Rep. Ron Paul, the libertarian-leaning Republican from Texas who’s been busy in his third run for the White House, has released a new book – not describing his recipe for the country, but describing actual recipes from his family’s kitchen. The “2012 Ron Paul Family Cookbook,” which went on sale Tuesday, features “28 pages of tasty recipes from the Paul family and friends,” as well as “Carol Paul’s ‘The American Dream’ which briefly recounts the history of Ron Paul and the Paul Family,” according to a description on his website. And though the book includes comfort-food classics like “Grandma Paul’s Special Meatloaf” and “Zesty Texas Frittatas,” it is doubling as a campaign handout (costing $8, plus shipping), and even the recipe descriptions have a libertarian tone to them — like their description of raspberry scones, which reads more like campaign literature than cooking. “Who are we to order you how to make a raspberry scone?” it reads. “You’re an American. You have the God- given right to make your raspberry scones however you choose. And it’s none of our business!”
