Archive of typed and collected recipes from a prominent Mexican politician and ambassador

mexico, 1950. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Collection of 7 volumes of recipes, most typed, some clipped and laid down. Collected for and/or by Mexican politician Luis Ignacio Rodríguez Taboada (1905-1973), a governor and Senator from Guanajuato and later Ambassador to France during World II tasked with evacuating Spanish citizens displaced by Franco to Mexico (this effort was curtailed after the German occupation). A mix of paper, some volumes using Luis I. Rodríguez. Embajador de México stationary, some Poder Ejecutivo stationary. 6 bound up collections of recipes, mostly indexed, 86pp; 35pp; 41;; 100pp; 65pp; 140pp; 93pp. Three with plastic covers, one labeled carnes, the others a mix of recipes.

Rodriguez was an interesting character, one time president of the Partido Revolucionario Institucional, ambassador to France and Chile - there is no indication of when these recipes were collected, though they appear to be from the latter part of his career, likely (given the ambassador letterhead) from when he was ambassador to Chile (1942-46) or afterwards. Over 500 recipes, largely Mexican in origin, but sprinkled with South American, European, and other favorites. Curry, Gulash, French onion soup, bacalao en mole colorado, mince meat, conejo a la Francesa, sukiyaki, roast beef sandwich, tongue with horseradish, hamburgers with potato salad, stroganoff, etc. Size: 4to. Text is in Spanish. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Cooking, Wine & Dining; Spanish Language; Inventory No: CAT000479.