Vintage 1960 Republican Party Cook Book

Republican “GOP” Party (1860-1960) Cook Book compiled by Janet Goeske and published by the Riverside Federation of Republican Women - Riverside, California. This is a first edition1960 spiral bound cookbook containing recipes from leading Republican leaders and party members. Each recipe is copied from the original letterhead and includes the signature and handwritten message from the contributors who include Betty Ford, Mrs. Barry Goldwater, Patricia Nixon, Mamie Eisenhower and President Dwight D. Eisenhower. • First Edition 1960 • Spiral bound (7X10”) 144 pages In very good vintage condition with light wear to the cover consistent with age. (Noted in the pictures) There are no interior marks, highlighting or inscriptions. This cookbook is an interesting piece of history. Community cookbooks have been around since the Civil War when the first charity cookbook was sold to raise money for wounded soldiers. Although most of the early cookbooks were published by religious groups, church ladies weren’t the only ones fundraising with cookbooks. In 1886, a progressive women’s group in Massachusetts published The Woman Suffrage Cookbook as a way to both raise money for the women’s suffrage campaign and also communicate their political message in a passive, non-confrontational manner. Selling a book of recipes at a market or fair was a safe and non-offensive way to reach a larger audience and make contact with people who normally wouldn’t have associated with their cause.