Presidents' Day is observed on Monday, February 20, 2012. In the United States of America, Presidents' Day is always celebrated on the third Monday of February and is also referred to as Washington’s Birthday. Here’s a little Presidents’ Day trivia for you: a list of all 44 US Presidents along with a favorite food choice!
- George Washington…Cherries
- John Adams…Apple Pan dowdy
- Thomas Jefferson…Olives
- James Madison… Soft gingerbread
- James Monroe…Spoonbread
- John Quincy Adams… Fruit
- Andrew Jackson…Fried apple pies
- Martin Van Buren… Apples
- William Henry Harrison…Burgoo (squirrel stew)
- John Tyler… Pudding
- James Polk…Tomato Omelette
- Zachary Taylor…Calas-Tous-Chauds (little fried Creole cakes)
- Millard Fillmore… Corn pudding
- Franklin pierce… Fried pies
- James Buchanan… Bread pudding
- Abraham Lincoln… Apples and hot coffee
- Andrew Johnson… Popcorn
- Ulysses S. Grant…Rice pudding
- Rutherford Hayes…Cornmeal battercakes
- James Garfield… Squirrel soup
- Chester Arthur… Salmon
- Grover Cleveland…Corned beef and cabbage
- Benjamin Harrison…Corn Soup
- William McKinley…Hot Lobster salad
- Theodore Roosevelt…Chicken with white gravy
- William Howard Taft… Salted almonds
- Woodrow Wilson…Strawberry ice cream
- Warren G. Harding…Knockwurst and sauerkraut
- Calvin Coolidge…Strawberry a la King Pie
- Herbert Hoover…homemade candy
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt…Welsh rabbits
- Harry Truman…Sourghum molasses over cornbread
- Dwight D. Eisenhower…Rice pudding cooked the British way
- John F. Kennedy…Boston clam chowder
- Lyndon B. Johnson…Steak
- Richard M. Nixon…Cottage cheese
- Gerald Ford…Golden brown waffles with strawberries and sour cream
- Jimmy Carter…Grits baked with cheese and also his beloved peanuts
- Ronald Reagan… Roast beef hash , monkey bread and of course jelly beans
- George Bush Sr… Pork rinds
- Bill Clinton… Cheeseburgers
- George W. Bush…Grilled cheese with Kraft singles and white bread
- Barack Obama…Planters Trail Mix: Nuts, Seeds and Raisins
For full details on all the favorite foods of the forty four present and past Presidential families, visit: The Food Timeline.
Many of these foods are popular and have had a culinary past right here in Raleigh, NC. The North Carolina Department of Agriculture, based in Raleigh, has an interesting read on the history of agriculture in North Carolina.
Do you have a favorite president? Why not start a new tradition this Presidents’ Day of reviewing the list of all 44 Presidents and choosing a few of their favorite foods to enjoy that day!
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