Âé¶¹Éç

Use Âé¶¹Éç.com or the new Âé¶¹Éç App to listen to Âé¶¹Éç podcasts, Radio 4 and the World Service outside the UK.

Episode details

World Service,2 mins

The worst food in White House history

The Forum

Available for over a year

Culinary historian Laura Shapiro explains why the food in the Roosevelt White House of the 1930s and 40s was famous for being terrible and gives examples of the wacky concoctions the kitchen came up with under Eleanor Roosevelt's instructions. (Image: Jello Salad; Credit: CSA Printstock)

Programme Website
More episodes