My slices sometimes come from my teaching life. In preparation for a class on President's Day, I did a search to find presidential food favorites. I must admit the answers ranged from the expected to shocking!
Did you know....
Washington's Cherry tree story was a myth, but he did like hoecakes (corn based pancakes)?
Andrew Jackson was a foodie who enjoyed Jezebel sauce?
Van Buren was a boar aficionado as reported by Washington Irving?
Harrison and Garfield both enjoyed squirrel (soup, stew)?
Fillmore appreciated a savory steak and liver pie?
Hayes skipped the booze, but liked corn fritters?
Arthur enjoyed turtle steak? Really!
Reagan replaced tobacco with jelly beans?
Richard Nixon dined on cottage cheese with pineapple or ketchup?
George H.W. Bush hated broccoli and doused pork rinds in Tabasco sauce?
Joe Biden doesn't drink or smoke but has a weakness for ice cream?
Only one president appears to have been a fast food fan!
4 comments:
Interesting how a food fact makes presidents appear more human.
That's some random information, and all of is interesting. I could see this being a fun picture book premise.
Yes to the suggestion of the picture book from Melanie! Oh my, I have learned something here today. But I must confess: I gagged a little with the cottage cheese and ketchup. Pineapple, okay. Ketchup yuck! What a great way to prompt students to learn about the presidents. I live close to The Little White House in Warm Springs, Georgia, and I have the fondest memories of going there with my dad before he died. We had the place to ourselves that day, and he loved seeing all the preserved history on display there.
So interesting! I never would have thought to search for food facts on the presidents, though I knew some of them had interesting food preferences.
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