“a large pinch of courage,” 1966

I can no longer remember what I was looking for when I came across this delightful little booklet:

It’s nice idea–the library staff getting together for a sort of smorgasbord at the home of Mary Alice Hamilton and then collecting all the recipes for distribution:

But it was 1966 and some of these recipes are . . . regrettable. It’s hard to single anything out as the most quease-inducing but if forced I guess would choose this very peculiar “salad.” I was ok until we got to “Heat bean juice:”

There’s also a sweet nod to Rice history from long-time librarian Pender Turnbull, who pays tribute to Mrs. Weiser, the wife of chemistry professor Harry Weiser, with  a fairly tasty sounding dessert:

And hats off to Madith DeZurko for her clever formatting of a totally unnecessary dish:

Bonus: Willy Week is in full swing. I saw this when I went into the RMC:

And this when I came out: