Provisions and Politics: Recipes Honoring
First Lady Sarah Childress Polk
Wins National Cookbook Award

The McIlhenny Company has announced that the Polk Home's cookbook, Provisions and Politics, has been awarded national second prize in the 14th Annual Tabasco Community Cookbook Awards. Judges labeled the cookbook, "historical and entertaining, seamlessly weaving local culinary tradition with American history."

Provisions and Politics was published in honor of Sarah Polk's 200th birthday, in September, 2003. Sarah Polk was a tremendous influence on her husband James K. Polk, his presidency, and our country. She in many ways was before her time. Through Provisions and Politics, the Polk Association honors Sarah Polk and sheds light on a woman who made important contributions to American history.

Provisions and Politics features 224 recipes. Divided into eight traditional categories, it offers an eclectic mix of recipes that range from tried and true southern favorites to contemporary cuisine. The 192-page hardback book provides inspirational menus and historical vignettes about the Polks' life in Tennessee and the nation's capital. The book costs $25.95 and is available through the Polk Home and at bookstores and gift shops throughout Middle Tennessee. Proceeds from the cookbook benefit the James K. Polk Memorial Association, a non-profit group dedicated to perpetuating the memory of the 11th President of the United States. The Association operates and preserves the ancestral home of President Polk.

For instructions on purchasing Provisions and Politics, follow this link.