Second Lady Joan Mondale

Mondale, Joan. The Mondale Family Cookbook. Washington, DC: Mondale for President Committee, 1984.

My affection for Joan and Walter “Fritz” Mondale developed long after the Carter administration and the 1984 presidential election. The Beeman family was solidly and unapologetically pro-Reagan. My memory may be playing tricks on me, but I could swear my baby [...]

Helps for the Hostess

Helps for the Hostess. Camden, NJ: Joseph Campbell Company, 1916.

I was going to begin this post by triumphantly declaring that I didn’t own a single can of Campbell’s soup. But when I went to the kitchen to double-check, I found (of course) a can of cream of mushroom. I have no idea where [...]