As I am putting together a book proposal about newspaper food editors, I came across some interesting information about Poppy Cannon who had a cooking column in several newspapers. I had known her as the author of the (often mocked) Can-Opener Cookbook. Some writers have described Cannon as the original Sandra Lee although I think Cannon was more than a short-cut food writer. Cannon had a rich background both personally and professionally. She wrote an interesting historical cookbook: The President’s Cookbook. She was the food editor at several women’s magazines including House Beautiful and Ladies Home Journal. She was married several times, including to NAACP leader Walter White – which was…