Rae Katherine Eighmey: 3 books
Stirring the Pot with Benjamin Franklin
A Founding Father's Culinary Adventures
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2018
In this remarkable work, Rae Katherine Eighmey presents Franklin's delight and experimentation with food throughout his life. At age sixteen, he began dabbling in vegetarianism. In his early twenties, citing the health benefits of water over alcohol, he convinced his printing-press colleagues to abandon...
Food Will Win the War
Minnesota Crops, Cook, and Conservation during World War I
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2010
Meatless Mondays, Wheatless Wednesdays, vegetable gardens and chickens in every empty lot. When the United States entered World War I, Minnesotans responded to appeals for personal sacrifice and changed the way they cooked and ate in order to conserve food for the boys "over there." Baking...
Abraham Lincoln in the Kitchen
A Culinary View of Lincoln's Life and Times
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2014
Abraham Lincoln in the Kitchen is a culinary biography unlike any before. The very assertion of the title--that Abraham Lincoln cooked--is fascinating and true. It's an insight into the everyday life of one of our nation's favorite and most esteemed presidents and a way to experience flavors and textures...