Barbecue diplomacy at lbjs texas white house the foods. The recipes come from every place under the sun from old chuckwagon cooks, home economics teachers, hotel chefs, butchers, and bakers jeton worked with over the years. The presidents favorite pitmaster, walter jetton, catered the meal. Recipe for walter jettons barbecue sauce recipe combine all the ingredients and bring to a boil. Keep, cook, capture and share with your cookbook in the cloud. The khoutv collection press barbecue at lbj ranch 1963. Lbj barbecue cook book pocket books special edition walter jetton and. Walter jettons lbj barbecue cookbook by the caterer to the lbj ranch, written with arthur whitman, 1965, pocket books.
There are many classic barbecue recipes you cant find anywhere else. Barbecue diplomacy at lbjs texas white house bbq sauce. Keeprecipes is one spot for all your recipes and kitchen memories. Walter jetton, the selfappointed king of barbecue in the fifties and. Jetton would be the cook of choice for several more of these lbj ranch bbq events, and eventually would make his way to the actual white house for a d. All of this exposure made the man deservedly famous and he parlayed that fame into a published cookbook in 1965, just three years before his death in fort worth. Theres something about a texas barbeque that puts people at ease and in the mood to talk turkey. Lbj barbecue cook book pocket books special edition walter jetton and arthur whitman on. Walter jettons lbj barbecue cook book, a pocket book special jetton, walter on. Walter jettons lbj barbecue cookbook by the caterer to the lbj ranch, writtenwitharthur whitman, 1965, pocket books. Walter jetton s lbj barbecue cookbook by the caterer to the lbj ranch, written with arthur whitman, 1965, pocket books.
Walter jettons lbj barbecue cook book, a pocket book special paperback 1965 by walter jetton author. The white house family cookbook by harry haller with virginia aronson, rd, ms, 1987, random house. This vintage cookbook contains barbecue dishes like cooked country corn, modern day sourdough biscuits, fried apple pies, and texas beef barbecue with natural gravy are a few of the dishes from lbjs favorite barbecue menu. A white house diary by lady bird johnson, 1970, trafalgar square. Lbj was a master politician, skilled in the art of persuasion, and no one was better at using, food, drink, and ambiance to bend strongwilled men his way.
We love bbq and im just wondering if anyone has any info on walter jetton or his old bbq joints here in fort worth. Walter jettons barbeque dry rub mix recipes results. President lbjs chef, walter jettons world famous barbecue mop and barbecue sauce recipe this is one of the only recipes i use for my smoked briskets i. The ten barbecue sauce recipes that we bring you in this collection represent all the different approaches to this classic sauce that youll find in restaurants and stores around the world. Walter jettons lbj barbecue cook book, by walter jetton. Texasstyle bbq sauce and the most important bbq that.
In it he offered recipes for everything from calf fries testicles to beef heart to barbecued bologna, which he called a dingwilly of a dish. For your enjoyment is this cookbook titled walter jettons lnj barbecue cook book. Lbj barbecue cook book pocket books special edition. The recipes included in walter jeton s lbj barbecue cookbook were dishes he prepared as caterer to president johnson. Jan 4, 2015 president lyndon johnson loved barbecue and with his chef, the selfproclaimed barbecue king walter jetton, lbj invented barbecue diplomacy. Jettons original recipe made 6 quarts, enough to mop a. Johnson had risen above the hurlyburly politics of the lone star state to be vice president of the united states in the. He recommends you mix all the ingredients and let it sit. Lbj barbecue cookbook to characterize his barbecue, assuming his. Walter jetton was one of the oldstyle texas barbecue cooks that didnt have a smoker. Barbecue diplomacy and the most important bbq that never was plus a recipe for walter jettons bbq sauce. This news footage captures the event and many of its activities, including khou reporter nick.
Ive looked for a reasonablypriced copy of his cookbook for my husband for years but havent had much luck. Walter jettons lbj barbecue cook book, a pocket book. May 25, 2016 barbecue diplomacy and the most important bbq that never was plus a recipe for walter jettons bbq sauce posted on may 25, 2016 june 26, 2018 by christian gott an island chef by nineteen sixtythree lyndon b. Jettons is rich in bbq history and served many celebraties and politiions. Walter jettons lbj barbecue cook book pocket books, inc. The recipes included in walter jetons lbj barbecue cookbook were dishes he prepared as caterer to president johnson. Barbecue diplomacy and the most important bbq that never was. Walter jetton s barbeque dry rub mix more like this ingredients 4. Barbecue diplomacy at lbjs texas white house the foods of. Videos 124 walter jettons barbeque dry rub mix more like this. Lbj barbecue cookbook by walter jetton with arthur whitman. Barbecue diplomacy and the most important bbq that never. Walter jettons lbj barbecue cookbook by the caterer to the lbj ranch.
For the barbecue, i used recipes from a cook book that has been in our family for 50 years. On the back of his celebrity, jetton published a barbecue cookbook, which is unfortunately out of print but available on amazon and other retailers. President lyndon johnson loved barbecue and with his chef, the. He cooked everything chuckwagon style on an open pit. Walter jettons mop sauce slightly tweaked small batch not sure its any better or worse than the original but it made use of some stuff on hand and made a smaller amount etc. Walter jetons lbj barbecue cookbook captures the spirit of president johnson through his caterer. President lbjs chef, walter jettons world famous barbecue mop.
Walter jettons mop sauce slightly tweaked small batch not sure its any better or worse than the original but it made use of some stuff on hand and made a. Walter jettons mop sauce slightly tweaked small batch. Walter jetons lbj barbecue cookbook cookbook village. Jettons original recipe made 6 quarts, enough to mop a whole cow. He cooked for presidents and heads of state, and his most significant claim. I have modified it and reduced it here to make about 1 quart. Read the historical tales, see the photos, and get some recipes from lbjs west. Walter jettons lbj barbecue cookbook vintage pocket books. Walter jetton, the selfappointed king of barbecue in thefifties and sixties,was a restaurateur and a megacaterer. Barbecue diplomacy at lbjs texas white house amazing ribs.
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