Reagan’s mac and cheese: Nancy’s long lost recipe

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The Thanksgiving table rules the day, as do thoughts of glorious leftovers and comfort food in general. Let us retreat 33 years in the past and consider “President Reagan’s Favorite Macaroni and Cheese,” a simple little recipe shared by “Mrs. Ronald Reagan, Washington, D.C., Wife of the President” in a spiral-bound community cookbook published by the American Cancer Society’s Northern Virginia division in 1983.

Here’s the recipe for six people, to be baked at 350 degrees F for 45 minutes. The directions are verbatim from the cookbook — reflecting the style, perhaps, of another era:

“1/2 lb. macaroni, 1 tsp. butter, 1 egg, beaten; 1 tsp. salt, 1 tsp. dry mustard, 3 C. grated cheese, sharp; 1 C milk.

“Boil macaroni in water until tender and drain thoroughly. Stir in butter and egg. Mix mustard and salt with 1 tablespoon hot water and add to milk. Add cheese leaving enough to sprinkle on top. Pour into buttered casserole, add milk, sprinkle with cheese. Bake until custard is set and top is crusty.”

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/nov/23/inside-the-beltway-reagans-mac-and-cheese/