"It is well to remember that the stomach governs the world."--Winston
Churchill
"Mrs. Landemare's food is distinguished. She is an inspired intuitive
cook."--Clementine Churchill
Churchill's Cookbook provides fascinating insight into what the
legendary prime minister ate during World War II, containing over three
hundred delicious recipes created by his personal cook, Georgina
Landemare. The celebrity cook of her day, Landemare specialized in
creating sumptuous feasts for England's nobility. At the outbreak of the
Second World War, however, she devoted her full-time services to the
Churchill family, declaring "This will be my war work!" She worked for
the prime minster throughout the war; she was up at dawn preparing his
breakfast and remained steadfastly in the kitchen until after his last
whiskey at night. On VE Night, Churchill told her that he could not have
managed through the war without her.
With an introduction by Phil Reed, director of the Churchill War Rooms,
Churchill's Cookbook marks the fiftieth anniversary of Churchill's
death and the seventieth anniversary of VE Day. Covering mouth-watering
cakes, biscuits, and puddings; healthy salads; and warming soups; this
timely publication revives some forgotten British classics and reveals
the food that sustained Churchill during his finest hours.
