Roosevelt’s Cake from Mrs. W. H. Wilson’s New Cook Book, 1914, 1930. “Cake Maker for the Presidents.”

Roosevelt’s Cake from Mrs. W. H. Wilson’s New Cook Book, 1914, 1930. “Cake Maker for the Presidents.”  http://Mrs. W. H. Wilson’s New Cook Book, 1914, 1930

Mrs. Wilson’s New Cook Book, by Mrs. W. H. Wilson (Mary Elizabeth Lyles Wilson.) First edition, published in 1914 by Foster and Parkes Company, Nashville, Tenn. This copy ‘s Hard cover, 160 pages plus index. Mrs. W. H. Wilson’s is a complete general cookbook, but Mrs. Wilson’s heart was in baking and decorating cakes. Many, many cake recipes in this cookbook, along with detailed instructions for decorating cakes and candies. I can’t find any information–not quickly, that is–on Mrs. Wilson’s background, but the pictures in this book include President Taft’s Thanksgiving Cake, President Woodrow Wilson’s Christmas Cake, and Miss Jessie Woodrow Wilson’s Wedding Cake. This book is in good antique condition. A couple of the icing pages have spots.

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