Clementine Paddleford
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Clementine Paddleford was an American
food writer active from the 1920s through the 1960s, writing for several publications, including the New York Herald Tribune
, the New York Sun
, The New York Telegram, Farm and Fireside, and This Week magazine. A Kansas
native, she lived most of her life in New York City
, where she introduced her readers to the global range of food to be found in that city. She was also a pilot, and flew a Piper Cub around the country to report on America's many regional cuisines. Paddleford coined the term "hero" relating to a submarine sandwich
in the 1930s, writing that one needed to be a hero to finish the gigantic Italian sandwich.
She was born in Stockdale, Riley County, Kansas
, and graduated from Manhattan (Kansas) High School in 1916. She graduated from Kansas State Agricultural College
in 1921 with a degree in industrial journalism. She moved to New York
, where she enrolled in the Columbia School of Journalism and attended night classes at New York University
. She covered expenses by reviewing business books for the business publication Administration and the New York Sun.
One of her assignments was to report on the cooking and food aboard a US Navy submarine
, which took her to the USS Skipjack (SSN-585)
in 1960 for a brief cruise.
Posthumously collected in:
United States
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food writer active from the 1920s through the 1960s, writing for several publications, including the New York Herald Tribune
New York Herald Tribune
The New York Herald Tribune was a daily newspaper created in 1924 when the New York Tribune acquired the New York Herald.Other predecessors, which had earlier merged into the New York Tribune, included the original The New Yorker newsweekly , and the Whig Party's Log Cabin.The paper was home to...
, the New York Sun
New York Sun (historical)
The Sun was a New York newspaper that was published from 1833 until 1950. It was considered a serious paper, like the city's two more successful broadsheets, The New York Times and the New York Herald Tribune...
, The New York Telegram, Farm and Fireside, and This Week magazine. A Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
native, she lived most of her life in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, where she introduced her readers to the global range of food to be found in that city. She was also a pilot, and flew a Piper Cub around the country to report on America's many regional cuisines. Paddleford coined the term "hero" relating to a submarine sandwich
Submarine sandwich
A submarine sandwich, also known as a sub among other names, is a sandwich that consists of a long roll of Italian or French bread, split lengthwise either into two pieces or opened in a "V" on one side, and filled with various varieties of meat, cheese, vegetables, seasonings, and sauces. The...
in the 1930s, writing that one needed to be a hero to finish the gigantic Italian sandwich.
She was born in Stockdale, Riley County, Kansas
Riley County, Kansas
Riley County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. The county's population was 71,115 for the 2010 census. The largest city and county seat is Manhattan. The county is part of the Manhattan, Kansas, Metropolitan Statistical Area.Riley County is home to two of Kansas' largest...
, and graduated from Manhattan (Kansas) High School in 1916. She graduated from Kansas State Agricultural College
Kansas State University
Kansas State University, commonly shortened to K-State, is an institution of higher learning located in Manhattan, Kansas, in the United States...
in 1921 with a degree in industrial journalism. She moved to New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, where she enrolled in the Columbia School of Journalism and attended night classes at New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
. She covered expenses by reviewing business books for the business publication Administration and the New York Sun.
One of her assignments was to report on the cooking and food aboard a US Navy submarine
Submarine
A submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below the surface of the water. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability...
, which took her to the USS Skipjack (SSN-585)
USS Skipjack (SSN-585)
USS Skipjack , the lead ship of her class of nuclear-powered attack submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named after the Skipjack tuna fish....
in 1960 for a brief cruise.
Works
- Patchwork Quilts, (c. 1928)
- A Dickens Christmas Dinner, (1933)
- Twelve favorite dishes, with Duncan Hines and Gertrude Lynn (1947)
- Recipes from Antoine’s kitchen : the secret riches of the famous century-old restaurant in the French Quarter of New Orleans, (United Newspapers Magazine Corp, 1948)
- A Flower for My Mother, (Henry Holt & Co, 1959)
- How America Eats, (Charles Scribner's Sons, 1960)
- Clementine Paddleford's Cook Young Cookbook, (Pocket Books, 1966)
Posthumously collected in:
- The Best In American Cooking: recipes collected by Clementine Paddleford, (Charles Scribner's Sons, 1970)
- American Food Writing: An Anthology with Classic Recipes, ed. Molly O'Neill (Library of America, 2007) ISBN 1598530054