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The worst food in White House history
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)
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