Chicken Recipes
Those of you who follow
regularly know I’m a “nerd” when it comes to food history. I’m also a
big fan of the Silver Screen; I’m particularly fond of early Hollywood,
silent pictures and cinematic classics. That’s why I was thrilled to
stumble upon a rare vintage cookbook called What Actors Eat When They Eat!
(Lymanhouse, 1939) This quirky book is a compilation of recipes and
“favorite dishes” from some of the greatest stars of old Hollywood. The
recipes were compiled and edited by Rex Lease and Kenneth Harlan, two
actors who achieved most of their success in silent films. The forward
is written by screenwriter Anita Loos, author of the famed comedic novel
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, on which the Marilyn Monroe film is based. Fittingly, the first line of the forward reads:
Gentlemen prefer girls who know how to cook, whether they be blonde, brunette, or titian.
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