As the state and nation changed through wars and the civil rights movement
the Mint Julep (which Wondrich places before the American Revolution)
in a book that celebrates his life in food
homemade dairy products such as farmers cheese and cultured butter
a traditional beef brisket might be spiced with tamarind or BBQ sauce
(California – Los Angeles) Baldwin, Anita. The Palatists Book of Cookery. Tea As the state and nation230 + [16] index pp. Blue cloth lettered in black. First Trade Edition. Hollywood: Assistance League of Southern California, 1933. Baldwin first published a tiny printing of this book, and this edition is much enlarged, filled with California recipes for a healthy diet: garlic salad Tiajuana, baked egg plant, green corn Anoakia, wild rice souffl, persimmon and caviar salad (what a concept!), avocado aspic, etc. Slight fading to spine and mild rubbing