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Queen Elizabeth’s Letter to President Dwight D. Eisenhower (24 January 1960) Held in the National Archives
In late summer 1959, US President Eisenhower visited the Queen at Balmoral during a visit to Britain. In a handwritten letter dated 24 January 1960, Queen Elizabeth wrote to President Eisenhower apologising for having ‘never sent you the recipe of the drop scones which I promised you at Balmoral’. The drop scone recipe accompanies the letter. Clearly Eisenhower had enjoyed these during his time in Britain.
