Chattanooga Times Free Press

“Amazing Details of Washington’s Dining Habits”

- by Guy Coalter

A new historical discovery... a long out-of-print volume entitled, “The Martha Washington Cook Book” shows how the very first First Lady of the United States made sure every dish served in the White House was exactly as called for in her personal cookbook.

Handwritte­n, it had been in Martha’s family for generation­s... an heirloom containing over five hundred classic recipes dating back to the Elizabetha­n times... the golden age of English cookery.

Martha kept and used her family cookbook for over fifty years. In 1799, she presented the book to her granddaugh­ter, Eleanor Parker Custis as a wedding gift and the cookbook was handed down from mother to daughter for generation­s and that’s why it survives to this day.

“The Martha Washington Cook Book” includes facsimile copies of several actual pages from the one-of-a-kind original manuscript. Now over 200 delicious unique recipes from Martha Washington’s personal cookbook are completely modernized so you can easily prepare them in your own kitchen!

You’ll get dozens of delicious recipes for Soups, Fish, Meats, Meat Pies, Poultry and Game, Sauces, Eggs - Mushrooms and Cheese, Fritters and Pancakes, Pastry - Pies and Tarts, Cakes, Creams and Jellies, Puddings, Preserves, and Beverages. Perhaps more interestin­g for us history buffs is the detailed descriptio­n of the kitchen and dining habits in the George Washington household. Martha sat at the head of the table with her husband at her side to the right. “The Martha Washington Cook Book” is available in a special heirloom collector’s edition on a first come, first served basis. Accordingl­y, a limited number of copies are being released to the public at this time. Each volume is numbered and when the present printing is exhausted, there is no contract to print more. These cookbooks could very easily become valuable collectors items.

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