Kitchen Cabinet The Story of the African Americans Who Have Fed Our First Families, from the Washingtons to the Obamas
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Adrian Miller vividly tells the stories of the African Americans who worked in the presidential food service as chefs, personal cooks, butlers, stewards and servers for every First Family since Geo...
Adrian Miller vividly tells the stories of the African Americans who worked in the presidential food service as chefs, personal cooks, butlers, stewards and servers for every First Family since George and Martha Washington. Miller brings together the names and words of more than 150 black men and women who played remarkable roles in unforgettable events in the nation's history.
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- Creator
- Adrian Miller
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- Language
- English
- Publication
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- 1st ed
- Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2017]
- Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2017
- ©[2017]
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- 1 online resource (292 pages)
- ISBNs
- 1469632535, 9781469632551, 9781469632544, 9781469632537, 1469647672, 1469632543, 9798890850683, 1469632551
- OCLC
- ocn973805935, ocn972641398, ocn959965319
- Previously issued in print: 2017.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. THE KEY INGREDIENTS OF PRESIDENTIAL FOODWAYS -- RECIPES -- How to Roast Ducks -- Zephyr Wright's Popovers -- Sweet Potato Cheesecake -- 2. FEELING AT HOME: The White House Steward and The Evolution of Presidential Provisioning -- RECIPES -- Minted Green Pea Soup -- Bison Meat Brazilian Onions -- 3. BITTER SWEET: African American Presidential Cooks in Antebellum America -- RECIPES -- Hoecakes -- Snow Eggs -- Baked Macaroni with Cheese -- 4. SEMISWEET: Personal and Professional Presidential Cooks after Emancipation -- RECIPES -- Pedernales River Chili -- President Eisenhower's Old-Fashioned Beef Stew -- Caroline Harrison's Deviled Almonds -- 5. EATING ON THE RUN: Presidential Foodways in Motion -- RECIPES -- Daisy Bonner's Cheese Soufflé -- Hawaiian French Toast -- Jerk Chicken Pita Pizza -- 6. SEEING THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY: African Americans and Presidential Drinkways -- RECIPES -- Inauguration Punch -- White House Eggnog -- White House Honey Ale -- 7. ABOVE MEASURE: The Future of African American Presidential Chefs -- RECIPES -- Sesame and Wasabi-Crusted Halibut -- Layered Late-Summer Vegetables with Lemongrass and Red Curry Dressing -- Grilled Salmon with Farro, Swiss Chard Salad, and a Tropical Smoothie -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z