Okay, there's no real proof that the cherries or milk he ate right before he died were the culprits, as it hasn't been possible to pinpoint an exact cause of death. As someone who was taxed to the limit during his presidency, Lincoln enjoyed simple, hearty foods that would have kept him full and energetic. Presidents they're just like us, right? Cleveland also enjoyed other types of seafood, including oysters and lobsters. Rutherford B. Hayes was born in Ohio, and his favorite food was a midwestern meal of cornmeal pancakes, made with cornmeal, flour, milk, eggs, and baking powder. Patterson's version. His other tastes, however, were not extravagant: sometimes he would only have a handful of crackers and a glass of water for dinner. But the fact didnt sink in until 1930, when King visited him. According to Eat a Squirrel, this may not be the case, as James Garfield's own squirrel soup recipe seems to have predated his presidency and may have roots in his Ohio boyhood. While Jefferson neither invented nor introduced ice cream, he was quite a fan, and atMonticello, there's a recipe he wrote out himself for a French vanilla version. It rates 18 different mentions in his diary,and among Hayes' favorite recipes were ones for cornbread, corn fritters, and corn soup. Among the more innocuous facts on file about Richard Nixon is his habit of lunching on cottage cheese. Madison's other favorites included oysters, vol au vent pastries, and veal fricassee, according to PBS. The Adamses most likely had their dinner in the middle of the day and the main course would often be a boiled dinner of meat and potatoes. ", According to Will Patterson, a chef who has cooked for three different presidents, one of Andrew Johnson's favorite dishes was, . One of the highlights seems to have been "an old-fashioned English Christmas" complete with "mummers and morris dancers and the boar's head crowned with holly." ), she'd start off with a Margherita pizza base got to retain those foodie credentials somehow then pile on toppings including ground beef, bacon, fried onions, ketchup, pickles, and, of course, lots of cheese. GERALD FORD Favorite Film: Home Alone. She was unable to fire a shot before the Secret Service apprehended her. Hoecakes are a type of cornmeal pancake that was popular among many southern states in the 18th century. Cabbage is a popular ingredient in many German dishes, which he ate frequently (via Food Timeline). 1. Hoppin' John is a dish made from rice, pork, and black-eyed peas that's popular in the south. His daughter Amy praised one particular dish that Carter would make for the family, saying, "Daddy makes grits for breakfast, then breaks a couple of eggs into it and adds some cheese, and it's yummy. Nesbitt was a friend of his wife's, though, so as much as he longed to fire her, he was never able to do so. Just like a hot, juicy sex scandal, President Bill Clinton loved his hot and greasycheeseburgers. With a type of pudding that came to share his name. So much so, that the Hoovers' cook Mary Rattley created a recipe for caramel tomatoes that was a hit with the first family. John Quincy Adams is another president who didn't leave many records of his food preferences, but according to the. This last-named ingredient is common to all Hoppin' John recipes and is also what makes the dish a popular good-luck food on New Year's Day. Although beignets are more popular these days, calas-tous-chauds were immensely popular before World War II. The president dodges alcohol, coffee, and the dough in a slice of pizza, but has been public with his favorites, including Diet Coke, fast food, and cherry-vanilla ice cream. His staff eventually came out with the President's cookbook that contained a slew of different recipes. According to, , Tyler pudding wasn't really a pudding, per se, but was nearly identical to the. When the Fords were dining en famille, however, they preferred something a bit simpler. However, he seldom showed his conservative side when it came to his favorite food: Jelly Belly jelly beans. Van Buren became somewhat of a boar aficionado after this introduction, as Barbecue News Magazine says the dish became one of his favorite Christmas traditions. clarifies that they were originally made from whatever leftovers were available, thus "resurrecting" the food and giving the pie its name. It seems he may have preferred plain home cooking to fancy chef creations. George Washington. He was first a reporter, then became a before he entered politics. that the president ate his curds and whey with pineapple, while presidential aide, to Nixon and his wife Pat goes so far as to commemorate the couple's midday meal preference in a rhyming couplet, "At lunchtime, they are quite easy to please, They just eat fruit and cold cottage cheese. Taft was known to start each day with a 12-ounce steak, although eventually he took his doctor's advice and reduced the size of his steaks to 6 ounces. John Quincy Adams is another president who didn't leave many records of his food preferences, but according to the Massachusetts Historical Society, he was really into gardening, especially after he left The White House. According to ", ," he once claimed, "I could eat corn cakes as fast as two women can make them. The 33rd President also enjoyedchocolate cake, chicken and dumplings,custard pie, and fried chicken. The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library cites Nesbitt as saying that the president's favorite foods were fish chowder, fruit cake, hot dogs, scrambled eggs, and James Madison may be the only president who ever had a line of snack cakes named after his wife, but he probably wasn't a huge devotee of sugary junk food, as there wasn't much of it available in the early 19th century. Mrs. Coolidge, he said, was a big fan of his veal curry, but the president had more of a sweet tooth. Truman, a Missouri native, was especially fond of one of his home state's products: , something that may have caused a bit of frustration for Henry Haller, a White House chef who'd come from Switzerland. Unlike his presidential predecessor, Gerald Ford had a favorite food that we can surely all get behind: waffles. He enjoyed breakfast food, according to Food Timeline, and often started his day with fresh fruit, juice, English muffins, and jam. By the Nixon era, nearly every word and action undertaken by the president was recorded for posterity even the misdeeds that eventually drove the 37. out of office. He picked one up and proceeded Whether these two were related, we'll never know. James Buchanan liked many different foods, so it's hard to track down his true favorite. He enjoyed breakfast food, according to Food Timeline, and often started his day with fresh fruit, juice, English muffins, and jam. (, reports that the Trumans had no such compunction.) , holds the distinction of being our nation's heftiest POTUS to date. The president also liked many kinds of seafood, as well as steak, chicken, mashed potatoes, and baked beans. Joe Biden, as per Politico, neither drinks nor smokes, but he does have one weakness he'll cheerfully admit. In the lead-up to the 1956 election, The President's Kitchen Cabinet tells us that Ike made his stew recipe available to his supporters. He was also fond of Jelly Belly jelly beans. As Parade recalls, Bush I was responsible for a huge bump in sales of these gas station snacks once he admitted that they were one of his favorites. Source: Fox News, Eisenhower Presidential Library. Other foods the now-retired president enjoys include chili, chocolate, trail mix, and roasted nuts (via The New York Times). In 1925, he spoke with a newspaper called the. In 1976, Gerald Ford was running for a second term as president against Jimmy Carter. Ford recalled their conversation as superficial. His birth-father handed him $25 and disappeared. According to a 2014 New York Times article, the former president hasn't been strictly vegan ever since his doctor advised him that lean protein is necessary in order to be adequately nourished while maintaining a healthy weight. different presidents who actually enjoyed eating squirrel, and various other bite-sized bits of presidential culinary trivia. The 12th U.S. president was born in Virginia but grew up in Kentucky, where he developed a taste for Southern food and sweets (via Book of Days Tales). Ford was willing to buck that trend in 1983 when he appeared on Dynasty, the ABC series about the wealthy Carrington family of Denver, Colorado. When he was on his own, though, Washington liked to start his day with something simple: hoecakes, which are a kind of pancake made out of cornmeal. Taft went on a diet in 1911, but it didn't seem to affect his weight much. One of the highlights seems to have been "an old-fashioned English Christmas" complete with "mummers and morris dancers and the boar's head crowned with holly." This is likely because McKinley was a relatively private person who didn't share much about his personal life with the public. From their backgrounds, personalities to their favorite food its something that we can relate to. He's not only the most recent of the "Rushmores," but is also a fan-favorite mascot with theWashington Nationals Racing Presidents. Gerald Ford shows off his English muffin-making skills in 1974. All that hard work can in fact, make any man or woman hungry. 1:28. George H.W. Thomas Jefferson was a foodie long before the term existed. Ford, however, chafed at the diminished powers of a vice-president and instead asked that Reagans campaign consider a co-presidency ticket that would give him greater influence in office. Not so his private parties ", " relates how he would frequently invite his pals over for an evening of poker and bathtub gin (or more likely a private pre-Prohibition stash). He also reportedly enjoys eating healthy and noshes on plenty of vegetables every day. He had seven children with his first wife, Letitia, and another seven with his second wife, Julia. But that's what happens when you. ," this was one of the few "well-chosen" foods his doctor permitted him when his health issues started to impact his presidency. Harry S. Truman never seemed entirely comfortable in his presidency, as the National Archives reveals that his nickname for 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue was the "Great White Jail." At a campaign stop in San Antonio, Texas to visit the Alamo, Ford was offered a plate of tamales. While George W. Bush, unlike his predecessor, wasn't known for frequenting fast food chains, he did enjoy homemade (or rather, White House chef-made) versions of what's typically considered junk food, with his favorite being cheeseburger pizza. From a 1925 account of Roosevelt's presidency called ". It's not easy leading a country through wars and economic strife. Dwight Eisenhower may have been a military hero prior to his presidency, but one lesser-known fact about him is that he also liked to cook. In one of her letters, she describes it as "such a pudding as would make our grandmothers clap their hands with joy worthy to be embalmed in romance or story." Former president Gerald Ford (1913-2006) had the unenviable task of following a disgraced Richard Nixon, the first man to resign from the presidency, in the wake of the Watergate scandal. We can't blame him for finding this dish so good, as it's still one of the most comforting meals of all time. (It's possible it was the possum, though, as One For the Table says this critter may have been part of that burgoo, too.). The cookbook says such pies are made from steak and liver, but. Johnson was born in North Carolina and later moved to Tennessee, where he became a tailor. The portrayal of me as an oafish ex-jock made for good copy, Ford wrote. One of Roosevelt's favorite foods was fried chicken. After his mother remarried, the future president was referred to as Junior King Ford. According to his autobiography, around the age of 12, Ford found out that Ford Sr. wasnt his biological father. Adams wasn't alone in his love of cider, as George Washington and Thomas Jefferson were also big fans. If something smelledrotten in the White House, it may not have just been a White Housescandal. Still, one thing each of our leaders has had in common is that they've all liked to eat food. after a stint as Minister to France. During an interview withTime magazine in 1988, George H. W. Bush mentioned one of his favorite foods was pork rinds with Tabasco sauce. Truman, a Missouri native, was especially fond of one of his home state's products: sorghum, a molasses-like syrup that he would drizzle over cornbread. After health complications, he decidedhe would become a veganin 2011. in 2010, the Johnsons brought a cook known as the Barbecue King all the way from Texas to prepare some of the president's favorite meals. she describes it as "such a pudding as would make our grandmothers clap their hands with joy worthy to be embalmed in romance or story." Johnson, who took over as the president after JFK was assassinated, was born and raised in Texas and carried pride in his state throughout his entire life (via The White House). 1:28. The hoecakes were fried and served with copious amounts of honey, which was exactly how Washington liked them. US Presidents - Favorite Foods - White House Chefs - Delish According to The Daily Beast, Wilson didn't have many favorite foods but requested chicken salad often. Its rare that former presidents accept acting roles on primetime soaps, even when playing themselves. While it's unknown how much he ate such pies as an adult, he claimed that he had never eaten anything as good as his mother's recipe. He also enjoyed a tomato omelet, or at least the equivalent of that dish as it was made in the mid-1800s. William Howard Taft was born in Ohio in 1857, studied law at Yale, and served as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (via The White House). He probably didn't eat a great deal of it, though, since at 5' 4 and 100 pounds, he was the smallest of our presidents, notes Statista. Thomas Jefferson was not only a founding father but apparently a founding foodie. Before becoming president,Jimmy Carterspent some time running the family peanut farm. Adams, however, wanted to make it more accessible and so was responsible for planting various fruit trees at the White House during his time in office. Eisenhower nicknamed the dessert "Million Dollar Fudge," undoubtedly because that's what he thought it was worth. While George W. Bush, unlike his predecessor, wasn't known for frequenting fast food chains, he did enjoy homemade (or rather, White House chef-made) versions of what's typically considered junk food, with his favorite being cheeseburger pizza. Hailing from Bah-stan,John F. Kennedy was known tobe inseparable from Bostonian dishes. Poor James Polk. Bush Barbara Bushs Chocolate Chip Cookies Bill Clinton Chocolate Chip Cookies George W. Bush - Apple Cider Creme Brulee Barack Obama Crustless Coconut Pie featured presidential favorites, but the one listed for Franklin Pierce may have raised a few eyebrows: fannie daddies, a dish with a name that sounds like a naughty joke from a Victorian novel. According to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, the president first started snacking on jelly beans in 1966 to help himself get over his smoking habit. As he told the. 26. Was eating squirrel on the campaign trail circa 18-something akin to eating a funnel cake at the Iowa State Fair as is de rigueur for 21st-centurypresidential hopefuls? Squirrel soup is typically made with squirrel meat, potatoes, carrots, celery, onions, and spices like thyme and pepper. Culinarily, Jackson may have been a man well ahead of his time. This may have been in part because puddings can easily feed a crowd, which would have been helpful for Tyler's large family. He married Frances Folsom in 1886, and the couple had five children together. Garfield was the second president to count squirrel as one of his favorite meals, which is nearly unheard of today. Arthur's meal of choice matched his facial hair style, as both were known as mutton chops. But Ford opted to grant him a full pardon, reasoning that a prolonged trial and punishment wouldnt allow the country to move past the controversy. (Not Millard himself, though, or he would not have qualified for the presidency.) This included foods like hoecakes, as well as old-fashioned bacon. The president's wife, Laura, toldABC News that they both missed good Mexican food more than anything else while living at the White House. Moore was also sentenced to life but got paroled in 2007. First ladies have shared cookie recipes in the past, but they dont generally make them part of Thanksgiving dinner. In her memoir ". One of Harding's favorite foods was chicken pot pie made with chicken, vegetables, and a flaky pastry crust. When you google "Abraham Lincoln" and "cake," you're likely to get a zillion recipes for modernized versions of an almond cake that Mary Todd is said to have made for him back in their courting days. This last-named ingredient is common to all Hoppin' John recipes and is also what makes the dish a popular good-luck food on New Year's Day. OnceFirst Lady Mamie Eisenhower came out with her fudge recipe, it became a newfound favorite. According to Food Timeline, the president's favorite meal was a large spread featuring Texas beef barbecue with gravy, smoked beans, corn, potato salad, coleslaw, dill pickles, sweet onions, sourdough biscuits, fried apple pies, coffee, and soft drinks. Abraham Lincoln was born in Kentucky and later moved to Illinois, where he practiced law. Although it's hard to track down a lot of information on this, theU.S. National Archives does list "Herbert and Lou Hoover's Marshmallow Sweet Potatoes" as a White House Thanksgiving dish. Bush, the 41st president, was a man of simple taste when it came to food. She's not the first one to have combined tomatoes and sugar, though, as. Coolidge was reportedly a big eater in general who wasn't picky about many foods. Believe it or not, that we know of, the youngest born when he was 70 years old. Arthur's most requested meal, according to Food Timeline, was a dinner of mutton chops and a glass of ale. According to "The Lincolns: Portrait of a Marriage," he once claimed, "I could eat corn cakes as fast as two women can make them.". He seemed to have a particular fondness for soups. According to "American Cake," he was partial to a fried sweet rice dumpling known as calas tous chauds. According to The Clermont Sun, Grant loved rice pudding so much that some people described his passion for the stuff as a "mania.". In July 2007, then-White House chef Cristeta Comerford revealed that President George W. Bush loves his"home-made cheeseburger pizzas," which is aMargherita pizza topped with minced meat, cheese, lettuce, and pickles (ew!).

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