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Tag Archives: U.S. Presidents
Fruit Fit for a President
In the days before air freight, I impatiently waited for summer fruit season. First, green grapes, followed by berries, cherries, peaches, and melons. Most of the time, I simply ate the fruit plain, or enhanced it with a bit of … Continue reading
Posted in cookbooks, Food, history, History
Tagged 1700s, 18th century, blueberries, cantaloupe, George Washington, melon, Mount Vernon, U.S. Presidents, wine sauce
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Cornbread with Colonial Roots
There must be as many recipes for cornbread as there are cooks who have made it. The common ingredient is corn meal, but the shortening, the sweetener, and the type of corn meal itself varies from region to region, and … Continue reading
Posted in cookbooks, Food, history, History
Tagged 17th century, 18th century, 19th century, batter bread, Berkeley Mills, Berkeley Plantation, cornbread, Harriet Tubman, U.S. Presidents, Virginia
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Yee Haw! Rice for Cowboy Day
Most Hollywood-themed histories fawn over the glamorous stars and trivia associated with the early 20th century movie industry. Recipes4Rebels packages film history in a more fun way.
George Washington Drank Here
A visit to Mount Vernon in Virginia, one-time home to George Washington, brings you into the dining rooms where he entertained and the fields and gardens where he grew his food.
Posted in cocktails, cookbooks, Food, history, History
Tagged cocktail, creme de cassis, France, George Washington, kir, Martha Washington, mexican, Mount Vernon, U.S. Presidents, Virginia
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Candied Virginia Tomatoes From a Surprising Source
Inside a booklet that promised nothing more than Great Ideas for Barbecues & Summer Meals (Family Circle, 1983), I ended up finding a recipe for Thomas Jefferson’s Candied Tomatoes sent in by someone I knew quite well — the mother of my … Continue reading
Posted in cookbooks, Food, history, memoir
Tagged 1800s, basil, brown sugar, Girl Scouts, Monticello, Richmond, Thomas Jefferson, tomatoes, U.S. Presidents, Virginia
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A soggy dessert recipe from Eleanor Roosevelt
My quest to make another U.S. President-inspired July 4 recipe started out promisingly enough when I found First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt’s contribution to The All American Cookbook: Favorite Recipes of Famous Persons.
Posted in cookbooks, Food, history
Tagged 1950s, blueberries, bread, Eleanor Roosevelt, ice cream, July 4, pudding, U.S. Presidents
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All-American Corn Soup from 19th U.S. President and “Lemonade Lucy”
The upcoming July 4 holiday inspired me to look back at recipes from U.S. Presidents for alternatives to unimaginative menus of hot dogs, hamburgers and potato salad.
Posted in cookbooks, Food, history
Tagged 1870s, Capitol Hill Cooks, chile peppers, chowder, corn, cream, Homes for Our Troops, July 4, Lucy Webb Hayes, milk, Rutherford B. Hayes, soup, U.S. Presidents
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Abraham Lincoln’s Corn Meal ‘Rail Splitters’
Presidents’ Day, celebrated today, started to honor George Washington. Since Abraham Lincoln’s birthday was February 12, he also receives special homage in February. Since I’m still making recipes from the1860s, I found a Lincoln-inspired recipe for “rail splitters” in The … Continue reading
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Tagged 1860s, Abraham Lincoln, butter, buttermilk, corn meal, muffins, Presidents Day, U.S. Presidents
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Abraham Lincoln’s Favorite Cake
Because this year marks the 150th anniversary of the end of the American Civil War, I’m immersing myself this month in recipes from the 1860s. Most women of that time started married life knowing how to make a few dishes. … Continue reading
Posted in cookbooks, Food, history
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, almonds, baking, cake, Civil War, egg whites, Mary Todd Lincoln, U.S. Presidents
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