Dimensions
207 x 148 x 20mm
Hot on the heels of the success of Julia Child's classical French cookbook, comes this delightful gift book, first published in 1940 by the The American Friends of France (an American philanthropic organization which aided French citizens during the two world wars). Featuring recipes from the famous, the wealthy and members of the demi-monde, the dishes are,surprisingly, easy, short, no-fuss, and as many of the titles indicate, a lot of fun.
Included are:
- Mrs. George Washington's Crab Soup by Mrs. Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- Filet of Sole Veronique by Vivien Leigh
- Le Petit Borsch by Mrs. Igor Stravinsky
- Sour Cream Hot Cakes by Charles Chaplin
- Pineapple Sherbet by Elizabeth Arden
- Updated with a metric conversion chart at the back of the book, along with a select bibliography profiling the book's most noteworthy contributors in brief, an afterword by the author on the story of the book, and an index of contributors, this is a charming book for cooks, lovers of nostalgia and for the person who has everything else!
Select list of contributors:
Elizabeth Arden, Brooke Astor, Tallulah Bankhead, Cecil Beaton, Lucius Beebe, Mrs. Charles Boyer, Fannie Brice, Pearl S. Buck, Charlie Chaplin, Ilka Chase, Noel Coward, Salvador Dali, Christian Dior, Lynne Fontanne, Mrs. Samuel Goldwyn, Helen Hayes, Mrs. William Randolph Hearst, Katharine Hepburn, Aldous Huxley, Helen Keller, Vivien Leigh, Claire Boothe Luce, Alfred Lunt, Curtis Moffat, Prince Serge Obolensky, Laurence Olivier, Mary Pickford, Lily Pons, Mrs. Cole Porter, Emily Post, Mrs. Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Gogo Schiaparelli, Norma Shearer, Madame Igor Stravinsky, Virgil Thompson, Valentina and Clifton Webb.
