Favorite Recipes of Presidents Washington and Lincoln (2024)

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What was Abraham Lincoln's favorite meal? ›

President Lincoln was fond of certain foods, especially apples. Fruits, nuts, cheese, and crackers were often enjoyed by the president. Some sources note President Lincoln did have two favorite dishes, Chicken Fricassee with Biscuits and Oyster Stew. His preferred dessert was Apple Pie.

Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1909)

Fried chicken covered with white gravy was a favorite White House meal of Teddy Roosevelt's.

John Adams preferred simpler food, the cuisine of a New England farmer. Even when working in Philadelphia to establish our nation, he preferred a humble boiled dinner and hard cider. His wife, Abigail remained on the farm for most of the time Adams was away, and she managed her children and the crops.

The recipe for George Washington's beloved Shrewsbury Cakes dates back to The Compleat Cook, an English cookbook first published in 1658. At the time the recipe was first printed, sugar was a luxury, so honey and dried fruit served as sweeteners.

Family members and visitors alike testified that hoecakes were among George Washington's favorite foods. He invariably ate them at breakfast, covered with butter and honey, along with hot tea—a “temperate repast” enjoyed each morning.

President Donald Trump has some very specific food preferences. Though Trump is sure to avoid foods like alcohol and pizza dough, he isn't shy about sharing his love for fast food and Diet co*ke during public appearances.

President Kennedy was particularly fond of soup--New England Fish Chowder was a favorite. He has been described as a "soup, sandwich and fruit" man for lunch--always soup though.

His favorite dishes include peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, BLT's, pizza, cookies, spaghetti with butter and red sauce, and ice cream that he occasionally makes into a full sundae, according to current and former Biden aides.

Like many other English folk tunes, “Derby Ram” made its way to America. In America, it evolved over time into a ragtime classic and even a jazz classic entitled “Oh,Didn't He Ramble.” This old English ballad is said to have been a favorite song of George Washington.

Yes, it seems that Martha and George Washington enjoyed Parmesan ice cream as one of the popular flavors of their day. This information was part of a presentation on the history of ice cream in America given by Polly Bartow, Honorary State Regent from Biddeford on Tuesday, Aug.

What was George Washington's favorite dinner meal? ›

According to one young member of his household, Washington "ate heartily" at dinner, "but was not particular in his diet, with the exception of fish, of which he was excessively fond."⁴ Several French officers stopped at Mount Vernon in 1780 to pay their respects to Martha Washington, who invited them to dinner.

What was on the menu? Andrew Caldwell, author of “Their Last Suppers: Legends of History and Their Final Meals,” suggests mock turtle soup, roast Virginia fowl with chestnut stuffing, baked yams and cauliflower with cheese sauce as the doomed president's last meal.

Other than his jokes, avid reading, swapping stories and gossip with friends and cronies, an occasional game of chess, the theater, and poetry writing, Lincoln enjoyed little else. He detested hunting and did not like participating in group games or structured events if he could avoid them.

Abraham Lincoln became the United States' 16th President in 1861, issuing the Emancipation Proclamation that declared forever free those slaves within the Confederacy in 1863.

Fido (c. 1851 – 1865) was a yellow mixed-breed dog owned by Abraham Lincoln and kept by the family for a number of years prior to Lincoln's presidency, and became a presidential pet during Lincoln's presidency, although he remained in Springfield, Illinois.